CONVERTIBLE TANDEM AXLE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A TANDEM AXLE ARRANGEMENT TO EITHER OF A SINGLE DRIVE OR A DUAL DRIVE TANDEM AXLE ARRANGEMENT
First Claim
1. A removable carrier housing for a forward tag axle system, comprisingmeans for removably mounting the carrier housing to a bowl of a forward tag axle system;
- a bearing arrangement; and
a shaft supported by the beating arrangement and extending from a from end of the carrier housing to a rear end of the carrier housing.
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Abstract
A drive axle system can be converted between a single drive tandem axle arrangement including a rear drive axle a dual drive tandem axle arrangement. A forward bowl is provided for a forward axle system. One of a geared forward carrier and an ungeared forward carrier is mounted on the forward bowl, depending upon whether a dual drive or a single drive tandem axle arrangement is desired. To convert to the other type of tandem axle arrangement, the one of the geared forward carrier and the un geared forward carrier is removed from the forward bowl and replaced, with the other one of the geared forward carrier and the un geared forward carrier.
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20 Claims
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1. A removable carrier housing for a forward tag axle system, comprising
means for removably mounting the carrier housing to a bowl of a forward tag axle system; -
a bearing arrangement; and a shaft supported by the beating arrangement and extending from a from end of the carrier housing to a rear end of the carrier housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A single drive tandem axle arrangement comprising:
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a forward axle system comprising a forward bowl; and a forward carrier removably mounted on the forward bow and comprising a shaft supported by bearings and extending from a forward end of the forward carrier to a rear end of the forward carrier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of converting a drive axle system between a single drive tandem axle arrangement comprising a rear drive axle a dual drive tandem axle arrangement, comprising:
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providing a forward bowl for a forward axle system; mounting one of a geared forward carrier and an ungeared forward carrier on the forward bowl; and removing the one of the geared forward carrier and the ungeared forward carrier from the forward bowl and replacing it with the other one of the geared forward carrier and the ungeared forward carrier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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