How to build a axle "flipper"

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  1. HEAVY DUDE

    HEAVY DUDE Road Train Member

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    This was built at a local fab shop that does my welding work. I bought the steel and told them what I wanted. Its a one man job and takes about 5 min. to raise or lower. #1 [​IMG] #2[​IMG] #3[​IMG] #4[​IMG] #5 [​IMG]
     
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  3. Prairie Boy

    Prairie Boy Road Train Member

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    I used a 12 Volt winch to load up a single axle booster on the back of my tridem lowbed.
     
  4. HEAVY DUDE

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    I'm using a 110 volt winch because I didn't want to mess with a battery.
     
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    This pic shows the axle almost on the ground. [​IMG]
     
  6. Bent Wrench

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    Avoiding tolls when empty?
     
  7. HEAVY DUDE

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    Not tolls, I have a 3 axle trl thats 53' and if I'm empty the axle makes the trl illegal. Also I maybe legal in some states with a load but, the western states require all axles on the ground when over 80k gross. In some states w/axle down I may need a pilot car so I leave it up untill I get west then it must come down. Wreckers charge as much as $250 to go to a POE and flip it. The #### thing is always in the wrong position it seems like.
     
  8. Bent Wrench

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    Ah, avoiding the other kind of toll...
     
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