Anyone made a single axel to a dual axel Trailer??

[ATL Lawn]

Anyone made a single axel to a dual axel Trailer?

I have a 6x12 i'm thinking about adding another axel to it, so i can hold additional weight.

Just wanted any input or recomendations.

Thanx

Was thinking about buying this next weekend
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?in_merch=1&storeId=6970&productId=200317475&R=200317475

[grassmanak]

yea its pretty easy to do, just take you single axel down to the trailer store, unhook it, write them a check, hook up the tandem axel and drive off

[mike lane lawn care]

i would just sell the current one and hook up to a new one

[rider]

60/40 rule on dual axle trailers. on a 12ft deck, 144inches, 60% equals roughly 86inches.
measure 86 inches back from the front of the trailer and that is were you weld your center brackets. the rest is fairly easy from there

[muddstopper]

I use the one inch per foot rule to determine axle placement. A 12ft trailer would equal 12 inches and place the axle 7ft, (6ft+1ft) from the front of the trailer, not including the tongue, which would be 84 inches to center hanger. I have found that axle placement using the 1in per ft rule tow better loaded or empty. Since your trailer already has one axle, I would simply use the centerline of the axle to determine where to weld the center hanger.

Both the 60/40 method and the 1in per ft rule are acceptable methods for axle placement in trailer manufactureing