Benson 53’x102”

Cool, the cam lock doors are nice. I have one step with them, the other does not. Wish both had it. I do have front lift axles on everything but the reefer. Your guy at the dealer is correct, they do not lift very high off the ground. I think it's a preference thing, personally I like having them. I use it all the time when empty. I also really like having them here in the northeast bc it does save me a couple hundred per week in toll money.

Ruthless is a flatbed guy, and he is pretty up to date on the various options that are out there. He knows about some new trailer options I didn't even know existed.

 

I have both, and both lift to identical heights. The retrofit is the same as my factory lift, it is a bolt on set-up not welded. It is a little bit more money for this set-up. However, the bolt on gives you an extra inch in ride height which is a big difference. It keeps it high enough so you don't scuff going down hwy. My axles are wrapped in stainless with lights recessed in them. The stainless axles cover sheets use the same bolt holes as the axle lift, so kinda a duel purpose thing. I will try to find a pic so you can see.
The box that controls the lift is also the on-board weight system. So you can either manually lift the axle or electronically from the cab.

 

Sorry this is the best pic that I could find that shows how they bolt up.
If you look on the side of the cover sheets, you can see the the chrome caps I have on the 3/4 bolts. Those bolts on the front axle are what is used for mounting the lift. The bags sit behind the flap so you don't see them. This is for the Hendrickson set-up. I'm sure there are other brands, but I've only worked with these.

 

Is the 1500$ for the on-board scale as well? They tie into the same valve, I just have the liquid gauge cheaper version, but it is very accurate.
If you are having others pull your new wagon then I understand why you would just want the manual lift. I don't let anyone pull my stuff either. One I don't have the money to fix damages, two they are not legal and I don't need them getting impounded under someone else.

 

I hear ya, are you picking up soon? I don't know if you pull the same freight all the time or pull different freight but that scale was like 250$. Not a bad thing to have when the customer says the load weighs 40,000 and you can see right in his parking lot that it weighs more like 45,000. Nice to be able to negotiate before you even pull out, instead of taking the load and finding out 2 hrs later when you weigh it.