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I once made a trailer axle from a piece of 2" EMT (thin wall electrical conduit) by welding in a pair of front wheel spindles from the junkyard. I mounted the axle solid to the trailer frame. No springs, no suspension.
The trailer towed well on the highway without bouncing. I stress tested it with an estimated 1500 pounds of sand and concrete blocks. No problem. Another stress test filled it with firewood and pulled through a field watching the firewood bounce out. No problem.
I sold after several years. I ran into a friend of the new owner about 20 years later, and he said the trailer was still in use.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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