Triple axle trailer

[guest hs]

I want to join the Schiada club and add a third axle to my Cole trailer. Any recommendations? I have some preliminary numbers from Adrenaline but seems real high to me.

 

[Bpracing1127]

My question is why?

 

[hallett21]

Did that Hampton triple axle at maxed out marine ever sell?


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[guest hs]

My question is why?

I told you I want to be part of Team Schiada!

 

[cakemoto]

I would used nick mad skills fab
And don’t have his info on this phone but someone might

 

[ElAzul]

You actually want to make your trailer harder to maneuver? I would too the Cole deserves it

 

[ka0tyk]

I want to join the Schiada club and add a third axle to my Cole trailer. Any recommendations? I have some preliminary numbers from Adrenaline but seems real high to me.

as someone that converted their trailer to a triple, its a lot of work. doesnt surprise me the number is high. were you staying leafs or switching to torsions?

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I paid $8500 to have my done at Extreme..............

- Added third axle
- New 18 inch wheels and tires
- Added a front ladder
- Added the new style flushed in LEDs in the back and down the sides
- complete new paint and rewire

 

[guest hs]

Im going to stay with leaf springs and just idler hubs on that axle. Parts list is an axle with springs, ubolts and idler hubs equalizer and spring perch chrome triple axle fenders. Im supplying the wheels and tires. labor, remove front step and move forward weld on 2nd equalizer and spring perch install axle and bolt fenders on. In my mind Im thinking $1500 to do the job????

 

[ka0tyk]

Im going to stay with leaf springs and just idler hubs on that axle. Parts list is an axle with springs, ubolts and idler hubs equalizer and spring perch chrome triple axle fenders. Im supplying the wheels and tires. labor, remove front step and move forward weld on 2nd equalizer and spring perch install axle and bolt fenders on. In my mind Im thinking $1500 to do the job????

Surprised they're leaving the 2 axles in place. I moved my whole assembly back about a foot.

 

[28Eliminator]

I paid $8500 to have my done at Extreme..............

- Added third axle
- New 18 inch wheels and tires
- Added a front ladder
- Added the new style flushed in LEDs in the back and down the sides
- complete new paint and rewire

Damn... that’s what I paid for my whole, brand new triple axle extreme for my boat in 06 [emoji15].


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[guest hs]

I cant move my rear axle back anymore than it is.

 

[guest hs]

Looks like fenders alone are a grand for stainless. May have to go with painted fenders for now.

 

[Universal Elements]

Damn... that’s what I paid for my whole, brand new triple axle extreme for my boat in 06 [emoji15].


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Wow, my new custom 34 foot galvanized triple axle with dexter elec/hyd brakes, led’s with two spares cost $7k otd in March 2018.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Damn... that’s what I paid for my whole, brand new triple axle extreme for my boat in 06 [emoji15].


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Stainless fenders as well, forgot about that, for a 26 Daytona, new at Adrenaline for same set up was around $16,000.

 

[bagged97taco]

I paid $8500 to have my done at Extreme..............

- Added third axle
- New 18 inch wheels and tires
- Added a front ladder
- Added the new style flushed in LEDs in the back and down the sides
- complete new paint and rewire

Damn. I need to quit my job and start building trailers

 

[rvrrun]

That seems like a ton of work and money for no reward. If it’s a project, and all you are out is parts I get it, but hiring the work seems like a waste.

It reminds me of the guy that had us put a Vortec on his TBI utility bed/lift gate work truck.

 

[81Sprint]

Nick Valore- 626-786-7779

madskillzfab on IG, he just did a triple axle dolly trailer for a jet puts all his pics on instagram. Good guy to deal with known him for years

 

[guest hs]

Nick Valore- 626-786-7779

madskillzfab on IG, he just did a triple axle dolly trailer for a jet puts all his pics on instagram. Good guy to deal with known him for years

I follow him on Instagram I need someone in Vegas or Havasu to do it for me

 

[Shrub Lurker]

I paid $8500 to have my done at Extreme..............

- Added third axle
- New 18 inch wheels and tires
- Added a front ladder
- Added the new style flushed in LEDs in the back and down the sides
- complete new paint and rewire

Pics please!

