Air Bags

[Phil Timmons]

Anyone use something like this (or anything like) in a home-build or custom equipment application?

Air Lift D2600 Air Bag Dominator 58616

Air Lift Dominator D2600 delivers 9.7″ stroke, 600 PSI pressure, and 3,055 lb capacity for trucks and custom air ride suspension builds.

airslamit.com

What was / is Good+Bad+Ugly about these?

Thinking about using as a lift and lower for Road Wheels, under a piece of field equipment.

Would generally do that with Hydraulics, but trying to keep Hydraulics off this application.

I guess other choice (all Electric) could be a screw jack.

 

[4570Man]

Hydraulics are probably easier. The air bag can only push. You’ll have to have a second set of bags to lift the axel off the ground. But the idea can work. Virtually every tag axel on dump trucks is moved with air bags.