Utility Trailer Axles
When objects and materials need to be moved from place to place, there’s nothing like a good, old fashioned utility trailer. Modern and advances as they may be, they are still based on a principle that’s thousands of years old: the wheel. By using wheels, the friction of an object to the ground is almost eliminated and moving it on a surface that is supported by wheels.
The differences between old wheel vehicles and utility trailers is that utility trailers are made of modern materials and are pulled by vehicles that have much more power than animals. Nevertheless, the principle stays the same; two wheels eliminate friction in order to make it easy to move the load.
The two wheels are united by a central shaft, which is called an axle. Utility trailer axles are the most complicated pieces of a utility trailer, and probably the most important as well. Utility trailer axles determine the friction that the whole utility trailer will have to handle. Since utility trailer axles are made of steel or other strong, resistant metals, more friction than what is intended can seriously damage the utility trailer axles or other parts of the utility trailer.
Aside from damage to the bed resulting from improper loads or from leaving the utility trailer exposed to the sun and weather, utility trailer axles are the parts that need to be fixed or repaired the most. Fortunately, there are a lot of repairshops that know how to fix utility trailer axles’ most common problems. However, if the damage is too great, then it might be impossible to repair it. Or it might be financially more convenient to buy a new axle altogether.
Fortunately, utility trailer axles are commonly sold by every spare parts shop or company. Being one of the parts that has to be fixed or replaced often, most stores keep a good, healthy stock of them and they order supplies frequently. Even if you can’t find what you need at your local store or repairshop, you can certainly find it on Internet. There are many sites that sell new or used utility trailer axles from many different brands and manufacturers. They usually give you a good deal, but make sure to ask if the freight is included in the price or not. Depending on your and their location, this can make a difference in price.
It is funny though, to think that the most modern utility trailer is just an updated version of the old wooden cart pulled by a horse of many, many years ago.
