Rear Trailer bottom out Modz??

Lil Cat Man · Dec 4, 2014

Alright guys I've searched around the forums and cant seem to find anyone doing it or any pictures but ordering a new trailer and was talking to the builder and was talking about dragging the *** end pulling in and out of gas stations all the time, and has anyone ever tried to like put some rollers in the back or a small set of like Caterpillar rubber carriage wheels to avoid scraping the actual trailer?? Just looking for some guidance or thoughts lets hear em!

agalen · Dec 4, 2014

I have seen this as an option before on sled trailers, don't recall the brand though. I think they were metal rollers just mounted at the tail end of the two frame rails. (similar to wakeboard boat trailers that have the prop cage a few inches off the ground)

Mafesto · Dec 4, 2014

Wheels would reduce the already limited amount of clearance & would actually increase the frequency of incidents.

I've considered bolting on some steel wear plates at each rear corner.
Of course it would still "grind" but it would not be trailer structure wearing away.
If you wanted something quieter, perhaps some plastic or phenolic or something? I think steel would last the longest.

Cat401 · Dec 4, 2014

I had the issue on a 5th wheel holiday trailer some years ago. I went to a hitch shop and they welded two skid shoes off of each back corner of the frame. Yes it made noise when leaving parking lots with steep driveways but I knew that the part skidding on the pavement was not the rear bumper.

Laundryboy · Dec 4, 2014

Is the trailer riding level? I've never had any problems but I can see where it could be if my trailer wasn't level.

Cat401 · Dec 4, 2014

My trailer was level but the axles were not flipped so it sat fairly low to the ground. It would only scrape the back end in severe steep parking lot exits

AKtoad · Dec 5, 2014

Thick uhmw plastic bolted to the corners.

FatDogX · Dec 5, 2014

You mean something like this???

Made these myself and attached them with stainless self tapping bolts.

Mafesto · Dec 6, 2014

Exactly.
Nice job by the way!

summ8rmk · Dec 6, 2014

With low trailers, do u not have troubles towing it through 1foot of snow? That is why i have a deck over tire trailer, it doesn't drag in 1 foot of snow and it will never scrape the ground.

Mafesto · Dec 6, 2014

summ8rmk said:
With low trailers, do u not have troubles towing it through 1foot of snow? That is why i have a deck over tire trailer, it doesn't drag in 1 foot of snow and it will never scrape the ground.

The axles are the lowest part of the trailer, & your axles on your deckover are just as low as mine. (probably even lower because of the smaller tires)

Last year we were plowing 18" of fresh & towed just fine. The differentials left the most obvious tracks in the snow.

summ8rmk · Dec 6, 2014

I understand about the axle those are easy to drag through snow but the entire frame of the trailer I would think would be difficult to drag in the snow.
I assume that if the back of the trailer hits on the asphalt it would definitely be dragging in 1 foot of snow.

summ8rmk · Dec 6, 2014

I have a tilt deck car trailer that thing is very hard to tow in one foot of snow

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