When a dual axle car trailer does this:

[Kern Dog]

The front axle is hanging up and the tires aren't touching the ground.

I had this car on it today:

At one point I went through a parking lot over a speed bump and heard a smack-slap sound. When I parked, I noticed that the rear axle and tires were the only ones touching the ground. I thought that maybe I had the car too far rearward or forward but after unloading, the axles stayed this way.
The trailer was bought new last year.

 

[Kern Dog]

I wonder if the smacking sound was from when this shackle piece hit the underside of the deck...?

 

[Islandkent]

Looks to me Greg, that your walking beam / equalizer bar is jammed
Have you tried loosening that bolt in the center
Is it still jammed?

 

[Islandkent]

I wonder if the smacking sound was from when this shackle piece hit the underside of the deck...?

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Looks like it flipped eh?
If you jacked/preyed down on the front one and jacked up on the rear it might flip back??

 

[Kern Dog]

Looks to me Greg, that your walking beam / equalizer bar is jammed
Have you tried loosening that bolt in the center
Is it still jammed?

It is 10:30 PM, I'll have to look at it again tomorrow. It was like this when I left it at 6:30.

 

[Islandkent]

What is rated for? Per axle?
That Duster couldn’t be much more then 3000 lbs
Even lighter now. Lol

 

[Kern Dog]

I thought it was an 8000 lb rated trailer. I thought I had the papers right here but they may be in the truck.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Grab your floor jack & lift at the front end of the rear spring....

 

[Islandkent]

You know Greg, you have to pay big money to get a lift axle like that.
Yes smart ***
It’s like 3am ast working the night shift here.
All joking aside wonder why she did that? When you hit the speed bump must of been moving right along?
The spring didn’t spring and just flipped the shackle
Was it loaded at the time?
Anyway nothing broke just a pita to flip it back

 

[1STMP]

KD
This may help...easy fix and happens
quite often.

 

[Big Bad Dad]

So is it actually the front shackle for the rear axle that flipped over center?

 

[Hey-O]

KD
This may help...easy fix and happens
quite often.

I did the same thing to my boat trailer years ago, well done!!

 

[GrabberOrange69]

Wow, I’ve owned the same style double axle car hauler for 24 years now and never had that happen. I have about ~30,000 miles on the trailer, including a time my dad severely overloaded it with his machine shop equipment.

Looks like an easy fix, good to know.

 

[eldubb440]

told you that pos duster wasn't free

 

[fesser]

My pontoon boat trailer does that almost every time that I launch from a ramp near me. It has a pretty sharp crown at the top of the ramp and with the weight of the boat it lets the trailer suspension overextend (doesn't do it when empty) when it rolls over the peak of the crown. I fix it by prying, but you need to be careful because it unbinds with a lot of force.

 

[Islandkent]

There you go Greg. Is a easy fix. But a fix just the same. This is a good spot here.

 

[RemCharger]

The ol floop de doop. Came home late from the track like that years ago.
"Jesus this thing tows like ****"
Big pry bar, big bang.

 

[Tony Tee]

I'm thinking that the spacing is off. Who ever built the trailer didn't weld the tabs at the correct distance.

 

[Kern Dog]

Grab your floor jack & lift at the front end of the rear spring....

All better.
Thanks !