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Originally Posted by Bandit2
When I removed the tires and rims from the our " New" to Us 2005 2619 and saw the 9 year old dates on the like new Maxxis tires and the weight rating's on the 14 inch rims .
I immediately ordered from e-trailer , 3 Vesper steel Modular Trailer Wheel - 15" x 6" Rim - 5 on 4-1/2 - White Rims # 560545WM1 that are rated @ 2,830 lbs. and I had Discount Tire Mount Goodyear Endurance ST 225 75R15 Load Range E Tires .
Had everything balanced and they were dead on .
We just got back from a pleasant and safe 3 week trip to the Maine Coast and the Mt. Washington Valley of Nh.
Bob
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Bob, your older 2619 was built on top of a Torflex "3500 lb" axle, and your wheel hub is 5 bolts in a 4-1/2 circle.
Trexhunter's 3124 was built with a bigger axle -- possibly the same "Torflex 5000 lb" model which TM was using in my model year 2006. The hub on that axle was built for 15" wheels , 6 bolts on a 5.5 center circle (139.7 mm), rather than just 5 bolts on 4.5 inch centers 114.3 mm).
My own 2619 has that axle as a factory-ordered upgrade. Bill probably described the wrong hub arrangement, but he was CORRECT in warning that the wheel was weak, somewhere around 2050 lbs IIRC. I don't know the exact wheel which may be present on Trexhunter's other hub or his spare, but I replaced mine with this moderately priced silver-finished alternative:
Ultra Motor Sport "062 Trailer", 15" wheel with 6X 139.7 bolt pattern, zero offest, 105mm bore, and 3200 lb maximum load capacity.
Part 062-5683KL https://www.ultrawheel.com/wheel/062...u=062%2D5683KL
They do make a 15" rim with small 5* 114.3mm bolt pattern, with 2150 maximum load capacity, under the same "062 Trailer" label and a different part number "062-5665K". Don't get the wrong one!
https://www.ultrawheel.com/wheel/062...ku=062%2D5665K
I have just one note regarding this wheel: You can't the wheel's hub cover all the way down into the wheel, the horzintal "height" of the cover is a tiny bit to short to contain the Torflex axle hub (with the grease seals on top). You can leave the hub covers un-attached, or leave a tiny circular gap (between the bottom of the cover and the wheel) after tightning the screws only partway down. I have the covers in place wioth the gap, they've never come off.