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Product/Service Information

ALL TRAILER SPARES (AUST) PTY LTD

605 Toohey Road, Salisbury, Brisbane, Queensland 4107, Australia
P O Box 179, Mt Gravatt, Qld., 4122 PH: 07 3277 2802 FAX: 07 3277 2483

♦ BUILDING

♦ REPAIRING General Information

Design Rules

Registration Requirements
♦ UPGRADING

♦ DESIGNING
All Trailer Spares (Aust) Pty Ltd

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

3. AXLES

5. HUBS AND BEARINGS

6. SPRINGS AND FITTINGS

8. BRAKES

ALL TRAILER SPARES

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General Information
• Trailers need to be structurally sound and solid, with some weight being
exerted downward on the towball of the towing vehicle. The amount of
weight required is dependant on the trailer’s size and mass and the towing
vehicle’s specifications.

• Any trailer cannot be more than 2.5 metres overall in width on the road.

• Length cannot exceed 11 metres.

• New trailers require a Vin Identification Plate which can be obtained from
transport authorities. The following information must be stamped or
engraved on it.

a) The Vin number supplied by the transport authority.

b) Date of manufacture.

c) The tare weight of the trailer, (unladen weight). A certificate can be

obtained from any public weigh bridge and must accompany the
registration paper.

d) ATM or Aggregate Trailer Mass, which is the tare weight plus the load
capacity of the trailer. E.g. If the tare or unladen weight of the trailer is
300 kg, you add the load you expect to carry in the trailer (having
regard to the capacity of the axles and springs), say 450 kg to arrive at
the ATM of 750 kg.

e) Tyre size, capacity and pressure.

f) Axle or suspension group capacity. This figure should always equal or

exceed the ATM by a comfortable margin. E.g. In our example 900 kg to
1200 kg.

• Trailers with an ATM exceeding 750 kg are required to have brakes fitted,
either mechanical or hydraulic override (Drum or Disk) or electric.

• Trailers exceeding an ATM of 2000 kg are required to have brakes fitted on

all wheels and a breakaway system that will apply the brakes for 15 minutes,
if the trailer becomes separated from the towing vehicle.
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Axles
Select an axle to suit your application.
1. There are basically two bearing types used in small trailers up to approximately
three tonne.

LM (or Holden Bearings) 750 kg on a 39 Round Axle

LM (or Holden Bearings) 1000 kg on a 40 Square Axle

SL (or Ford Bearings) 1500 kg on a 45 Round Axle

SL (or Ford Bearings) 1500 kg on a 45 Square Axle

2. Axles are usually one piece solid steel, or can be made from stub axles welded
in pipe, or welded on top of a solid bar (called an overlay axle), or using a drop
arm (called a drop axle). This axle can raise or lower the trailer as required.

Rubber suspension axles are also available in different capacities and sizes, as
well as half axles.

Types of Standard Axles

Note: Ratings done with 14” Wheel sizes. When using larger
wheels eg: 16” the capacity of the axle is reduced by 250Kg

39 Round axle with LM bearings = 750 kg capacity

40 Square axle with LM bearings = 1000 kg capacity

45 Round axle with SL bearings = 1500 kg capacity

45 Square axle with SL bearings = 1500 kg capacity

Stub axles of the same specifications have the same capacities depending on
construction.

Axle Length Formula:-

To calculate the length of a standard axle required use this formula.

Frame size + Gap between wheel and frame + Offset of rims

including tyre + 55mm
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HUBS
Select the right hub set to suit your axle.
1. Hubs to fit the axles described come in many wheel stud patterns: 5 Stud
Holden HT and HQ (Commodore), Ford, 4 Stud Toyota or Datsun and Mini
etc, 6 Stud Landcruiser and 5 Stud F100 are the common ones.
Hubs can be drilled and studded for most wheels.
When using 16” wheels on axles, you must be aware that the capacity of the
axle is reduced by approximately 25%.

2. The bearing sets, either LM or SL must be in the hub set to fit the axle
chosen. Axles determine the bearing sizes. Both bearing sets fit all the
standard hubs as the outside diameter is the same for both.

