How hard would it be to modify traile, Add length to the front or shorten rear?
I was told the rule of thumb for 16 ft trailer would be center of the two axles will be half 16 = 8 ft and then back 1 inch per foot 1x16=16 So center of two axles will be 16 inches back from the center 8 ft. I have a 20 ft implement trailer and a 10 ft dump trailer. Both factory built, both follow the rule of thumb.
That said, you could cut 16 inches off back of trailer or add inches to the front of trailer, instead of moving axles. Or adjust center of gravity of load to put proper weight on hitch.
One day while eathing breakfast, I had a tail gate party. I got the 3 biggest men there, combined weight close to 900# to sit on my tail gate while I measured the distance between top of rear wheel and inside of fender. So when I load any trailer, I look for a 5/8 to 3/4 inch compression on rear springs. That seems to be the sweet spot for my trailers. So where the axles aren't really isn't that important, adjust the load to put weight on rear tires. Different story when trailer is empty. Trailer will bounce like a basketball. It will feel like trailer is kicking the rear of truck.
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