Re: OT More truck/trailer questions ( kinda long)

Posted by Rod F. on April 28, 2005 at 09:47:56 from (142.177.75.74):

In Reply to: Re: OT More truck/trailer questions ( kinda long) posted by George in Biloxi on April 26, 2005 at 06:38:35:

Definitely hire out the hitch if you're not confident about doing it yourself. Like you said, it's not something you want breaking. Too big a risk.
Re: Camels. I was refering to the rear suspension. Many Mack's in my area were set up with the Mack Camelback suspension. It has a rather distinctive shape. The springs are mounted in a parabolic arch (upside down from a normal spring.), and essentially form the shape of a camel's hump. (I assumed you had a tandem.) Hendrickson is the brand name of one of the most common spring ride walking beam suspensions on the market. It was probably the predominant installation until air ride took over from springs on most highway tractors about 25 years ago. However, in many cases, a lot of trucks that were used in heavy vocational applications suck as dump and mixer trucks were spec'd with Camelback's. In my area, Mack was, and still is the predominant mixer truck, and they still run on Camelback's. They're just plain tough, and some say rough as heck without a load. If you have a single axle, then you might have just about any old spring. I'm not sure what they used on the old trucks like yours. Anyway, have fun with the old truck.

Rod

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