Straightening a Trailer Axle Part 2

Working on the bend near the end of the axle and part of the floor frame.

[@raystanton238]

I bet you need a stronger hydraulic jack. That floor jack may only be a 3 ton. Fyi, I tried a 12 ton bottle jack and it wasn't strong enough to straighten out a 7000 pound axle so I'm going to try a 20 ton bottle jack.

[@rickreichertvideo]

Just curious- did the wheel bearings survived this technique?

[@davidtinkers]

Yes, the wheel bearings survived with no apparent damage.

[@lenpoulin5034]

Thanks for the video. I'll copy your technique to straighten my trailer axle. It bent hauling 2400 lbs of gravel in a trailer rated for 1400 lbs when I hit a big frost heave on the road. Even though I was impressed at how tough this little utility trailer is, I won't do that again.

[@davidtinkers]

Thanks for your comment Len. I'm glad you got something out of my video. Stay safe

[@diggindiggenit6540]

I bent an axle hauling to much weight, what I did was flip it 180 had the bow up then welded a smaller pipe across the top from leaf to leaf inside? not sure if that is a good idea or not but that's what I did

[@davidtinkers]

That sounds like a good option for you as long as the preload arch doesn't cause the tires to wear unevenly.