Can't haul all the payload you'd like? 

Maybe your truck needs an additional  axle.

Maybe the frame of your truck needs

to be lengthened or shortened--we can do that! 
Check out our most popular suspensions:  (You can see a larger view of the models pictured below by double clicking on the image.  To return to this page, use your browser's "back" button.)

Ridewell's RLT-230  -  air up; air downRidewell RLT 230.gif (17735 bytes); auto lift in reverse                                              

TYPE:  Parallelogram self-steering auxiliary unit with lift
WEIGHT:  924 lbs. including complete suspension and full dressed axle
AXLE:  Fabricated 3-1/2" drop with 70.06KPT (kingpin intersect).  Track is dependent on wheel and tire selected.
WHEEL END EQUIPMENT:  Light weight steel
BRAKES:  15 x 4 S-cam with auto-slacks and 20" chambers
CAPACITY:  13,200 lbs.
FRAME WIDTH:  34" and 35"
AXLE TRAVEL:  13.5"
WHEEL CUT:  22º
CASTER:  Preset, 5º
LIFT SPRING:  Inboard (mounted inside hanger)
STEERING DAMPENERS:  Dual self-centering stabilizers (internal springs)
MOUNTING SPACE REQUIRED ON CHASSIS:  23.5" (center of axle to front of hanger)

Hendrickson's ParaLift Ultra        air up; air down; auto lift in reverse                   Hendrickson ParaLift Ultra.gif (14569 bytes)   

TYPE:  Parallelogram self-steering auxiliary unit with lift                      
WEIGHT:  970 lbs. including complete suspension with Axle, Hub and Drums
AXLE:  Hendrickson Self Steer with 5" drop.
BRAKES: Hub-piloted and stud-piloted hubs and drums are standard, with lightweight hubs and drums optional
CAPACITY:  13,200 lbs.
AXLE TRAVEL:  12"
WHEEL CUT:  25º
MOUNTING SPACE REQUIRED ON CHASSIS:   25.5" (center of axle to front of hanger)

Ridewell RUL 245.gif (5356 bytes)

Ridewell's RUL-245 
air up; air down 

MOUNTING SPACE REQUIRED ON CHASSIS:   25 3/8" (center of axle to front of hanger)          

When you need extra axles, Ridewell's RUL-245 is one of our more popular models.  With a 13,000 lb. capacity it is used with used I-Beam Axles as an inexpensive alternative to the 230.  Weights  only  308 lbs (does not include customer supplied axle)


Call us for more information or to place an order.

(804) 231-6241
Va Wats (800) 552-1930
e-mail:  info@crenshawcorp.com


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