VIDEO: TAG AXLE For Carrying Your Heavy Truck Camper
TAG AXLE For Your Heavy Truck Camper TAG AXLE, Increases Your Trucks Load Capacity For Carrying A Large Heavy Truck Camper Or A Heavy Load In Your Truck Bed.
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deltabravo wrote:Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
I'm sure the wheels are sprung so they only carry so much weight putting less weight on the bearings
The springs have no bearing on the weight on the wheel bearings.
Whatever amount of weight is placed upon axles is the weight it carries, regardless of what type of springs it has.
The stronger the spring, the more weight transfered to the tag axle. If the axle is just floating, no load on it, there is no load on the bearing. If you install springs rated 100, 300, 500 pounds, you are progressively transferring more weight from the drive axle to the tag axle. The more weight transfered, the more friction and heat.
When you only have the truck axle, that is true, the weight is dividedbetween the front and fear axles. But with a tag axle, you are now sharing the weight load between 3 axles.
