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Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 06:44 pm: | 
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Cowboy, Drive axle will be rated around 12-15 ton, steer usually 7.5-8 ish & same for the trailer axles.
Gross weight 40t unless you're hauling to or from a railhead or port then you can run up to 44t.
It gets complicated between different countries with different weight limits & taxation classes etc.
That rig is pretty much the standard Euro format, 4x2 unit & 3 axle semi with the axles about 2/3 back.
On a loose surface you can spin one round in near enough its own length.
I've seen the pics of people trying to put a rig through the Dragon, but a euro style setup like that you'd not have much of a problem, (might grind the rear bumper here & there though) |
Cowboy
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 06:58 pm: |
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Tks That is close to our standards. |
Badlionsfan
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 07:10 pm: |
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Really not that much different than mine on the inside.
I'll try to get some interior pics of my truck when I get
back in the morning. |
Mndwgz
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 01:06 pm: |
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Would anyone here happen to know where I can find some wind tunnel test results on semi tractor/trailer with box van vs. flat deck? google was not my friend for this one, it only likes the truck and not the trailers. I'm looking for fuel milage comparisons too. |
Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 02:35 pm: |
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Fuel mileage comparisons are tricky things with commercial vehicles, it depends so much on the load, the terrain, & even the driver.
It's very difficult to get valid data.
As a general rule, flats use more fuel because the wind drag gets 2 bites at the cherry, once on the unit & again on the load, plus all the turbulence which increases the drag.
A flat is a rare beast here these days, for dry-freight work we use mostly curtain side trailers or what's known as a Euro-Liner, it's a curtain side trailer with a sliding roof. Extremely versatile & also lightweight. |
Rocketman
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 06:45 pm: |
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I like your office Grumps. Very cosy. Where's the bedroom?
Here's my favourite truck, and I so want to own it but he won't sell. Still in working order today, as it looks in this pic................
Rocket |
Pammy
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 07:29 pm: |
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Uh, I hate to tell you Rocket...That trucks all broken and such...Hell the steering wheel ain't even in the right place. Unless, of course, that' a postman's truck.  |
Court
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 08:41 pm: |
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Grump . . . WOW . . what a rig. You drive local or long distance? I think I want to come to France and ride along for a week! |
46champ
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:21 pm: |
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Grump the weights you were quoting were they metric tons or Short tons? I just want to know if I'm comparing apples to apples or apples and pears. |
Rocketman
| | Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 11:42 pm: |
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At 4mpg on gas, it wouldn't be too economical for postman duty Pammy. And that's on a good day with a tail wind. Then of course the axles need filling with oil every 50 miles too! Still, at least it's a Rolls Royce engine. Reckon Wes and you could work some magic on it? 25mph tops!!!!!
Rocket |
Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 05:18 am: |
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Oh metric tons, is there any other kind worth talking about? 
It's not a bad office Court, not sure you'd enjoy being my passenger, I smoke like a chimney when I'm working, & it's mostly night work so you'd not see much of the country either. Anyway carrying passengers is a sacking offence (if you get caught). |
Mndwgz
| | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 02:57 pm: |
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Here you go... http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/harley- davidson-puts-its-name-on-a-semi/ |
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