Single or dual axle trailer for a 20

[Bushwacker]

Michael,

Sounds like you want to do a lot of towing with this trailer, so one other thought occurred to me . . . a single axle trailer is inherently less stable than a tandem, meaning that it will tend to fishtail more easily from a crosswind or "bow wave" effect from a passing semi. For that reason, tongue weight is very important on a single axle trailer, so it's important to be able to easily move the axle to adjust tongue weight. I had to move the axle aft about 12" after I added the bracket and new motor that was almost 130 lbs heavier, to get it to tow as well as it did with old 300 lb motor hanging on transom. That was easy to do on the EZ Loader, as the springs & axle are attached to a couple of ~3' pieces of angle iron, which form a cradle that trailer frame sits on. Moving the axle was simple . . . just hitch trailer up to truck, chock the wheels, loosen 4 U-bolts, and pull truck forward desired amount! Only problem I ran into was the flexible brake line between axle and steel lines on trailer had to be swapped out for a longer hose. (Good brakes are very important in Fl. if you tow on turnpike or Interstate. In the Keys, cops may pull you over to make sure trailer has brakes on it!)