Trailer suspensions are oft neglected, so a robust and durable spec is mandatory. Photos: Jim Park Somebody could probably build the lightest, most durable, gold-plated trailer suspension ever seen, ...

Sometimes we bucks-down racers spend all our money on the race car and then have to borrow a trailer to get it to the track. This is an all-too-familiar scenario, so I sat down to devise a simple open ...

Pusher axles and the "flying tag" on this mixer truck are raised for crawling through deep sand in eastern Minnesota. While on the road, the lift axles are lowered to spread the truck's weight, ...

Putting a heavy load on a trailer may require a bit of math and imagination to get the axle weight right. But running with too much weight at one end or the other could affect the vehicle’s dynamic ...

Cargo weight must be distributed evenly across all your axles. And sometimes you have to slide your axles or 5th wheel to redistribute the weight in the trailer. Here’s a guide to basic axle weight ...

As the winter weather starts closing in and the ground turns to pudding, wheeled implements need all the help they can get to keep moving. Hydraulic drive systems promise to improve grip and reduce ...