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KC8QVO
All of this gets right back to the idea of using as many "standard" components as I can. If I machine a custom hub set that allows for a tapered shaft (larger race diameter for the inside facing part of the hub) then when I go to the new trailer design I would have to go to a standard hub anyway. I don't think the effort to machine a new custom hub set is worth the work and expense just for a temporary solution while I am still using the trailer I am using when that is going to change.
I wonder why no one has pointed you at the hubs used on recumbent trikes. These are cantilever design with axle diameters and bearing sizes appropriate for single-sided support. As a bonus you can get them with drum brakes or fittings for disk brakes. You can buy prebuilt wheels, too:
Utah Trikes Catalog - Front Wheels - Trikes, Upgrades & Accessories
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