Duel axle trailer springs

[stinkbelly]

I recently bought a used two-horse trailer. When I was messing around with it yesterday I noticed the spring look different than my other stock trailer. Is this center piece between the springs correct or should they both be on top or both on bottom?



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[S-3 Ranch]

I recently bought a used two-horse trailer. When I was messing around with it yesterday I noticed the spring look different than my other stock trailer. Is this center piece between the springs correct or should they both be on top or both on bottom?



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Messed up needs fixing

https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29688705/print/true.cfm

[GA Bowhunter]

Looks good to me assuming it's a slipper spring setup.

[stinkbelly]

Looks good to me assuming it's a slipper spring setup.

Is it a slip spring setup?

[S-3 Ranch]

Is it a slip spring setup?

I am probably in the wrong,
I went out to the trailer marshaling yard and every trailer has the
Springs connecting to a metal wishbone/ 3 point bracket
With two points connected to front and rear springs 3rd is connected to bracket on the trailer frame same as front springs and rear
Looks completely different from yours

[brushtrooper]

I do not think that's correct. Both shackles should be on the top side of the equalizer. If the equalizer bolts are on 8" center, they are discontinued. I'd raise it up and get the backside flipped back correct and run it. I am guessing it got hyperextended going through fields, ditchs etc. If in our shop, I would have it flipped with shackles on top of the equalizers before it left, I dont see any logical reason it would be made to run like it is in your picture.

[stinkbelly]

How do I go about fixing this? Do I just jack it up, remove the tires, and then just take it apart and put it back together right? I want to make sure the springs don't get me.

[Palmetto]

I would jack it up, and block up the frame first. Then use the jack to control the axle elevation as needed to pull the bolts and re-adjust the equalizer.

[brushtrooper]

How do I go about fixing this? Do I just jack it up, remove the tires, and then just take it apart and put it back together right? I want to make sure the springs don't get me.

I would jack up that side, pull the tires off. Take a long 2x4x8' or similar, put under the rear spring and lift up, it should pop back over. I would try that before trying to break those rusty bolts. If you have to take them apart, the springs are not under tension. It should be relatively easy to fix, unbolt, flip and bolt back up.

[PIc]

I’ve had this happen to me before from using it around the lease. What I did was backed it up over a curb and it rotated back into place. You may have to hit the curb at a speed higher than an idle.

[bboswell]

Looks good to me assuming it's a slipper spring setup.

It’s not

[bboswell]

Your going to have to get that rear tire at full compression up and then use a bottle jack and press back of front spring u til the hanger flips back over

[stinkbelly]

It is like that on both sides

[bboswell]

It is like that on both sides

Then do same on both sides

[brushtrooper]

It is like that on both sides

Ditto on doing both sides.