Bigfootchevy
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I would not be comfortable driving with those training wheels on my camper or truck.
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I'd rather just have a class C motorhome.
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We have potholes around here that would eat those little fast spinning tires in no time. Better travel with several spares.
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silversand
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Quote:I would be wary of those small wheels and tires' ability to carry the weight and travel at freeway speeds without blowing tires.
I agree completely. I'd beware of this kind of contraption for the above reason and many more:
-what happens if you drive into a banked parking lot, and the weight of the entire truck & camper (what, 10,000 to 12,000-LBS?) transfers to the front wheels of your truck and those rear "training-wheels" and your truck's rear wheels are lifted off the ground ? It's attachment point would/could snap clean off/crack the hitch attachment/destroy the training (tag) wheels and perhaps the truck and camper, too.
Its hard to tell if those training-wheels were jerry-rigged, or, manufactured/designed for this purpose.
BTW: the add has since been pulled by the Poster
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mkirsch
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The thing has got to have some sort of suspension, because the OP said it was controlled by air.
Too bad we'll never know the REAL story behind it...
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mkirsch wrote:The thing has got to have some sort of suspension, because the OP said it was controlled by air.
Too bad we'll never know the REAL story behind it...
Actually, there's a gentleman on the forum here that built a tag axle for his truck using air bags and trailer tires.
I'd have to go back through my past posts to find it, but I could bring up pictures of it, if wanted  .
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JoeChiOhki wrote:mkirsch wrote:The thing has got to have some sort of suspension, because the OP said it was controlled by air.
Too bad we'll never know the REAL story behind it...
Actually, there's a gentleman on the forum here that built a tag axle for his truck using air bags and trailer tires.
I'd have to go back through my past posts to find it, but I could bring up pictures of it, if wanted .
Thanks JoeChiOhki,
That would be great. I'd really like to here from someone who could give the skinny on a setup like this... preferably someone with first hand experience using one on there rig, pros & cons... there always is!
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I seen a dodge pickup a few years ago with a tag set up with a big load of fire wood on rolling down the highway, seemed to work petty slick. Really its kind of a hybrid version of tag axles that were on big trucks in the 60s and 70s before a full tandem became popular.
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JoeChiOhki
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Since this subject comes up every so often, I've kept this stored for the occasion.
The axle's designer and owner is a user by the name of We3.
Here's the pictures and quotes from it:
Description about how the axle works:
MarxF350 wrote:
we3;
Photos turned out great, thanks for posting. Can you describe how the axle is mounted and what changes you noticed (in handling etc) after the axle was installed?
Cheers
mark
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I built a new torsion receiver for the truck. (like a torsion axle) The axle attatches on the ends of the receiver so it is able to raise or lower as the road dictates. I use air bags to force the axle down however it is able to "float" so that you can go through dips and over mounds and still keep constant pressure on the axle. It attaches in about a minute. When unattached it appears as just a normal receiver. The actual receiver slot is not used so you may still tow. I towed a trailer 4500 miles with this setup two weeks ago. The steering is just a king-pin setup with the right adjustments to follow.
It first appeared here:
https://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fu........d/17811429/gotomsg/17832983.cfm#17832983
Then I referenced it here:
http://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fus........d/20977003/gotomsg/20981782.cfm#20981782
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