With the continuous improvement of the development level of the logistics and transportation industry and the continuous improvement of relevant laws and regulations, car owners have increasingly higher requirements for the production technology of trailer axles. Many brands are committed to building their own axle into a unique selling point, such as lightweight, maintenance-free, high-bearing and other labels are endless.
Today we will focus on the analysis of which axle is more practical, which one is lighter and which one is heavier.
1. Lightweight axle: lighter deadweight.
Lightweight is a term rising in recent years, or it can be said that it is a development trend of the trailer industry. Reducing the weight of the axle can help save fuel, reduce vehicle costs and improve operation efficiency to a certain extent.
For example, the disc axle uses the exposed brake disc instead of the 360 ° wrapped brake drum, which is naturally lighter in weight. If it is equipped with lightweight materials and accessories, and optimizes the internal structure design and production process, its self-weight advantage is more obvious.
Another example is the German axle, which is also a representative type of lightweight axle. In particular, the special structural design of its axle head and the "three-piece" welding treatment of its axle beam make it generally superior to other axles in terms of fuel saving and tire damage reduction.
It is worth noting that the lightweight of the axle must be based on the safety. In order to pursue the lightweight of the product, some bad manufacturers blindly reduce the thickness and strength of raw materials, or arbitrarily change the product design and structure, which is not advisable. The car owners also need to keep their eyes open when purchasing.
2. High bearing capacity: stronger and more resistant.
Although many lightweight axles in the market can take into account the load bearing while achieving lightweight, many car owners, especially those who often transport heavy goods, prefer those with sufficient materials and more solid axles when consulting the axles.
For example, the most widely covered axle type in the domestic market at present, the American axle, is characterized by its excellent heavy-load performance, which is inseparable from its "one-piece" axle casting technology and the design of the axle head with higher thickness and regular shape.
