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First you need to weight the front axle empty.
Then you take it to a truck spring shop that does work on class 8 trucks and they can do the conversion for you correctly.
The front springs can be redesigned several ways. The firs way is to soften them and let the air bags carry the extra load...
It is easy just make shore you check all of the wire terminations to make shore you do not have any hot bare wires.
Make shore each circuit you are using are protected by a single phase breaker
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How much are you trying to gain?
The bottom of the tank is about 5" from the bottom
The tank is about 3" or 4" from the top. There is an inspection hole on the top of the tank and a vent fitting
I do have a tank without the cage if your interested
I you people want to endanger the lives of the other people on the road as well as yours then this hobby is doomed.
A broken leaf Spring can pop out and go through someone else's windshield killing a person in the car, it can also shred tires, air lines or worse.
I have seen a lot of crazy...
I told them to configure the springs to carry the truck, 20,000 lbs with 12,000 lbs on the tandems, plus the camper at 5,000 lbs, plus the trailer tongue weight at 3,000 lbs and add 2,000 lbs for?
The 2,000 lbs will be partially used when I mount additional water and holding tanks.
As far as...
Funny thing about this thread being here now.
I weighted my truck by the axle on the way to the spring shop this morning.
They are going to remove the rear springs and reduce the capacity so it is more in line with the camper that i carry.
So my advice is to have a reputable spring shop do...
The real tower park did close about noon on Saturday. The best days were Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning.
Tower park had similar parking issues but not the entrance fee
I did not go this year mainly because of the disorganization and I heard a bunch of other people were boycotting it.
Personally I prefer the hydraulic brakes.
Properly working surge brakes are great.
On a surplus, or any used, trailer the brakes, bearings and suspension need to be serviced.
The surge brake actuator can suffer from several issues. First check it for physical damage such as being bent...
It works great
You add a second large valve stem to each rim so that the air is at the top and the fuel is at the bottom.
The air is used to force the fuel out.
The fuel flows through the large valve without any issues.
Grounds? Tires are great insulators but the mount will ground the rim...
I think I am also addicted
I have four
A magnum light light tower, 6kw generator with built in load bank
A Mep 903 B, mounted on the big Navy Ford and soon to be replaced by A Cummings Oman QD 7.5
A Coleman light tower
There are low profile air ride seat bases made for the medium duty trucks that are about 3" or 4" tall.
They are pricey but I have a few extras that might be available
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