when to raise tag axle?

[davidbrady]

Chuck,

You can until you're connected to a toad then suddenly every inch matters! LOL!

To me, the shorter turning radius is important but so is the lessening of lateral loads and scrubbing on the tag. Can you imagine the forces involved in sliding those 365's loaded with 14,000 pounds. You may have seen my hard fought arguments on POG, (how do I get myself into this stuff? LOL). I'm not worried at all about loading the drive while lifting the tag, but sliding a loaded tag is something maybe we should look at too. Have you ever stood next to a coach to watch what happens when that tag slides. Wow, it just about peels those 365's right off the wheels. My feeling is that both the shorter radius and the reduced scrubbing are equally important. I'd very much like to have a steerable tag, but that might be a case of "be careful what you wish for". I imagine there's a lot of maintenance and durability issues with a steerable tag.