mercer transportation

Valve installed

 

@TruckerPete1990 what does that valve do?

 

Shuts the air off to the front axle airbags. So you can strap it up

 

Once I go home I'll get some 4x4 blocks to drive on. I only got 3x3 and I don't feel like it's high enough then lol

 

I feel dumb, but do you mean so you can strap down the load?

 

No this allows us when light to travel with only 1 axle on the trailer down. Saves fuel and tire wear

 

Oh! That's really interesting! How light would light be? Like less than 20,000 lb? Does it actually lift that axle so the wheels no longer touch the road? Is it hard to do/install?

 

No more then 20k on axle then you can lift it. With one axle up some weight goes to the front of truck. And no get the right parts and it's 10 min job.

 

Thanks @TruckerPete1990!​

 

Yesterday when i started the cutting of airline to my airbag i had problems. the homedept i stopped at to get the stuff i got the wrong ones.. the sizes was 3/8 which is what you need but they wouldn't fit the hose.. So i had to use vise grips and straped it up and went to a TA to get the right part. Lucky they had them just to fix the air part(got it for free). So today i stopped outside Nashville and got the rest of the parts. I did notice yesterday i had rubb marks on my front tires from when i lifted it. Guess i didn't get it high enough off the ground...