spread axle rgn

TripleSix · Jan 17, 2014

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Didn't Maverick and Schneider use spread axle drop side trailers to move the glass a few years back? There is an example of how the spread axle config might work. Multiple loads of something tall and heavy but not too long where you don't want to permit the trailer axles for weight all the time.

We have two 53's with 60" spreads. One has a 28' well and the other is 25' IIRC. KP distance (i.e. wheelbase) is illegal on the one with the 28' well. The one with the 25' well has the axles set farther ahead to make it legal but yeah, like everyone else says, sooner or later the well gets so short you begin to defeat the purpose of having a double drop.

We also have a traditional 48' with the 29' well. That makes more sense in most applications. If the rear axles are over 34,000 just permit them up to the sidewall capacity. If you need more then pin on a third.
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Like Pape said, most of them will have a shorter well. I don't think I've seen too many 53 ft rgns,...occasionally, a 51 footer. Never seen a 53 spread. We have quite a few 53 ft rgns, but they're all tri axles with a 29 ft well and flip necks. In a world of tight parking spots, that is a big trailer.

rank · Jan 17, 2014

TripleSix said: ↑

Like Pape said, most of them will have a shorter well. I don't think I've seen too many 53 ft rgns,...occasionally, a 51 footer. Never seen a 53 spread. We have quite a few 53 ft rgns, but they're all tri axles with a 29 ft well and flip necks. In a world of tight parking spots, that is a big trailer.
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Yes, tight parking places and you learn to watch out for crowns and gullies too.

kylefitzy · Jan 18, 2014

rank said: ↑

Didn't Maverick and Schneider use spread axle drop side trailers to move the glass a few years back? There is an example of how the spread axle config might work. Multiple loads of something tall and heavy but not too long where you don't want to permit the trailer axles for weight all the time.

We have two 53's with 60" spreads. One has a 28' well and the other is 25' IIRC. KP distance (i.e. wheelbase) is illegal on the one with the 28' well. The one with the 25' well has the axles set farther ahead to make it legal but yeah, like everyone else says, sooner or later the well gets so short you begin to defeat the purpose of having a double drop.

We also have a traditional 48' with the 29' well. That makes more sense in most applications. If the rear axles are over 34,000 just permit them up to the sidewall capacity. If you need more then pin on a third.
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Maverick still has a few double drop glass trailers with spreads and roll tarping systems. They are for specific customers and are pulled by drivers with 24" bunks so they can haul an extra 12 pieces of 130" by 204" glass.

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