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Spring or air
As a company driver, I've pulled air-ride trailers.
Doing some shopping (reefer) and aside from the obvious, what differences would a guy realize air-vs-spring suspension? Do they ride and handle similarly?
Just need a bit of enlightening here...

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Someone more experienced correct me if I am wrong, but I have heard some brokers require an air ride trailer. Can anyone confirm this?

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this has been my experiance.

Spring=Bounce and product damage
Air= nice ride,less damage,better choice of loads.some brokers have to have airride or no load. on the down side it's heavy vs spring about 750-1000 lbs
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Aha! Looks like I need to research further.

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on a spring ride you will often find the lower rox of boxes bulged out from the bouncing, especially a reefer. and that's if they didn't just give out all together.

The last load I pulled on a spring ride trailer was a load of cream cheese. when I delivered it the pallets looked oddly like a hersheys kiss
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on a spring ride you will often find the lower rox of boxes bulged out from the bouncing, especially a reefer. and that's if they didn't just give out all together.

The last load I pulled on a spring ride trailer was a load of cream cheese. when I delivered it the pallets looked oddly like a hersheys kiss

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don't get me wrong. we ran spring rides for years and years. Actually the only reefer I ever owned was a spring ride. but back then 90% of our loads were floor stacked. wall to wall, front to back. there was nowhere for any of it to go
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Pretty much to make it simple the ride with a spring won't be as smooth as it will be with a air ride.
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I've also heard that there are kits where you can convert your springer to an air ride. Me thinks it's just a better idea to start with air in the first place.
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You can add air bags to your springs. Anything can be made but I know of no kits to convert it to bags.

Also your kidneys will thank you for air ride
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