Last time, 3 years ago, it happened when I was on my way to Grenada on I-55 when the leaf spring on my boat trailer broke. This time I was headed to D'Arbonne and was going through Little Rock when I knew something wasn't right. The first time I'm assuming that it was an original leaf spring that broke on my 2004 Stratos single axle trailer. But this time it was the same side but it was the spring I just replaced 3 years ago. Fortunately, I was able to limp back home but not without ruining a brand new tire. And I happened to have another new spring on hand so I had it replaced by about 1 am. Then I grabbed a couple of hours sleep then headed back to D'Arbonne. But my question is two fold, how common is this, and should I just order two new springs but with at 2,000 lb rating instead of the 1,500 lb rating that the original ones have? The 2,000 lb rated ones are 4 leaf and the 1,500 lb rated ones are 3 leaf springs. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.