Trailer Axles?

[Macsimus]

Do the Caymas (Benchmark) trailers have spring or torsion axles?

[billproxs]

Torsion

[Macsimus]

Groan.

[Dixie-Raven]

What's wrong with torsion axles? I have always had spring axles so I don't know the issues.

[Buck456]

What's wrong with torsion axles? I have always had spring axles so I don't know the issues.

Me too until I bought my Caymas. It's the best hauling boat trailer I've ever owned.

[HH45cal]

Agree trailering is very good

[Macsimus]

I've had two bass boats during the last 21 years. The first one I had for 12 years, it had a single spring axle, and I never even once had to be concerned about alignment problems or tire wear. The second one I've had for the last 8 years and I've had nothing but trouble with the torsion axles. What's missing from most of these problem posts on BBC is context. If you have a brand new boat that's maybe one year old because they've only been in the market for a year, yeah it's going to trailer great. I fish a lot and tend to keep my boats for quite awhile. I estimate that I put roughly 7-10K miles on my rig per year. I have had almost continuous problems with tires wearing out prematurely on my torsion axle trailer. A little research on the interweb has shown that torsion sag is a common problem with torsion axles. It shows up with tires that wear out on the inside half of the tread. It's a tandem axle and I've replaced the rear axle once and the front axle twice and I continue to have problems. Additionally, I've twice had my trailer to a very respected local trailer/truck/RV shop and been told point blank by the service manager that if there's any kind of alignment problem with a torsion axle, the only option is to replace it with a new one (a fairly expensive option!). I'm always shopping for the next boat and I got pretty excited after seeing what Caymas has to offer up until I found out what type of axles are on their trailers. Again, context is critical. If you buy a new boat every year or it's a garage queen or you fish 5 times a year, you're not likely to have problems.

[Dixie-Raven]

I've had two bass boats during the last 21 years. The first one I had for 12 years, it had a single spring axle, and I never even once had to be concerned about alignment problems or tire wear. The second one I've had for the last 8 years and I've had nothing but trouble with the torsion axles. What's missing from most of these problem posts on BBC is context. If you have a brand new boat that's maybe one year old because they've only been in the market for a year, yeah it's going to trailer great. I fish a lot and tend to keep my boats for quite awhile. I estimate that I put roughly 7-10K miles on my rig per year. I have had almost continuous problems with tires wearing out prematurely on my torsion axle trailer. A little research on the interweb has shown that torsion sag is a common problem with torsion axles. It shows up with tires that wear out on the inside half of the tread. It's a tandem axle and I've replaced the rear axle once and the front axle twice and I continue to have problems. Additionally, I've twice had my trailer to a very respected local trailer/truck/RV shop and been told point blank by the service manager that if there's any kind of alignment problem with a torsion axle, the only option is to replace it with a new one (a fairly expensive option!). I'm always shopping for the next boat and I got pretty excited after seeing what Caymas has to offer up until I found out what type of axles are on their trailers. Again, context is critical. If you buy a new boat every year or it's a garage queen or you fish 5 times a year, you're not likely to have problems.

Thanks for the insight.

[Macsimus]

Thanks for the insight.

No problem. Sorry, it no doubt came across as a rant. Just frustrated and tired of forking out the dough for new tires.

[jimsch]

I've had mine (different brand) for 6 years with no problems at all. Two sets of tires, first set were crap and threw tread at about 2 1/2 years.