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Why are your tandems spread?

 

Did you install that light bar on the headache rack or it was already on when you got it?

 

Nope it was already there

 

Ive always run them spread open, idk how to close them

 

Is that a slider or are they fixed?

 

@JonJon78 . It looks like how they made the frame for the light bar , they just drilled holes in the sides and bolted that metal piece into the frame of the headache rack which is bolted to frame of truck. Look like a pretty easy job to do urself . Can take some pics if u wanna see it closeup

 

Well its only got 2 positions open n close . It has an air valve to release pin and close it but i havent got around to it. After reading the instructions on the side of trailer frame it makes my head spin halfway thru lol . . I try and see if i can get it to work this weekend

 

Yes, when you get a chance I would appreciate it. I'm looking to do something similar with a light bar so I can see at night. I had a light bar on top of my rack but didn't get the light I wanted especially with a taller load... Having it up higher would help a lot.

 

Last company I worked for had some like that and I never played with them either.

I didn't like them, they weighed a little bit more, at least a couple hundred pounds more than the fixed axles, but they needed them for trips into Canada I guess.

 

I usually keep my spreads closed unless I need them open for weight. I've noticed that leaving them spread makes the wipng action of the tires much worse, and also puts a lot of extra strain on the trailer hardware, too.

I know a lot of drivers leave them spread all the time. I've spent far too much time closing spreads that seem to not have been closed in years.

Sometimes, I *must* close them, since I run into Canada.