How to buy trailer axle effectively prevent "pit"?

2023/04/28 09:28

For trailer drivers, vehicles are tools to make a living and a magic weapon to get rich. The attendance rate and failure rate of vehicles are directly related to the profit and income of the owners. Want to let the vehicle play the maximum value, bring the greatest economic benefits, one is to choose the right model, two is to choose the right parts.


Take the trailer axle for example, although it is not as obvious as the body, it is a key part to bear load, ensure braking, maintain running and assist shock absorption. The right axle can make the vehicle more durable and reduce or avoid all kinds of unnecessary troubles in use.


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A customer once contacted DARO axles and wanted to order a batch of 10t trailer axles to be used with the wheel end accessories from the old axle. It was a very ordinary order, but then something happened that made the customer very strange.


After DARO finished the drawing according to the customer's requirements, he found that the size could not match the customer's existing accessories. After repeated confirmation, he found that the accessories parameters were wrong. The customer questioned this, so he found the old axle for comparison. Unexpectedly, not only the parts, but also the tonnage and parameters of the old axle had problems, which were much different from the specifications required by the customer.


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The customer suddenly saw the light at this time, no wonder the old axle used half a year is broken, the original is the manufacturer corners, tonnage is not up to standard.


There are tons of axle factories, big and small, and DARO believes this is not the only case. However, it seems difficult for buyers to find a simple and accurate method to test axle tonnage or parameters on site.


So how can we reduce or avoid being cheated by bad manufacturers? DARO trailer axle from the following points to do a simple summary for your reference:


First, from what channels to contact the manufacturer?


1. Introduction of acquaintances


In all channels, the introduction of acquaintances is a relatively reliable one, especially when the introducer is the user of the product. After all, when introducing the product to others, it is generally a better use experience.


2. Search online


In the era of mobile Internet, online search is one of the most common ways to find the target product, such as search engine, Ali store, etc., type the target product into the search box, you can find many corresponding manufacturers or brands. This way is the most simple, at home, the disadvantage is that the nature of the advertising content is more, to be in the same "easy to use, durable, excellent quality" in the screen out the real good products also need more patience.


3. Field trip


This is the most troublesome of the several channels, but also the most reliable, go directly to the target factory to see if it is as advertised, so that some of the small house brands can be excluded.


Second, from what aspects to investigate?


1. Manufacturer background


It mainly depends on when it was established, how it has developed since its establishment, what its main business is or what its main products are. Generally speaking, the earlier an enterprise is established, the more industry experience it has accumulated, which is proportional to its production strength and production scale.


2. Manufacturer qualification


Qualification is the premise and basis of quality, with qualification to talk about product quality. A set of perfect enterprise qualification, not only represents the organization and management ability and production and operation level of the manufacturer, but also the performance of the strength of the manufacturer, such as the enterprise's own qualification, production standards, product quality qualification, and so on.


3. Production scale


The scale of production can be judged from the factory area, the number of workers, production equipment and other aspects, which can be learned through field investigation. It is difficult to cheat. In addition, you can also learn about the manufacturer's product series, annual output and marketing network. In general, the richer the product series, the larger the production scale, especially the annual output and marketing network.


4. Technical strength


To judge the strength of technical strength, we should first look at the patent layout, the patent technical strength directly represents the R&D strength of the manufacturer. In addition, the production process, quality inspection means and other technical strength is also a performance, if the field investigation can be close to understand. Generally speaking, if the manufacturer's background, qualifications, production scale are passed, the technical strength of the problem is not big.


5. Market reputation


The market is the touchstone of product quality, and the user's word of mouth is more reliable than any advertising. In this mobile Internet prevailing society, various communities, forums, circles are numerous, sometimes a search online, you can receive a lot of user feedback, can also be used as a reference.


6. Cooperative customers


Look at the manufacturer's cooperative customers, this is the most intuitive, but also relatively simple method to judge the strength of the manufacturer, such as the strength of cooperative customers, the number of cooperative customers, the length of cooperation time, etc.





DARO axle suggests that although the axle is only one of the parts on the semi-trailer, it is directly linked to the attendance rate, failure rate and operation safety of the vehicle. It is necessary to take a comprehensive consideration when purchasing, and never just look at the price. If conditions, it is better to visit the factory site, especially in the case of a large order. Of course, with the availability of online tools, remote inspection is an option.