[AT] Little OT-trailer wheels

[charlie hill]

This discussion reminds me of my truck driving days.  I was taught this 
trick by some other drivers and had to do it a few times on a log trailer 
and once on a low boy.   When you are loaded and have a flat there is 
nothing much you can do but stop and have someone come and fix it but empty 
you can pull or back the trailer over a curb, culvert, ditch bank or 
whatever you find handy so that it pushes the axle with the flat tire(s) up, 
depressing that spring.  Then take a chain and binder and chain that axle up 
to the chassis as tight as you can fasten the binder.  When you drive back 
onto level pavement the chain will hold the tires up off the road and you 
can come on home with no problem.

Charlie

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From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 10:42 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels

> Lew,  it will do down the road with no load on it just fine with two tires
> on each axle.  If it were me I think I'd find 4 good tires, mount one on
> each of the outer duals and leave the inner dual with just the rim mounted
> (take the tire off).  You could do it with one axle fully mounted up with 
> 4
> tires but then you'd probably have to chain the other axle up.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:15 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>
>> Thanks Cecil
>>
>> I think I'm just going to go look at it this afternoon; hate to make an
>> extra trip but I think this is the simplest way.  I'm also going to check
>> with some used tire places here and in the area where the trailer is but
>> lately they seem to want to rob you on used tires around here.  I can get
>> tires a lots cheaper at the auction.
>>
>> If I get 4 tires & put them on the dual mount wheels do you think I'd be
>> better off mounting as singles (2 on each axle) or duals on one axle?  If
>> as
>> singles would it be better to have the rims turned "in" (track narrower)
>> or
>> out (wide track)?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Lew
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil Bearden
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:48 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Little OT-trailer wheels
>>
>> You can probably get it home on the single wheels, but may have some
>> problems with lug nuts running up enough to tighten.  Alsok, some of them
>> have a lcating pin for on the hub to get the wheels to line up for the
>> valve
>>
>> cores.  This will have to be broken off to take a single wheel.  Cannot
>> really say about the hitch, but the pipe for a gooseneck ball will fit in
>> a
>> 4 inch pipe.  The electric /hyd brake system is an expensive one to buy
>> the
>> pump, but probably the best.  It can work on air brakes.
>> Cecil in OKla
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