Aspen’s 45 Ton EXPANDO is an ultra lightweight, 16 wheel, expanding frame lowboy. Recognized in multiple US states, including California and Texas, and Western Canada, the EXPANDO offers both front and rear loading. Along with it’s short length, makes it the perfect trailer for frequent, general-purpose moves around town. It’s low approach angle partial beavertail handles everything from excavating equipment to scrapers, offering it’s operator versatility. For more than 45 years, customers have relied on Aspen trailers to #HaulMore™ every single day.
DIMENSIONS Load Capacity: 45 Tons concentrated load over minimum 15’-0” of trailer deck Deck Width: 8’-6” nominal Tire Width: 8’-11” Expands to 10’-0” (To meet California bonus regulations) Length Overall: 46’-0” Deck Length: 22’-10” Tractor Swing Clearance: 80”,108” – suitable for use with three and four axle tractors Kingpin to Rear Axle: 40’-0”, 42’-4” Fifth Wheel Height: 50” Loaded Deck Height: 20.5” Loaded Ground Clearance: 6”
GOOSENECK Wide, mechanical removable design Tapered front profile for extra tractor clearance Two kingpin positions with removable kingpin. Tapered kingpin housing Aspen style, spring loaded locking pin Lubricated ramp rollers to suit standard tractor ramps 37 ½” flange to flange. Air/Elec connections at rear inside of deck ramp, driver side
MAIN FRAME Double drop, perimeter beam design Fully fabricated high yield main beams, 14 ½” main beams Camber in the main deck is set to suit maximum rated load Front-loading ramps, c/w grouser bars Storage basket installed at front to accept portable front loading ramps Recessed bucket cover plate in last 5’ of deck Deck end ramps integrated into main beams with abrasion resistant grouser bars Recessed crossmember in rear deck transition for excavator boom clearance Decking: 3” Apitong outer, 2” rough fir inner
REAR FRAME Fabricated expanding rear frame with partial beavertail with 18-degree rear slope Low profile rear frame height of 35” Tire width expansion from 8’11” to 10’0” Aluminum air cylinders for expanding and retracting Narrow width fabricated main beams with heavy top flange with sacrificial wear plates Patented automatic deck height adjustment 36” wide inner and outer bolsters between tires with sacrificial wear plates on partial beavertail Load bearing rear lightbar with recessed lights and reinforced pocket for loading ram Integrated wide load sign holder Short Aspen mudflaps installed across width of trailer at rear
LOAD SECURE One pair of tie rings installed inside gooseneck One pair of tie rings installed at front of main deck One pair of tie rings installed at rear of main deck One pair of tie rings installed behind wheel group One set of flag holder/flags installed at rear of trailer
RUNNING GEAR Suspension: Aspen 60,000 lbs, poly bushed 16-wheel walking beam suspension Axle Spacing: 69” Tires: (16) 215/70R17.5 premium radials Wheels: (16) 6.75 x 17.5 Aluminum Hubs: 8-stud hub piloted Brakes: 12.25” x 7” S-cam Slack Adjusters: Premium auto-slack adjusters Brake Chambers: Service brakes on each axle (type 20) ABS on rear axle
AIR SYSTEM Tractor air connections located at center of gooseneck Gooseneck to deck air connection located in deck ramp access point Air tanks installed under rear removable bucket plate, air tank bracket include vibration dampening Expand control located in protected area at rear of main deck Emergency Relay valve system with line-by-line brake application Air brake system to meet FMVSS Air brake valves, remote mounted in protected area
ELECTRICAL DOT 12V system, 7-way connector Rubber grommet LED lighting to meet US FMVSS/CMVSS Oval mid-ship turn signals Strobe lights with switch
PAINT Sandblasted, SSPC-SP 6 blast, primed two-part primer and painted single Aspen standard color (two-part plastic paint) Conspicuity tape to meet FMVSS/CMVSS
