Re: [SilverStreak] Flipped axels (again)

["Bussiere, Curtis L SFC RES USAR TRADOC" <curtis.bussiere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It was a fun project. Of course Marie is use to me jacking up one vehicle or another and cranking away. Even she saw the bow and canter of the wheels after my 180 attempt. Of course I tried my hardest to convince her (and myself) that it was totally normal, I knew I could never move it like that and I went back to the drawing board. Putting the axel under the spring was the answer for me. I would like to post the pictures if someone could tell me where.
 As far as doing yours, Lets do it. I would be happy to! I just retired from the Army and have a couple of months until I go back to work full time. Marie is going crazy(er) with me hanging around I currently commute to Houston from Fort Polk LA to work just on weekends 

----- Original Message -----
From: Eddie <Eddie@Huffstetter.com>
Date: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:44
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Flipped axels (again)
To: sslist@tompatterson.com

> Curt,
> Ok, come do mine! Most axles I have seen bow up to the center. 
> Sets the 
> camber. Makes it track. I do not know of any axle that can be 180 
> flipped 
> because of that. Of course if drop axles flipping is out of the 
> question.
> I do have experience overloading my single axle tilt trailer for 
> carrying 
> scissor lifts. On the order of a oversized golf cart type trailer, 
> I put two 
> scissor lifts on it one time. Wrong! 8000 pounds on a 4000 pound 
> trailer was 
> a big mistake. It squished the tires, towed 8 miles to my shop 
> downtown 
> whereupon I went over a swell. The over loaded trailer bottomed on 
> the axles 
> and the once bowed up axle bent down in the center, reversed the 
> bow 
> exactly, and the tires both cambered in toward the top. I 
> unloaded. The 
> trailer was rated properly and I assume the rating considers G-
> Force of the 
> load during irregular road surfaces. I imagine the forces can 
> double the 
> weight on the trailer in those circumstances.
> 
> This expensive industrial trailer was impossible to tow back empty 
> to my 
> north yard at any speed above 20 mph without severe duck-walking. 
> I was able 
> to re-bow this very strong axle, return the camber to bottoms in 
> toward 
> center and it resumed good towing. Loaded, the camber tends to 
> have only a 
> slight inner bottom camber which can flex to vertical camber. I do 
> know the 
> wheels cannot be bowed in toward the top and be towed. They look 
> vertical 
> but actually have a slight camber in to the bottom.
> 
> So your right, the axle can't be flipped. It does flex and move 
> during use 
> and needs the slight arch.
> -Eddie-
> Houston, TX
>