29 Trailer Question
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I've looked at several 29 over the past month and the one we've settled on sits on a Manning tandem trailer. Everything thing else I looked at sat on a triple axle. Is there anything I should be concerned about. Just seems undersized to me.
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Excellent trailer(SOLID). That was my concern at first until I hooked her up to my truck and put her to the test from Ohio to New York 550 mile trip (of course with the boat on top). Mine has a gvw of 9400lbs Dual wheel. I can tell you that my trailer (Manning) will tow my Enticer 75mph with no flex, no sway and tracs perfectly down the road. I have to keep looking in my mirror to make sure it's still behind me. I was very impressed on how well it towed.
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Thats good to hear. I don't recall the weight rating but I know it was up there. To be honest the boat just looks funny sitting on only a tandem axle. Seems like the ones sitting on a triple look larger.
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the triples have 3500 lb axles and the tendems have 5500 lb axles my old on had a tendem and the new one is on a triple,they both pull great.
If you get one with a triple set up,do yourself a favor and dont look at the wheels/axle on tight back up turns.
If you get one with a triple set up,do yourself a favor and dont look at the wheels/axle on tight back up turns.
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My boat trailer is a tandem axel GVW of 10K no problems.
My RV (way heavier) has triple axels. I've had it just over a year and already had to replace the tires due to the tire scrub of the triples in tight turns.
My RV (way heavier) has triple axels. I've had it just over a year and already had to replace the tires due to the tire scrub of the triples in tight turns.
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HI - looks like most questions have been answered. I had a 29 with triple axle (3000 lb ea.) trailer and now have a 27 with same trailer (longer than necessary) and tandem axles (4-5000 lb axles). There is probably close to a 2000 lb difference in boats, but the tandem rig pulls much easier and is easier to turn & back up. The wheel size is also larger with tandem (6 lug 15" I believe). I saw lots of scrub wear on tires of triple axle. Tandem set up puts a little more tongue weight on tow vehicle which can be good or bad, depending on your rig. FYI, my trailers are steel by Integrity.
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