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Ted Decker trk

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XPO thread had a discussion about 2 piece dollies. Got to looking at some of our new ones and they look like two separate pieces as well. These are pics of a 2019 Hyundai. It appears the toungue assembly is separate from axle assembly, held together by 20 bolts. Five top and bottom, each side . Never saw anything quite like it. Anybody have any idea why we went to this style. Is their a weight or cost benefit?
 
Because all those Great Dane dollies were one solid piece and in less than 6 years the frames rusted and tongue fronts wore down enough to be dangerous, and they had to be scrapped.
 
I miss the ones with the springs mounted sideways under the fifth wheel. They were light and easy to move.
 
Ted Decker trk said:
I'm a city guy now , haven't dealt with doubles much for 7 years. Didn't know it was an issue. Thanks for pics, learn something new every day. So they just replace toungue assembly when worn I would assume, pointle hook looks bolted in as well on the Hyundais
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No weekend linehaul runs for you?
 
Sling Blade said:
No weekend linehaul runs for you?
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No, I actually do run on the weekend when I can. Almost always a long box though. Pulled two sets over the last four years or so on weekend and they were both the newer all galvanized Joe dogs . See tons of Joe dogs on the yard , just never looked real close at them anymore
 
Ted Decker trk said:
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XPO thread had a discussion about 2 piece dollies. Got to looking at some of our new ones and they look like two separate pieces as well. These are pics of a 2019 Hyundai. It appears the toungue assembly is separate from axle assembly, held together by 20 bolts. Five top and bottom, each side . Never saw anything quite like it. Anybody have any idea why we went to this style. Is their a weight or cost benefit?
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What's with the two piece dollies? There an issue with them we should be looking for during our inspections?
 
fubar said:
What's with the two piece dollies? There an issue with them we should be looking for during our inspections?
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No real issues I'm aware of. XPO had some they had trouble with apparently but they were a different design than what we have. They're just something I had never run across before.
 
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