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That's crazy. I push a handful of grease squirts into my Dexter Ez-lubes each spring.

I'm going to say, probably, but that's not good enough, obviously. You might give eTrailer a call. They're helpful.

As an old Avid Flyer builder, I've watched his videos open-eyed. Tony

I think you've watched a couple-three of Mike Patey's YouTubes. :cool:

1325 pounds. It's a #9, 2200 pound axle down rated to 1500 pounds so it rides like a dream. I understand that all currently manufactured U.S. Army utility trailers have Dexter torsion axles under them. Here's a friend's teardrop with a failed Timbren: Tony

Good grief. I've been using Dexter torsion axles for twenty years and find them a great ride with no issues. Tony

The stuff is kinda crazy. I used to make Kevlar/S-glass kayaks a million years ago. We had to have two brand-new pairs of Fiskars scissors. One for glass and one for Kevlar. You could cut the Kevlar just fine with the dedicated cutters unless you made one snip with those scissors on glass, and...

The kevlar is more resistant to abrasion?

Impressive.

Thanks. You obviously know what you're doing, so I'm leaving my skepticism in the closet. :cool: Tony

I assume you'll join those with strips of carbon fiber cloth? And the final finish–UV clear coat, I assume?

50% of Boeing's 787 is made from carbon fiber composites. And there are many other aircraft using the stuff. It's not going to fail. Tony

Well... maybe. But why risk it? Add a layer of 4 or 6 oz cloth. It's just about as easy as adding epoxy. Tony

Put five gallons of water on the tongue and it shouldn't sway anymore. That's the issue. Tony

Looking at the tiny photo at the bottom of your last post (....404.jpeg), the swerving while towing is because the axles are too far forward on the chassis frame. I realize they can't be moved at this point. What I would suggest is installing a tongue box and loading it down with weight...

If I recall, you were building a teardrop and considering skinning with aluminum? Am I correct? I used a Classic Accessories cover for this endeavor for seven-ish years. It worked fine. I'm a bit fancier now: :cool: Tony

I get it. But if you build a teardrop, install a Propex propane stove. They're the perfect heater for 'drops. Tony

Do you have a photo of it you can post? I still think it's where the axle is mounted on the chassis frame. This is where it should be: The parked issue doesn't make sense unless one or both of your axles are loose. Tony

Do you mean it becomes unstable while towing? If so, that means you don't have enough tongue weight. You need to move your battery to the front or move the axles to the rear–preferably at the 40/60 point on the trailer frame. As far as the trailer bouncing, that's because of the 600 pounds...

Here's another teardrop that's come from the pages of my book. I'm pleased and I think this guy is too. Tony