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Auxiliary axle for tag-style trailers

Zero pounds
on your hitch.

The Trailer Toad 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.

Call or text Jok How the Toad works
Tongue weight on tow vehicle0 LB
Trailers rated5,000–22,000 LB
Diagram of a Trailer Toad in use A pickup with a truck camper, on the left, tows through a weight distribution hitch to the Trailer Toad, a single-wheel axle under a fender. An enclosed car hauler on the right couples to the single ball on the rear of the Toad. The Toad's axle carries the hauler's tongue weight, leaving zero tongue weight on the truck. TONGUE WEIGHT CARRIED BY THE TOAD 0 LB AT TRUCK HITCH DURATEK TORSION AXLE · CENTER VERTICAL SPINDLE TRUCK CAMPER ENCLOSED CAR HAULER
Built in the USA · Certified American welders Exclusive manufacturer for 19+ years
  • 19+ 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 in front. Car hauler behind.

A truck camper towing an enclosed car hauler. The Toad rides between them on its own wheel, so the camper’s truck carries none of the hauler’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.
Trailer ToadRides on its own wheel between the camper and the car hauler, so the camper’s truck carries none of the hauler’s tongue weight.
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

How the auxiliary axle works, the 3500HD and 5000SD models, which vehicles it fits, and common questions.

See how it works The shop

Hitches & parts

Equal-i-zer, Weigh-Safe and Curt weight distribution hitches, 25K and 30K balls, HiSpec wheels, ST225/75R15 tires.

Browse hitches & parts The builder

About Jok

30 years towing behind motorhomes, 19+ years building Toads in Iowa. The person who answers the phone.

Meet Jok
How buying works

A phone call, then a drive to Iowa

No shopping cart and no freight surprises. Jok prices every order himself and you pick it up at the shop.

  1. 1

    Call or text Jok

    Tell him your trailer’s weight and what you tow it with.

  2. 2

    Get the right setup

    He’ll tell you whether you need a Toad, a better hitch, or neither.

  3. 3

    Get your price

    One quote, from the person who builds it. Pay the way that suits you.

  4. 4

    Pick up in Janesville

    Collect your order at the shop in Janesville, Iowa.

We don’t ship. Freight costs on heavy equipment are too unpredictable to quote fairly, so every order is picked up at the shop in Janesville, IA 50647.

Not sure what your rig needs?

Call or text Jok with your trailer weight and tow vehicle. You’ll get an honest answer, even if it’s the cheaper one.

Call or text (319) 404-7001