TCS can help extend life of landing gear
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cross Shaft Innovation Inc introduces a new Telescopic Cross Shaft (TCS), designed to absorb axial tension and eliminate compression stress generated in the cross shaft when landing gear is not in perfect parallel alignment.
Installation of the TCS takes about 10 minutes. There is no cutting or drilling involved in the installation; it only requires fastening the TCS to one gear box, extending the TCS to the other gear box, and fastening it with the supplied bolts and locknuts. It is not required to remove a landing gear leg.
“Drivers experience a variety of different circumstances causing cross shafts to fail,” said Mike Belliveau, chief executive officer of Cross Shaft Innovation. “The failure of cross shafts often happens when a loaded trailer is ready to be hauled to its destination, which causes delays and alters the schedule of the shipment affecting the level of customer service or satisfaction. We recognized this as a major problem and developed a way to eliminate the risks that comes from failed cross shafts.”
Cross Shaft Innovation is a privately held company based in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada.
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