Tanz
04-16-2004, 11:16 PM
Glad I came across this BB..
I have a question.. Would the following be a good application for an Air Ride system??
We own a 98 Silverado 3500 Dually which is the tow vehicle for a large 30 foot steel gooseneck horse trailer. It takes more than 120 cranks to raise and/or lower the trailer onto the ball of the truck. Some of this motion is the compressing of the suspension under the weight of the trailer and some is the distance to clear the ball. Whatever, it' s a lot of hard work!! I have been thinking about an easier method and just recently thought that if I could lower the landing gear to the ground, then lower the truck by releasing the air in the air-ride suspension, drive the truck just clear of the trailer and raise the suspension back to it' s normal ride height. I assume that the suspension can be raised and lowered by the pressing of a button and/or flick of a switch.
Is this a viable option??
I have a question.. Would the following be a good application for an Air Ride system??
We own a 98 Silverado 3500 Dually which is the tow vehicle for a large 30 foot steel gooseneck horse trailer. It takes more than 120 cranks to raise and/or lower the trailer onto the ball of the truck. Some of this motion is the compressing of the suspension under the weight of the trailer and some is the distance to clear the ball. Whatever, it' s a lot of hard work!! I have been thinking about an easier method and just recently thought that if I could lower the landing gear to the ground, then lower the truck by releasing the air in the air-ride suspension, drive the truck just clear of the trailer and raise the suspension back to it' s normal ride height. I assume that the suspension can be raised and lowered by the pressing of a button and/or flick of a switch.
Is this a viable option??