Single axle for WX1850

I need some insight from you guys. I know lots of you have WX1850’s or WX1880’s with single axle trailers. I have always had tandem trailers under my 1850’s and 1880’s. My dealer has a new WX1850 in stock that I would like to run for them until Fall next year. It’s your basic WX1850 with all the bells and whistles and will have a Merc 150 FourStroke, Kicker, and Talon on the back. It sits on a single axle trailer though. I’m a bit skeptical about this because when I do go fishing, it usually requires me to trailer my boat 20-30 miles on an Interstate highway at 70mph. What are your experiences with a single axle trailer under this boat? I have heard of some issues on the single axle, but they seem to be more with the MX and not the WX. Maybe the boys from SBC can chime in and let me know what they see and here from customers. Thanks everyone for the info.

I used to run an 18′ Lund Pro V on a single axle trailer and all I’m going to say about that is: Never again will I own an 18′ (or bigger) boat that sits on a single axle trailer.

I have a 2007 wx 1880 with a 200hpdi and T8 yamaha kicker and to my surprise it trailers great! I’ve gone to Canada twice 10 hr drives leech LOTW pool 4 and as long as your tire psi is right bearings are good and greased properly I haven’t had any issues. I previously had a 620 ranger with a tandem trailer and this single axle trailers just as well IMO. My only concern is blowing a tire or a bearing at 75 down the freeway without another tire to help until I get pulled over. But I’ve kept up on those things and had no issues. The other place a tandem is nice is launching with a big washout hole I’ve buried a single axle trailer in a washout hole where the tandem front tire would have stayed up on the ramp. But I wouldn’t hesitate if you keep 9n bearings and tires and know your launch good.

Tandem all the way pulls so much nicer on long hauls.

If you have the option…go tandem. Like joel said….never again

Go tandem. Especially if you like to throw in some coolers for long trips. Find something with trailer brakes as well. Extra tires and extra brakes. Can’t go wrong

Mark, I mis-read your post. If your looking at 1 year only, a single axle will get you by. Just watch for any signs of tire wear and address it with the dealer right away. I have a bass boat with a single axle and had severe tire wear each year. Ended up finally upgrading the axle to a much higher rating and its been good. For the first time ever, I’m into my 3rd year on a set of tires. Previously I had been getting new tires every year. Most of my trips are 75 to 300 miles each way and I’m putting 11K to 18K miles on a year (on the trailer).

If you happen to catch another recent post about trailers, a lot of single axle trailer issues were brought up. Most common I see in single axle is the axle/springs are under rated for the total package once you add gear, fuel, and all the other stuff.

I am hoping a single axle will work also. I have to swing the boat over a few feet in the garage to get it behind my 5th wheel. Most of the 1850s I see are on single axle trailers.

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Can you be more in depth about why not single? I just picked up a new triton fishunter 186, similar to wx1850 and it sits on a single axle too. This post has me a little concerned. Triton says the trailer is 10 year maintenance free due to there special hub casing that keeps grease moving and sealed. Do I need to watch more closely for tire wear? I’d guess I put close to 5k miles a year on the trailer with trips to northern MN, canada, central MN, and P4/pepin.

This is my opinion and experience, not an engineered explination.

Boat, motor, and trailer frame weighs 2600#. Manufacturers , not being brand specific, install a 3000# rated axel. Now add your gear, full tank of gas, and misc….your at 2800#. Sounds fine, your still a little under and an axle is most likely capable of a little extra weight.

Now, go down the road and hit a little bump. Trailer does a little bounce. The impact of force coming down can exceed well over 1500# per side, or greater than 3000 over all. That will make your axel flex. Over time, this will canter your hubs.

On a tandem, you spread the weight over 4 points of contact. Greatly reduces the bounce, there is more to it and others can add to this. But when Ive went to axel well in excess of what I needed, I reduced the bent or catered ends from the stress.

Now many don’t haul the amount of miles I do. They won’t realize these issues for years. Because I tow so much, the issues come up sooner

Hi Mark, We have several customers that run the single axle trailer on the WX1850. Garage and or storage issues typically are the primary reason behind it. I believe for your particular use as you described, and with your good common sense, you will be just fine.