Guys this is why you work on your car trailer

This really, REALLY pokes a sore spot. This happened to me, a couple weeks ago, at 4am, to my trailer that had been dependable as a rock, for thirty
years.
Tire, wheel, electric brake, axle stub disappeared along I-15 somewhere, (yes, of course I looked!).
I'm betting the new axle will cost way more than I paid for the trailer......
(And yep, that my 33 on the trailer in my avatar)

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No wonder it broke. There's a ridiculous amount of leverage on that vertical arm. I think I would use lowering blocks instead and use a straight axle.