Steer axle: 12,000 pounds or 6,000 pounds per tire. Drive axle tandems: 34,000 pounds or 4,250 pounds per tire. Trailer tandems: 34,000 pounds or 4,250 pounds per tire.

34,000 lbs

34,000 pounds

Truckers can operate a 6 axle truck at 107,000 lbs or a 7 axle truck with a gross weight of 117,000 lbs.

In addition to Bridge Formula weight limits, Federal law states that single axles are limited to 20,000 pounds, and axles spaced more than 40 inches and not more than 96 inches apart (tandem axles) are limited to 34,000 pounds. Gross vehicle weight is limited to 80,000 pounds (23 U.S.C. 127).

7,000 pounds

Multiply the center of gravity distance times the weight to get the moment for each component and item. Add all of the moments and divide by the wheelbase to get the weight on the rear axle. Subtract the rear axle weight from the total weight to get the front axle weight.

Axle load is an important design consideration in the engineering of roadways and railways, as both are designed to tolerate a maximum weight-per-axle (axle load); exceeding the maximum rated axle load will cause damage to the roadway or rail tracks. …

How to Determine Weight Capacity of Trailer Axle To find the load capacity for your axle you should look on the trailer VIN plate or sticker that lists the VIN number. The weight rating of the axle should be listed on that same plate or sticker.

It is possible that there may not be a compatible replacement hub that will convert your current mobile home axle to a more traditional size of hub, that can be used with standard size rims, tires and other associated replacement parts.

Axles are rated at various capacities from 1,000 to 10,000 pounds. Exceeding the maximum load capacity of your trailer creates a dangerous situation in which the axles could break while you are on the road.

It’s not possible to fit a 15 inch tire on a 14-1/2 inch diameter wheel. We have a tire size that does fit the 14.5 inch wheels though with the part # AM10289. This is a tire size of 8-14.5LT.

[3] Standard mobile home application uses axles rated at 6000# or 7000# with 14.5 x 6 doughnut rims rated at 3000# each & 14.5 x 7 rims rated at 3500# each.

6 bolt axles can be rated from 3500lb to 6000lb. The easiest way to tell is look at the brake drum size. If it is 10″ diamter it is rated for 3500 or 4400lb. If it has a 12″ diameter drum it is rated for 5200 or 6000 lb.

No, it is not likely they are all the same. There can be differences. Manufactured homes are carried to and fro using mobile home axles. These axles are meant for one time use only so replacement parts, even wheels and tires, can be difficult to come by.

About $100-150 per axle…..and you can get $20 each out of a “good” tire and clamp style rim…. Hope that helps…. If you want to deliver to the lapper area…..

Keep in mind, you are looking at about$125-200 of aluminum, $200 in iron, and maybe $75-100 in copper. If the trailer still has appliances in it, you can figure about $0.09-$0.11/lb. Ball park prices per pound are $0.50 for aluminum, $2.75 for clean Copper, and about $0.10 for any iron.