 

[74 spectra20 v-drive]

I did my Spectra back in 2007 I believe, the fenders were $1,000 then, I was thinking of painting and then found Fenders and More, I talked to these guys and they laughed at the prices because they supply the shops I was talking to. I got my stainless from him pretty cheap, not polished I had to do that but I paid $300. Call them and see what they want now. http://www.fendersnmore.com/

 

[RiverDave]

I did my Spectra back in 2007 I believe, the fenders were $1,000 then, I was thinking of painting and then found Fenders and More, I talked to these guys and they laughed at the prices because they supply the shops I was talking to. I got my stainless from him pretty cheap, not polished I had to do that but I paid $300. Call them and see what they want now. http://www.fendersnmore.com/

and by the time ya got them polished you were back up in the 7-800 territory.. back in 07. Lol

 

[RiverDave]

Im going to stay with leaf springs and just idler hubs on that axle. Parts list is an axle with springs, ubolts and idler hubs equalizer and spring perch chrome triple axle fenders. Im supplying the wheels and tires. labor, remove front step and move forward weld on 2nd equalizer and spring perch install axle and bolt fenders on. In my mind Im thinking $1500 to do the job????

Gonna be more than that. Cut the steps off and relocate.. weld back on paint etc. Figure shop rate of (??). How much time does that take. Than welding on new hardware underneath the trailer for the extra axle. (Providing they don’t have to move the other two).
Fenders, paint etc.. shit adds up quick.

 

[02HoWaRd26]

If you’re serious about wanting it done for 1500$, i have a buddy that has an old jet ski trailer with no title for 500$ and i got a stick welder. Just find another fender we can cut and splice into your existing won’t look good but fuck what else can you get for 1500$. LMK

 

[82daytona]

If you’re serious about wanting it done for 1500$, i have a buddy that has an old jet ski trailer with no title for 500$ and i got a stick welder. Just find another fender we can cut and splice into your existing won’t look good but fuck what else can you get for 1500$. LMK

Now that’s a deal!


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[copterzach]

Did that Hampton triple axle at maxed out marine ever sell?


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Yes it sold. I missed it somehow. It would have been perfect under my DCM


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[guest hs]

If you’re serious about wanting it done for 1500$, i have a buddy that has an old jet ski trailer with no title for 500$ and i got a stick welder. Just find another fender we can cut and splice into your existing won’t look good but fuck what else can you get for 1500$. LMK

I highly doubt the axle is the same. I don’t want to do it half ass I guess I’m being unreasonable about my price expectations

 

[hallett21]

It would be interesting to see the amount of labor there is in modifying a trailer vs fabricating one. I bet there’s 32 hours in modifying a 2 axle to triple axle. Including prep, paint, grinding, welding etc.

$200 an hour? I could see it being 8k to add the axle from a shop like adrenaline.

Especially when you’re fabricating for Nordic, DCB, Eliminator, etc.


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[guest hs]

Yah I can have a brand new triple made for way less then 8 K!

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

I would used nick mad skills fab
And don’t have his info on this phone but someone might

I've used Nick Valore...he's really good! I took pictures or his welding so I have something to strive for.

 

[brownsuger]

Im going to stay with leaf springs and just idler hubs on that axle. Parts list is an axle with springs, ubolts and idler hubs equalizer and spring perch chrome triple axle fenders. Im supplying the wheels and tires. labor, remove front step and move forward weld on 2nd equalizer and spring perch install axle and bolt fenders on. In my mind Im thinking $1500 to do the job????

Double check the laws on trailer brakes before you go with just idler hubs only.... Here in the midwest, any trailer that has a GVW of more than 5,000# has to have brakes on every wheel.

Now the chances of you getting "busted" for that are slim.... just something to check out

 

[hallett21]

Yah I can have a brand new triple made for way less then 8 K!

So is 8 high or low compared to the quote lol


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[RiverDave]

So is 8 high or low compared to the quote lol


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200 an hour? More like 85-100 an hr

 

[hallett21]

200 an hour? More like 85-100 an hr

I have no idea what rates are out there. I figured 125 would be on the low. Unless we’re saying it’s shop rate plus profit?

So ball park what should this cost?


