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Auxiliary axle for tag trailers

Zero pounds on your tow vehicle’s hitch.

The TrailerToad is a small, USA-built axle that rides between your tow vehicle and your trailer and carries the trailer’s tongue weight itself. You can still back up, and your truck or motorhome stops taking the pounding that can damage your tow vehicle’s suspension, frame and RV structure.

Call or text us How the Toad works

How the Toad carries the load

The trailer’s tongue weight rides on the Toad’s own steerable axle. Your tow vehicle just pulls.

Tongue weight on tow vehicle0 LB
Gross trailer weightUp to 24,000 LB
Diagram of a Trailer Toad in use A pickup with a truck camper, on the right, tows the Trailer Toad: the weight distribution hitch’s shank runs from the truck’s receiver to the Toad’s front swivel. The Toad rides on one wheel under a fender, with a spare tire on top. A weight distribution hitch on the rear of the Toad connects to an enclosed car hauler on the left, with spring bars chained up to the hauler’s tongue. The Toad’s axle carries the hauler’s tongue weight, so the truck carries none. TONGUE WEIGHT CARRIED BY THE TOAD FRONT ATTACHMENT 0 LB ON TRUCK HITCH STEERABLE DURATEK AXLE CENTER VERTICAL SPINDLE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH ON THE REAR OF THE TOAD TRUCK CAMPER ENCLOSED CAR HAULER
The real ToadFront attachment to the tow vehicle, weight distribution hitch on the rear. See it up close. Built in the USA · Certified American welders · Exclusive manufacturer for 20 years
  • 20 YRSSole manufacturer and seller of the Trailer Toad
  • US PATENTThe only auxiliary axle built for tag-style trailers
  • USA-MADEDomestic steel, Duratek axles, certified welders
  • LIFETIMELimited lifetime warranty on the frame
On the road

Camper up front. Car hauler behind.

A truck camper towing an enclosed car hauler. The Toad rides between them on its own steerable torsion axle, so the camper’s truck carries none of the trailer’s tongue weight.

A black pickup with a truck camper towing a black enclosed car hauler on a desert dirt road. A Trailer Toad rides between the camper and the hauler, on its own single wheel.
Truck camper + Trailer Toad + enclosed car hauler
A Trailer Toad with a spare tire on top, on one wheel between the back of a white truck camper and the front of a white enclosed trailer, parked on a paver driveway.
Truck camper + Toad + enclosed trailer
A black Class C motorhome towing a black enclosed car hauler in a parking lot, with a Trailer Toad between them.
Class C motorhome + Toad + car hauler
Where to start

Built for heavy tag trailers

Trailer Toad builds one thing nobody else does, and sells the hitches, wheels, tires and parts that go with it.

The product

The Trailer Toad

What the auxiliary axle does, the 3500HD and 5000SD models, and the rigs owners use it on.

See How It Works
The shop

Hitches & parts

Weight distribution hitch parts, 25,000 lb balls, wheels, tires and replacement parts, with prices listed. Call to order.

See the parts list
The owner

About Us

An owner-run company that coordinates every order, backed by 20 years of firsthand experience.

Our Story

Get it right the first time

No shopping cart and no freight surprises. We price every order and provide correct freight costs. Toads are delivered via truck freight to commercial and residential addresses.

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    Call, text or send the form

    Call, text, or fill out the “Get it right the first time” form. Share your trailer’s weight and what you tow it with, and we’ll tell you whether you need a Toad, a better hitch, or neither.

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    Get your freight

    We quote your order with the correct freight cost to your address. Pay the way that suits you: credit card, PayPal, Venmo, bank wire, check or cashier’s check.

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    Delivered by truck freight

    We can arrange for shipments to just about anywhere in the USA or Canada.

Questions about your setup?

Call or text us with your trailer weight and tow vehicle. You’ll get an honest answer, every time.

Call or text (319) 404-7001