A buddy of mine has a 20' Gooseneck deckover trailer, it has tandem mobile home axles under it. He just bought a new larger trailer with torsion axles and offered to sell me his old one Quite Cheap. Trailer is in good condition, very well made but I'm told in our area that the Dayton Style rims the M.H axles use are outlawed.

However apparently if you replace the hubs/rims/tires for conventional style units you are good to go.

This is an occasional use thing for me, would be used primarily for hauling hay locally from fields and or neighbours yards to my place.

I've used other trailers with the M.H axles for years and years and have gotten good service out of them, but would rather avoid potential issues with the law.

Of courser I could just hang a SMV sign off the back of that baby and not go over 25 mph and I'd avoid all those issues but I think replacing the hubs/rim/ tire combo would be the best bet.

Has anyone done this?

Of course barring hub replacement, I'd be looking at axle replacement which is more work than I want to get into on this progect.

Anyone swapped the hubs of of M.H axles before?

 

Its been done a quite often. On my home built we cut the axles off and welded 1/2" plate with 4 holes to bolt new spindles on. I think there is some easy bolt on hubs and brake kits you can get.

 

I would just order new axles. I know the cost might not be to your liking but in the long run it could be the best solution.

 

Here you go. click on the product link and choose the axle weight you want..I like the 7200 lb's as that is the start of the self adjusting brakes. Be sure to go with the EZ lubes as well

http://www.dexteraxle.com/

 

It's been a few years so I don't remember pricing, wasn't bad at all, but I swapped them on my utility trailer. Swapping hubs also gives you a bigger bearing/carrier assembly for more durable setup with a 6 lug wheel.

 

sixrobles.com sells the kit to do it, for my single axle it was $250 complete, you just have to take the old hub apart and tell them the bearing #'s and they will pair them with a new hub.

 

You will need to get the bearing numbers to determine the type of spindle you have. Generally they are available in six lug or eight lug hubs. It is easier if you do not need brakes, unless you are going to use the trailer on the roads. A couple of things you want to look out for is center of spring adjustment for the larger 15" or 16" wheels and tires and fender clearance. It is always better to change out the axles if you can. MH axles are made with the cheapest material and are a one time use axle.

 

Seems to me the last time I had the hubs off the 16' deck over flatbed I have with MH axles that the bearings were exactly the same as the gooseneck I have with 6000# drop axles and 6 bolt 15" wheels, I think I will see if the hubs off that trailer will fit on the MH axles, that would be a great easy solution for me as I would love to junk the 6000# drop axles and get heavier straight axles with 16" wheels, I need the gooseneck clearance anyway. It would be awesome if I could salvage the hubs and wheels from that swap.