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[SkyDirtWaterguy]

Take the money used to add that 3rd axle and throw it out the window while driving down the freeway. It’ll have the same effect as adding the axle to your trailer

 

[ka0tyk]

I did mine in a weekend. Lets figure thats 16 hours... pad that 2x. 32 hours @ 100/hr. (probably on the low side for a shop that caliber) Theres $3200 just in labor. Add whatever for parts plus a 30% profit. He got quoted for just a single axle addition. I did new for all axles leafs, shackles, hangers, equalizers, sprang for the zerk'ed shackle bolts, all new u bolts, and 1 more axle I was probably out $700 in suspension parts. Another $1k for ss fenders. So you're getting to $5k pretty quick. Doesnt even take into account they're gonna prep and paint, pull the boat off the trailer, welding consumables, etc.

 

[RiverDave]

I don’t think there’s 32 hrs in the job.. not sure why you’d pad that?

 

[D19]

I converted my road trailer to a dolly and had to move leafs/ axles around. All the fab work took about a day in a half. Can’t take much longer to add a 3rd and move axles around.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Here is the before, build and after..............

 

[HB2Havasu]

You should borrow a friends triple axle trailer and see how you like the lack of mobility it has versus a tandem trailer before you waste your $$$ on this project. Triples don't like to turn, and even less so in reverse! Personally I would put the $5K-$8K your going to spend elsewhere besides a trailer.

 

[guest hs]

I have owned several boats with tri axle trailers as well as toy haulers. I know what Im getting my self into. Is there any other shops in Havasu that can do this besides Adrenaline?

 

[ka0tyk]

You should borrow a friends triple axle trailer and see how you like the lack of mobility it has versus a tandem trailer before you waste your $$$ on this project. Triples don't like to turn, and even less so in reverse! Personally I would put the $5K-$8K your going to spend elsewhere besides a trailer.

its not that bad other than my driveway looking like a drift event with skidmarks trying to make the 90* turn into the garage.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I have owned several boats with tri axle trailers as well as toy haulers. I know what Im getting my self into. Is there any other shops in Havasu that can do this besides Adrenaline?

I will confess, after I added the axle I slammed into like three curbs on my usual route from the house to the lake. Had to make some adjustments in my turns, but the extra axle for sure changes the arc of the turn, once you make your adjustments its no big deal. I have triple axle now on my 22 daytona and frankly that is a pain in the ass, The boat is a carbon kevlar lay up with outboards so it weighs next to nothing, there is so little weight on all of the axles that I lock the tires very easily.

 

[AEA]

Here is the before, build and after..............

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Do you know the before and after tongue weight?

 

[guest hs]

I just talked to my Father Inlaw he is going to the job for me.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Do you know the before and after tongue weight?

I didn’t check it, sold the boat a few weeks later.

 

[RiverDave]

I have no idea what rates are out there. I figured 125 would be on the low. Unless we’re saying it’s shop rate plus profit?

So ball park what should this cost?


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honestly if it was more than 3500 I’d be surprised.. There’s a lot of variables with the paint but the job isn’t that difficult.

 

[ToMorrow44]

I paid $8500 to have my done at Extreme..............

- Added third axle
- New 18 inch wheels and tires
- Added a front ladder
- Added the new style flushed in LEDs in the back and down the sides
- complete new paint and rewire

Not sure if you have an itemized receipt but was wondering how much they charged to do the flush mount led bars? I’m looking at having a trailer overhauled by them, very similar to what you did, just wondering if it’s worth doing the light bars (I can see it being a lot of metal work)

 

[RiverDave]

Not sure if you have an itemized receipt but was wondering how much they charged to do the flush mount led bars? I’m looking at having a trailer overhauled by them, very similar to what you did, just wondering if it’s worth doing the light bars (I can see it being a lot of metal work)

I am going to have Wayne redo my Hallett trailer this winter and possibly redo my Schiada trailer as well.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Not sure if you have an itemized receipt but was wondering how much they charged to do the flush mount led bars? I’m looking at having a trailer overhauled by them, very similar to what you did, just wondering if it’s worth doing the light bars (I can see it being a lot of metal work)

I dont have a breakdown it was a cash deal not tax kind of thing. They also added landing lights the entire length of the trailer, and it was $8200.