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Timbren Off Road Trailer Suspension
Anyone have a trailer set up with this off-road suspension system:
https://timbren.ca/p-35853-axle-less...tl09lbnbogvLVo
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I have a small boat trailer that works fine on the pavement but as soon as i start dragging it into back lakes on 4WD trails and backing it into lakes on less than ideal launch sites it pretty quickly gets destroyed.
Had one season where i broke the leaf springs 3 times, wrecked the slipper joint on one side, multiple flats, destroyed rims etc...
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The Timbren suspension is not cheap but will double my clearance and no axle to get hung up. It will also take up to a 16 inch rim and was thinking of going with Duratracs which for the miles they are going to get and being stored inside should outlast me. I also carry a 12V compressor all the time so i could easily air the Duratracs down on the rough stuff and air back up once i hit the pavement. Still hemming and hawing though as the suspension, set of idler hubs, 2 tires plus 2 rims plus HST is more money than the trailer is worth - but i know i am sick of stocking an array of parts and tires for that thing plus the time and inconvenience when i break an axle and set of leaf springs in the middle of nowhere.
I tried to find a pre-built off road trailer for small boats (12 to 14 feet) and they do exist but are 5K+ and for some reason couldn't find any in Canada.
Thoughts? On my mind right now as the ice will be gone in the next 2 weeks and there are some really good bear bait sites that i access by zodiac and trailer killing trails.