Before using this company performed a about the shoddy & dangerous conversion they did on Mark's truck that was found by a VIS Check.

2BTRVLN (Charlie) had a breakdown in Oregon that he had with his 770 purchased from the same person who sold Mark his 770 plus it was also singled improperly by the same company.

BTW, this is not the first Bad Experience that Charlie has run into with his improperly converted truck.

This is where Tom ended up having his truck singled & they he said they treated him right.

Clutch and General diesel work.

Single out & suspension work. Mobile work also. Best price he received on singling his truck.

Trailer parts and Flatbed decks.

Aluminum diamond plate with Great prices.

Bob had his T2000 single here and in fact they located a new axle midway between the factory tandems after they removed the factory axles.

From Charlie P: Western Connecticut's most complete Truck and Trailer repairs. Based on what he showed me, I believe he is fully capable of doing any required conversion work.

DamianF (Damian) said it's a good independent shop with decent enough rates.

From Jim:
I paid $1,500 to have the rear axle moved forward and to have a new drive shaft made and I'm quite happy with the work and price I paid.

Reference #2:
chuckm4689 (Chuck) also had his axle conversion work done at Tampa Spring and he stated that he was also pleased with their service.

From Jim:
I paid $1,500 to have the rear axle moved forward and to have a new drive shaft made and I'm quite happy with the work and price I paid.

Reference #2:
chuckm4689 (Chuck) also had his axle conversion work done at Tampa Spring and he stated that he was also pleased with their service.

From Jim:
I paid $1,500 to have the rear axle moved forward and to have a new drive shaft made and I'm quite happy with the work and price I paid.

Reference #2:
chuckm4689 (Chuck) also had his axle conversion work done at Tampa Spring and he stated that he was also pleased with their service.

From Phil:
They did an excellent job on my conversion.

The work was rather extensive, since it required the complete removal of the KW Air-Glyde 200 suspension and DS-404 axle set, the installation of an RS-404 axle and Air-Liner suspension from a Freightliner, and the installation of a Henry Szmyt's ET Air Ride Hitch.

Please Note, this is a Small, Family Owned and Run Business.

Joe, his son, and his brother do all of the shop work. For that reason, they are very busy during planting and harvest seasons, since most of their customers are farmers. At those busy times they wouldn't be able to take on conversion work, but they would be happy to work on them outside of those times.

From Jon:
I've spoken with Jon Pearson GATR Volvo's sales manager and he said they will do single axle conversions and that their price would be in the $1500.00 price range.

Rex said he was well pleased with their service and their price of $1370.00 to drop the front Axle and move the rear axle forward.

From Dave:
We don't have any experience with their work but they were recommended by another company we talked to. Their bid was something less than $2000 to move the rear axle forward or $1100/$1200 to leave the rear and drop the front. They said they didn't know of any market in the area for the removed parts so couldn't help with that.

David has helped keep them in business by having his 420 painted here twice & his 610 painted once. They're also willing to position the rear axle midway between the factory tandem locations which would give you the best of both worlds between a shorty and tandem axle rig.

From Jamie:
They are a very big outfit here in the Maritimes, and are well versed in everything class 8 related. Todd wrote me up a full estimate, and told me there would be no surprises. We dropped the tractor off and a few days beer later we picked her up. I am VERY impressed.

From Dennis:
Matt Geils, aka "That Trailer Guy" specializes in class 8 Volvo conversions, custom fabrication work including toter beds plus he's an authorized dealer for TrailerSaver hitches. Matt has also agreed to give forum members a discount on TrailerSaver hitch purchases.
 

Note:

Matt has done various repairs & welding on my truck & I've been very happy with the results.

From Doug:
Tru-Trac did my singling, front end repairs (tie rod), tires and installed Centramatics.
Tru-Trac also sells APU's, have their own CNC shop, and can do powdercoating.

This company was recommended to Dave when they called D-Square Industries to see if they did conversion work. The person they spoke with at Westside said their charge to drop an axle would be in the $1500 price range.

BART was singled at Sweeten Truck Center (Volvo dealer) in Houston...... 10111 East Frwy (I-10 exit 776a) 713-675-1515 Their work is fabulous, AND they have steered all of my work (shocks, paint, singling, drag link recall, leveling valve replacement, spray-on bedliner in the wheelwells) to the body shop, rather than the mechanical shop.  The body shop has a cheaper labor rate than mechanical.  Wayne, the sevice manager, is super helpful and Eli, the body shop manager is great too.  Eli wants to paint the smart to color match BART...and is offering a great price.  I think Dandy takes his truck there for its annual physical too.

Well the up shot of the conversations is this sales manger and his boss realized that they have a captive group down here every winter (400,000) RV'ers and they have gotten up to speed on what we do with these HDT's.

He was the most knowledgeable Volvo employee I have talked to yet with regards to a RV toter.

He was aware of the type custom features we want and knows how to get them done so we talked about everything from bed design to work stations in 630's. They know they will have to be innovative to sell a few trucks in this economy.

Important Note:

This company is a bit expensive and somewhat slow getting the conversion work done.

Cal said that the Fab Shop is a good place for conversions of all types.

Ripon is a one stop shop, Repair work, remove & move axles, metal work, and painting. Kevin and his four shop employees have done a very professional job on my 610.