As the title say’s 
ellies dad:
As the title say’s
Yes basically.
I believe axle slings used to be used to lift one end of a vehicle off the road so the vehicle could be towed on the other axle, they were wrapped around the axle or suspension and had chains or slings attached to them which in turn would go under the bumper and onto the recovery vehicle winch.
As far as I’m aware most recovery vehicles today have an extension to lift one end of a vehicle off the road without using slings, no idea what it’s called though 
I’m sure a recovery driver will be along shortly to give you a much better description than I have
last week i had a brake disc shatter so i lowered the air suspension right down then chained through the wheels and across the trailer, i then raised the suspension to running position which lifted the broken wheel off the floor, hence carrying it home in a sling 
chaversdad:
last week i had a brake disc shatter so i lowered the air suspension right down then chained through the wheels and across the trailer, i then raised the suspension to running position which lifted the broken wheel off the floor, hence carrying it home in a sling
thats because you are Old School, i’m just waiting for the comments like would’nt do that I’m not a fitter/recovery op. Theres dewer and fewer of us about 
thats because you are Old School, i’m just waiting for the comments like would’nt do that I’m not a fitter/recovery op. Theres dewer and fewer of us about
Or breaking down and letting your 15 year old son ‘drive the waggon’ back to the yard on a draw bar, it’s what mad my lad want to become a waggon driver.
Wouldn’t happen nowadays. (Couldn’t happen nowadays)
chaversdad:
last week i had a brake disc shatter so i lowered the air suspension right down then chained through the wheels and across the trailer, i then raised the suspension to running position which lifted the broken wheel off the floor, hence carrying it home in a sling
Good lad, still a technique used by us recovery lads today.
BUT… 2 tywraps and a stanley knife would have made the job better, slice the air pipe off the airbag, bend the pipe over and zip it with a tywrap. Both sides. That way, your chains are only holding the weight of the axle, not with the airbags trying to push the axle down. Of course, us fitters undo the pipes properly so they can be refitted properly, but most drivers don’t carry 27mm spanners to undo airbag pipe fittings 
OTSS:
thats because you are Old School, i’m just waiting for the comments like would’nt do that I’m not a fitter/recovery op. Theres dewer and fewer of us about
Or breaking down and letting your 15 year old son ‘drive the waggon’ back to the yard on a draw bar, it’s what mad my lad want to become a waggon driver.
Wouldn’t happen nowadays. (Couldn’t happen nowadays)
What a strange name to christen your lad, he must be traumatised
chaversdad:
last week i had a brake disc shatter so i lowered the air suspension right down then chained through the wheels and across the trailer, i then raised the suspension to running position which lifted the broken wheel off the floor, hence carrying it home in a sling
Tried that with mine earlier in the year when a caliper went special and jammed on but didn’t have any chains and I can inform you from experience that a ratchet strap isn’t strong enough to hold an axle in the air on a fully loaded bulker… Never mind. Ended up cutting the knackered caliper off with a 9" grinder at the roadside instead.
I guess had I tried cieranc’s trick of disconnecting the airbags it might have worked.
Paul
In the wreckers, we carry a set of 4 girder clamps, each with a chain grab hook on the end of it. Clamp one onto the chassis rails front and back of the axle, jack the axle up (or let the air down), hook chains under the axle and into the grab hooks, blow suspension back up. Jobs a good’un.
These:
But not a D link on it, a chain grab hook.
ellies dad:
As the title say’s
That was mostly on Tipper with 2 powered rear axle and steel spring,to avoid that in offroading by uneven ground an Axle gets too low as it may slip out of the Spring Holder.
The Spring was just in its middle fixed to turn up and down.and Axles had Spring holder where spring slided around
What a strange name to christen your lad, he must be traumatised ":lol:
mad my lad"
Traumatised… He was ■■■■■■■ livid
cieranc:
BUT… 2 tywraps and a stanley knife would have made the job better, slice the air pipe off the airbag, bend the pipe over and zip it with a tywrap. Both sides. That way, your chains are only holding the weight of the axle, not with the airbags trying to push the axle down. Of course, us fitters undo the pipes properly
Makes mental note to add tie-wraps to the list of things to carry…
cieranc:
chaversdad:
last week i had a brake disc shatter so i lowered the air suspension right down then chained through the wheels and across the trailer, i then raised the suspension to running position which lifted the broken wheel off the floor, hence carrying it home in a slingGood lad, still a technique used by us recovery lads today.
BUT… 2 tywraps and a stanley knife would have made the job better, slice the air pipe off the airbag, bend the pipe over and zip it with a tywrap. Both sides. That way, your chains are only holding the weight of the axle, not with the airbags trying to push the axle down. Of course, us fitters undo the pipes properly
i would have done that as well but i was only 5 miles from home and it was dark
chaversdad:
cieranc:
chaversdad:
last week i had a brake disc shatter so i lowered the air suspension right down then chained through the wheels and across the trailer, i then raised the suspension to running position which lifted the broken wheel off the floor, hence carrying it home in a slingGood lad, still a technique used by us recovery lads today.
BUT… 2 tywraps and a stanley knife would have made the job better, slice the air pipe off the airbag, bend the pipe over and zip it with a tywrap. Both sides. That way, your chains are only holding the weight of the axle, not with the airbags trying to push the axle down. Of course, us fitters undo the pipes properly
i would have done that as well but i was only 5 miles from home and it was dark
5 miles? I would’ve just strapped the whole lot to me back and carried it back.
You,re all wrong
there are various axle slings on th market, there are web axle slings arinsdale.com/ProductGuide/t … fault.aspx
my old bulker had wire rope axle slings fitted and were great for when a spring broke as they stopped the axle rotating round too far too burst the air bag or jam the brake drum under the chassis rail
robroy:
You,re all wrong0
that tyre needs cutting