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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 capd 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...

Forgot to mention after new lines the white smoke seems to have vanished or atleast lightened up considerably seems it only poofs out a little bit at idle

I managed to find a company that purchased all remaining stock of parts for this brand of trailer. They also had some parts made but have very few left. The gentleman I spoke with had knowledge of the brand. He mentions they produced thousands of trailers over the years. Many for municipal and specialty use. He said they made all their own suspensions and they were cutoff like that from the factory. I'm looking for a trailer to haul some vintage dozers to local shows. My D7 weighs 16 ton and that's probably the heaviest it would be used for.

the fuel truck driver did that to a brand new 299 cat skid steer with 6 hours on it. his excuse was that is where i always fuel the machines. needless to say, that was the last time we got fuel from that company.

Me thinks U need to ask your self R U gunna use the trailer every day How many ton U gunna haul if U were to weld and join the axles as ridgid The design of the suspension is a ridgid type that does not allow for side oscilation imagie one wheel dropping down into a hole .............. Whats gunna happen the are many Low Boy (low Loaders) in Australia with cut axles normally with Hyd suspension Normally called full deck widners cya

Busted !! No,, The other crew was short handed so they asked me to move that Telehandler... Some 'Jack-Leg' put the fuel in the Hydraulic tank.. I took it to Carolina Cat. We only have that machine 6 months.

they let you ride in the passenger seat?? 🤣

well, someone had to say it!!

I got to be one of the Cool Kids today..

F-650 and 750 diesels are still not available for sale in California: https://www.worktruckonline.com/10256609/california-restrictions-no-longer-apply-to-ford-f-550-f-600-diesel-chassis-cabs

I suppose you could remove one side of the walking beam, clean out the tube on the other side, and press in a tube that just fits the ID of the axle stub, then slid into the other side, when everything is bolted back up and in position weld the smaller inner tube to the outer axle tube on both sides. May not be good for 25K on the axle, but would be a whole lot better than how it sits now.

Gothcha, That makes sense! It would be a proper way to make the repair.

Many are hollow, like the axle itself. The spindle is made to fit inside the tube then welded to the tube. Depending on bearings, many spindles are hollow, allows for auto inflation, but more important reduces weight. Often a cup-plug is pressed in from the outside to keep oil from entering the axle tube. That is how "axle surgeons" repair axles, the cut the old spindle out and replace with a new one and weld.

Yes that would probably be an option to make it right. I bet the spindle is solid as the outer end is obviously turned down to accept the hub/bearings. Just my guess though? Its a great trailer for someone who has the talent and equipment to do it.

Other than the axles, that is one of the better looking trailers of that type I have seen. Most a beat all to blazes. That is why, if the prices is right, it might be worth fixing. If the spindles were hollow, you could make a slug to insert into the old tube and cut a new tube to go in between, then when the new tube is in place, push the slug into position where the joint is from each side and weld up. Not possible if the spindle is solid tho.

I spoke with a local truck/trailer place that does this stuff everyday and they haven't seen one like this. They expressed the same concerns with not having the axles tied together. They mentioned replacing bushings wouldn't be a problem but didn't think it would ever stay in alignment with the way its designed. The trailer paint is original and I still see it on the axle stubs so cant tell if it left the builder this way or they were cut later at some point. I cant imagine a reason anyone would ever do that though. Its a nice straight rust free trailer but I will probably keep looking at this point. I appreciate all the comments and insight on this!

I have never seen a axle ser up like this, however it should be all fixable I'm sure that line boring must be common in the U.S. like Australia We can get line boring people to come to site, whether it's your back yard or down paddock or on some building site in the middle of a big city They can weld the pivot bores up and then make them perfectly square with the trailer and then bore the holes out And then match the walking beams perfectly with the trunions, the bit welded to the trailer And presto, it's like new again, providing you keep it greased up ot will out last all of us Paul