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Excellent,,,,, that thing doesn’t look cheap lol bob

It does sound like it would work for you and as I said, that is one of the best condition of that type trailers I have seen. The only time I have seen cut axles is with LP tank trailers, but they carry much less weight. That is the 1st on a low boy I have seen. Tire wear could be helped by flipping the inside to outside at regular intervals, to even out the wear.

The place I found that has parts has everything except they are out of the 24" pins that this trailer has. I could have those made so not a huge deal. Each beam gets 2 bushings, The pin has zerks on both ends and the grease exits where the bushings ride. The trailer would probably only see 750 miles a year so with new pins and bushings it probably wouldn't give me much trouble. Still pondering!

Well, that's another issue. I was going to add it to my homeowners policy but I never did because I thought it was sold. I just hope the tax assessor didn't see it before it was stolen because if he did I'm sure my personal property taxes will go up.

I can definitely hear the tip turbine on my R model. I would describe it like being in a vehicle with a sequential twin turbo, the smaller turbo is like the tip. It seems the tip is always spinning and making itself known even at light throttle.

Nice clean install, Looks great!

Different deal than we have here. Haven't seen a trailer like that in N/A. He could just re-bush but I think it would be a short term fix, which was why that trailer didn't see a lot of use.

Swishy is talking about trailers like this Drake float Deck fully widens and axles are like the float mentioned in this thread I have seen these style of floats, swing wing types Also need to remember that the conditions in Australia are very different than the U.S. Higher axle limits, loads can be much higher and gross weights are a lot higher and from my experience, the U.S. roads are much smoother That been said, welding these axles together would then mean having to add pivots to the ends of the walking beams and the axles to allow them to oscillate Everything is doable, but I feel it's gunna be much cheaper to fix whats there than cut it all out and start again Paul

I get 3 a year most years.I do enjoy training students.I also trained the first female student in our district.Shes doing really well... Paul

Thanks to all who served.Theres an old guy living not far from me who did 3 tours in Nam.Born in the US to Irish folk he enlisted because "it was the right thing to do"(his words) he doesnt talk much about his experances over there.He came to his folks hometown and worked as a truck driver for many years.He doesnt go out much but a few guys check in on him most days...... Paul

I may get 1 or 2 more this year.. we dont make a lot of them....

Looks like it worked out pretty good.

Well done Joey on your first student getting their Class 1.Its a great feeling.As you know Iv been training train drivers for the last 17 years and its still a great buzz when a student makes the grade...Keep up the good work... Paul

My dad came home in 68... i popped out on 4/27/69...

Hi Mark, I think it's called a flowthru? I was looking for something that had a little bark and also something that fit the build.

What kind of muffler is that ? I think I see a muffler in that one picture .

B.T.W. my first C.D.L. student got his Class A last Thursday... pretty cool. But He wasnt ready to do what I did today.. all good.

The filler for the wet system is on a different spot.. that telehandler has a 55 foot reach. Ive used a few times... its nice. We have a bucket, 3 fork asseblies and a man basket... I will be using it!

You know these days everything is marked pretty good. Just can’t get good help these days. I know absolutely nothing about off-road machines, but it would seem to me hydraulic oil tank would be considerably smaller….. bob

I agree, just add some tubing where it is cut. I'm not sure what Swishy is referring to? this is what I mean by trunnion axles. Kinda hard to see, but short stub axle supported on hyd suspension with 8 tires across. Low deck trailer on triple axle flatbed. as to what happens when one axle on one side goes in a hole, the walking beam hits its stop on the other axle. It doesn't change much if the axles are solid, torques the tubes a bit and the 3 wheels not in a hole all carry some of the load. There are many "single point" suspensions, I haven't seen one with a cut axle before. Cozad:

Thanks Paul. I had a feeling somebody was gonna say that working on kitchen cabinet restoration right now. Sergeant Clara is out walking the dogs. I thought I’d take a breather.

White smoke generally means air in the fuel So if it was getting air in through the leaky line back to the tank and the leak has been fixed, it would make sense it smokes less now Paul

The quickest and cheapest option by far is to repair what is already there Already have s cam brakes and thats most of the battle with older floats and smaller wheels I don't see fix this low loaders suspension up as a big drama I certainly wouldn't be reinventing the wheel here, just fix it up properly and it we ill out last any of us And it easily be capable of shifting a old D7 3T or 17 A Paul

Crazy thing is the fuel and DEF caps are 6 inches apart, easy to see... oh well, i know what people mean when they say. "You work for the City Jojo"..... I hear that after I ask WHY its done that way... I am Not a know it all, just a know a bunch kind'a guy...