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As you might have read in my other topic (Styrene and plastruct) I mentioned that I had know Idea how the cylinders on a landoll 410/435b work. Do any of you happen to know how they work? (if you understand nothing about what I just said, answer the title)
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In short, the axles are mounted on a sub frame and that frame comes forward 2/3 the lenght of the bottom deck. The air ride is dropped , and the deck is tilted to the ground at the rear. After loading the process is reversed. Ken
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kcmtoys wrote:In short, the axles are mounted on a sub frame and that frame comes forward 2/3 the lenght of the bottom deck. The air ride is dropped , and the deck is tilted to the ground at the rear. After loading the process is reversed. Ken How does the sub frame move, though? (Where are the hydraulics?)
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Here is a link to a Trail King trailer info sheet. This should answer all your questions. http://www.trailking.com/trailers/files/TK_Advantage_Series_Sliding_Axle.pdf
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Thanks. That helped a lot.
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I still have one small question. How do the wheels stay level on the ground?
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If you look closer at the pictures, you can see the rear axle has the suspension at full compression, air out of the airbags, while the front axle is at full droop, touching the ground, but with no or very little weight on it.
Look also at the pictures with the trailer at a steeper angle, and you can see the front axle off the ground.
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Hmmm. I don't know if I'll be able to replicate that in 1/50 scale. Thanks to everyone who replied, it is a big help to me.
-Adam
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CatD11T wrote:Hmmm. I don't know if I'll be able to replicate that in 1/50 scale. Thanks to everyone who replied, it is a big help to me. hey do not doubt yourself that fast, trial and error man that is how you get things done when building. It looks pretty simple of a design I am sure you can get it done. Jason
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