Bearing Numbers:
LM (Holden) = LM 11949/10 Outer and LM 67048/10 Inner

SL (Ford) = LM 12749/10 Outer and L 68149/10 Inner

3. The seals likewise are also LM or SL.

Seal Numbers Standard:
LM 28550 and SL 28600 for 39 Round or 40 Square Axles
Seal Numbers Marine:
LM PR6641 and SL 82120 for 45 Round or 45 Square Axles

If greater capacity is required then larger hubs and bearings are necessary.
E.g. 2 Tonne per axle = 6 stud, (four wheel drive type).
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SPRINGS
Select the best springs to suit your trailer.

1. Springs come in two basic types.

* Slipper Springs

* Shackle Springs

Then in each of these types of springs the bush sizes can be ordered and the number of
leaves and the thickness of each leaf will give the different capacities of the springs. The
length of the spring types will vary depending on the manufacturer. Springs can be measured
from the centre of the eye at the front to the centre of the eye or end of the springs in a
straight line across the spring. The capacities are always quoted as Kilos per pair.

Slipper and Shackle Spring Capacities

No of Leaf Capacity 6.5mm Capacity 6mm Capacity 8mm

3 Leaf 750 Kg 600Kg 850Kg

4 Leaf 900Kg 750Kg 1100Kg
5 Leaf 1000Kg 900Kg 1300Kg
6 Leaf 1200Kg 1100KG 1500Kg
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The Springs can be used in different combinations such as double slipper or rocker system.

A. Double Slipper

While on a level surface the trailer could hold a greater load. When on an uneven surface the
weight maybe all on one axle. Therefore it can only be registered to the capacity of one axle.

B. Rocker System. Can be supplied for 2 tonne to 6 tonne capacity.

The rocker systems come complete with all the hangers, rockers arms, shackle plates, springs
and bolts etc. for one trailer. Instructions on setup are also available.

It is always wise to select suspension components that would carry a greater weight than re-
quired, as the weight of a trailer and load going down when it hits a bump is significantly in-
creased.

One other kit is required for a rocker system. Once the axles have been selected, a tandem
axle fitting kit is required to attached them to the rocker system.
This kit includes U bolts, Fish plates and Axle pads to suit the axles selected.

C. Single Slipper fitting kit.

Slipper fitting kit you need to specify the shape of the U Bolts to suit the axle selected.

D. Shackle Spring fitting kit.

The Shackle fitting kit – you need to specify the shape of the U Bolts to suit the axle selected.
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Brakes
There are several options for trailer brakes.
A. Mechanical overide drum brakes.

B. Mechanical overide disk brakes (with or without Galvanised Calipers).

C. Mechanical overide Hydraulic brakes either Drum or Disk.

D. Electric Brakes.

All except the electrical and Hydraulic brakes require an overide coupling and handbrake plate
and a cable kit to be operated. They rely on the towing vehicle braking and the trailer weight
pushing on the towing vehicle to operate the brakes via a cable. With the Hydraulic Brakes the
cable kit is replaced with Hydraulic lines, but the principle is the same.

This type of braking system is suitable for trailers up to 2000Kg.

Electric brakes operate via a controller either in the Vehicle or on the trailer. If the Controller is
in the Vehicle, then only that Vehicle with a Controller can tow that trailer. However if the Con-
troller is mounted on the trailer then any Vehicle can tow that trailer and the brakes will operate
via the brake lights.

Electric Brakes can be fitted to any size trailer and if necessary a breakaway system can be fit-
ted simply. A breakaway system is required for any trailers with an ATM (Aggregate Trailer
Mass) exceeding 2000Kg.

Mechanical Drum Brakes

9” mechanical Drum Brakes

Cable operated.

Mechanical Disk Brakes

10” Mechanical Disc either Galv

Or Standard. Cable operated.
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Mechanical Hydraulic Drum Brakes

9” Mechanical Hydraulic Drums

Mechanical Hydraulic Disc Brakes

10” Hydraulic Disc Brakes

Electric Brakes

10” Electric Drum Brakes

Kits are supplied for each of the above breaking systems, and you must specify the stud pat-
tern for the wheels and the bearings required for the axle selected.

For Example:
Contains the discs,bearings, seals, dust caps, wheel nuts, galvanised capliers, stainless
steel sliders, brake pads, anchor plates,overide coupling, marine hand brake plate and cable
kit. The parts needed to fit disc brakes to a boat trailer up to two tonne.

This same brake kit can be used on any trailer for braking purposes up to two tonne.

There is a kit for each of the different types of brakes listed.