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Vince Site Admin
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cbsweeney Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:30 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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Great pictures Vince! I heard about the road trains, and new they were big, but you just can't appreciate the size until you see something like this. That one would stretch from one end of my town to the other
I'm going to guess that there are 1054 tires, but I have no idea what they each cost
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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Very Cool Pics.
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Vince Site Admin
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:00 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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cheap tures $2-300 good quality is as you say $800ish great photos.
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radar Super Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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Don't know about Aussie but the Road Users Tax here would wipe out any profit wouldn't it Elvis?
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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:15 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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Is there a road tax when there is no road?
Mighty clever idea, that's even smarter than CO²-taxes
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:30 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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ok where do the cattle come out??? looking at the photo it looks to be out front right hand side??? our unload out rear door and you butt the units together the front pen walks right the way out the whole unit to get to the rear. If these units rear unload the ramp is not in the photo because there are no whellmarks heading directly away from the ramp shown.
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:05 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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I believe the cattle are loaded through sliding side gates on each level of the trailers Elvis. As each level is unloaded the ramp would be moved up or down as required, then the truck moved till the next trailer is in position.
This I believe is the standard over here, controlled by the Govt for safety of the critters mate. Having a single standard also makes it easy for manufacturers of the trailers, loading facilities, and receiving facilities to build a product that is standardised all over the country.
As an aside, below are the truck configurations approved for use in appropriate parts of Australia. Just match up the configuration with the description.
A is a B-double.
B is a B-triple.
C is a double road train. A "Pocket road train" is similar, but with shorter trailers and dolly drawbar.
D is an AB-triple.
E is a BAB Quad.
F is an ABB Quad.
G is triple road train.
H is a 2AB Quad.
K represents the largest road trains operating in Australia, and therefore, the world. Called a "Powertrain" or a "Body and six", these machines operate at The Granites Gold Mine in the western Northern Territory, and are used in place of 200 t (197 long tons; 220 short tons) dump trucks, because of the distances involved on the haul run. A 600 hp (450 kW) 19 L (1,200 cu in) Cummins engine powers the prime mover, whilst a 400 hp (300 kW) Cummins engine is installed in the rear trailer of the B-double, driving through an automatic transmission, giving a total of 1,000 hp (750 kW). Weights of 460 t (453 long tons; 507 short tons) are achieved with ore loading in side-tipper bodies on a 100 km (62 mi) round trip. As these trucks operate on private property, they are not subject to governed weight and length rulings, but instead are utilised in the most efficient way possible.
Cheers, Vince
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:13 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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dhc4ever Super Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:30 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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You havent lived until you've had to try and pass one of these on a dirt road, or worse still have one of them pass you from either direction......
Best to just get off the road.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:51 am Post subject: Re: One for the Truck Nuts amongst us. |
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that side loading looks good but wouldnt work over here. some places we go to you back your truck n trailer around corners into the ramp. your figure A is a B train over here very common figure C is an A train not seen very often any more.figure K is a truck and trailer if you cut it off after the 2nd unit the most common of all. 44,000 kgs is the usual maximum overall weight. I have a payload of 27,000kg on my basic unit with tub tipping gear.all the other ones you have shown are no go over here the roads just wouldnt handle them and you couldnt go anywhere cause the plurry things wouldnt fit!!!
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