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Tag axle

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by olpa77, Apr 30, 2016.

  1. Apr 30, 2016 #1
    olpa77

    olpa77 Light Load Member

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    I pull hopper and I always come out heavy on my drives. I have a spread axle trailer and I can never get the rear axles to take much weight putting me up to 37k to 40k on my drives. In Kansas we can run 85,500# off the interstate. I've been debating the idea of getting a tandem axle trailer and adding a tag in front of my drives. With a single wheel tag added in front of my drives does anyone know what kind of weight I can haul? I currently have a 240" wheel base.
     
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  3. Apr 30, 2016 #2
    cnsper

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    42k on the drives with the tag down. The rest is going to all depend on the bridge measurements.
     
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  4. Apr 30, 2016 #3
    olpa77

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    I guess I will have to see total axle length to get the bridge formula. Thanks a bunch.
     
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  5. May 1, 2016 #4
    Bean Jr.

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    I don't mean to be a grammar nazi, but a tag axle is behind the drive axle, a pusher is in front of the drive axle. It's called a "tag" axle because it tags along, or follows.
     
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  7. May 1, 2016 #5
    cnsper

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    Well some people call a steering wheel holder a professional driver but you know what they are talking about. Besides, have you never seen a truck with a tag axle behind the drives? I have several times.
     
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