Silver Eagle Condor · Tandem Converter Dolly
When the load is heavier than one axle should carry.
A 40,000-pound-GVWR tandem dolly engineered for refrigerated freight, beverage hauling, water hauling, and the heavy industrial duty cycle that punishes single-axle equipment.
40K
lbs GVWR
Hutch
9700 suspension
100%
in-house build
Where the Condor fits
A tandem dolly for the freight a single axle cannot carry honestly.
Refrigerated trailers loaded with frozen protein run heavy. Tankers carrying water run heavy. Beverage trailers stacked floor-to-ceiling with full cans run heavy. A single-axle dolly works at the edge of its rating for that kind of duty cycle. The Condor is engineered to sit in the middle of its rating with room to spare.
Same Portland floor, same engineers, same E-coat line as the Eagle. The Condor is what you order when the load is going to ride on the equipment year after year and you need the structural margin to match.
Why it pulls heavy
Three engineering decisions tuned for the heavy duty cycle.
TANDEM SUSPENSION
Hutch 9700 — the suspension that won’t flinch.
The Condor rides on a Hutch 9700 tandem suspension built for sustained heavy load. Loads that push a single-axle dolly to the top edge of its rating sit comfortably in the middle of the Condor’s 40,000 lb GVWR.
HEAVY FRAME
Built for refrigerated and beverage freight.
Reefer trailers loaded with frozen protein. Tankers loaded with water. Beverage trailers loaded floor-to-ceiling with full cans. The Condor frame is gusseted, plated, and welded for exactly that kind of duty cycle.
FINISHING
Same 11-stage E-coat. Same Silver Eagle standard.
Every Condor frame runs through the same 11-stage cathodic epoxy E-coat line our Eagle and military builds run through. The same coating that goes on our military builds. The Condor that leaves our Portland floor is built to look the same in year ten.
Trusted by
Heavy-haul fleets in food, beverage, water, and tactical logistics run their heaviest freight on Silver Eagle tandems.
Engineering data
Technical specifications.
- WEIGHT
- 4,800 Ibs (2,177 kg) (dependant on configuration)
- WEIGHT
- 40,000 Ibs (18,143 kg)
- Frame and Drawbar
- Formed full-length steel rails and cross members rated at 80,000 psi yield strength Hinged drawbar measures 98″ from center of eye to center of fifth wheel. Lunette drawbar eye is rubber-mounted in steel shock housing. Drawbar is set for 34″ hitch height
- Fifth Wheel
- Jost fifth wheel. 48″ unladen height and roadside release handle
- Axle
- Meritor TN-4671 forward axle with ABS wheel speed sensors Meritor TN-4671 rear axle 71 1/2″ track for 96″ wide trailer or 77-1/2" track for 102" wide trailer
- Hub / Drum
- Cast hubs for 10 stud disc wheels and outboard-mount cast steel brake drums
- Brakes
- Meritor 16 1/2″ x 7″ Q+ S-Cam brakes with non-asbestos linings Anti-lock braking system 5 1/2″ automatic slack adjusters
- Suspension
- Hutch 9700 series, three leaf low arch spring equalizing tandem suspension with 49″ axle centers
- PAINT
- Electrodeposition (E-coat) primer Topcoat is high quality gray polyurethane
- AIR SYSTEM
- ABS relay, emergency and pressure protection for valves
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Harness: ABS sealed modular harness with rear trailer lead and replaceable receptacle
- Tires
- Eight (8) 295/75R 22.5 steel-belted radial or equivalent 22 1/2″ X 8 ¼” steel disc wheels, 10-stud hub pilot mount Pre-painted white
- JACK
- Pivoting jack with swivel caster
- Mud Flaps
- Black plastic flaps with Silver Eagle logo mounted on removable hangers
- License & Registration
- License plate mounting surface on frame, pre-drilled for standard plate Watertight Lexan document holder mounted on frame
- Air Ride Suspension
- For ultimate comfort
- Custom COLORS
- We can match your fleet’s color specifications
Let's build yours
The heavy haul, engineered honestly.
Tell our Smart Dolly Builder what you haul and our team drafts a Condor build tuned to your operation in minutes. Or call the shop floor directly.
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