Flip axle with stinger

When pulling my flip back over with the truck,I would back the flip on a curb or block to help on the Angle.
Makes it alot easier,and put a rolled up tarp on the deck to cushion the fall.

 

Had to flip mine up in a Missouri scale once. He didn't like the fact I was running with my fourth axle down. He was all gunho about calling his buddy that owned a wrecker service. I had it flipped and chained before his buddy showed up. Got out of that situation scott free.

 

I unhook neck from trailer and pull a foot ahead then run the only 3 3/8 chains I have from neck to the rear D - rings I have on dot bumper air up bags on flip to give it that little bit of break over point then pull ahead. With a thud the axle is flipped. I don't recommend doing it all the time, just in those situations where you have no choice.

 

Remembering back it was an oak 8x8 8 foot long. Yes I stood it on end right at the end of the trailer, I got as tight as I could and as the flip axle raised up to flip the 8x8 fell over. It's kind of hard to explain and I was worried the first time but it worked really well. Your results may vary and I don't recommend doing anything your not comfortable with.

 

That is pretty handy knowledge right there. I never even thought about it. We had a 6,500 lb capacity fork lift at work and that is what I used to help the driver. He was trying to roll it back over to his trailer, he left it at our shop for a week as he was returning with the same load a week after he left with it, and I finally convinced him that we could use another chain and make a third contact point on it and just lift it up and carry the whole axle assembly back over to his trailer. At that time I had a boom extension on the fork lift which was a nice addition to this task. When it came time to boom it over he told me that it will be very rough landing. Either I am that smooth of an operator (which I doubt) or that boom extension made it easy cause it went over nice and controlled. I would hate to imagine it without something like that and the noise it would make.

 

I flip mine in the yard with the big forklift or onsite with a wheeloader if I have one around using the forks. I put the forks under the tires, lift up, drive forward tipping the forks and then setting it down. I can flip it up or down the same way, it makes a nice soft landing either way.