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Re: a question for those with lots of technic
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Wed, 7 Mar 2001 14:03:12 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> The US has a HUGE fleet which makes it hard to spot trends sometimes.
Great answer Larry, you must have a mind like mine that accumulates all this sort of
stuff for later citing. My head is full of it, which is pretty sad in a way but
useful if one makes Technic models :-)
> steel centipedes with 8 axles all of which can be independently
> raised to "walk around" corners, etc)
This sounds interesting - are there any photos out there?
> I think part of the reason for dual wheel popularity is the vast number of
> truck stops we have that are equipped to service them (at 700 bucks a tire
> to replace one tire!!!) making change (of the equipment) a long and
> expensive proposition.
I suspect a major factor is the difference in fuel costs between the US and UK.
Using larger single wheels as opposed to doubles apparently gives a small
improvement in fuel economy, which is obviously a greater incentive for UK hauliers
than their US counterparts. Presumably the initial extra expense in re-tooling for
those tyres was more justifiable in Europe than in the US.
Jennifer Clark
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| Hey guys, just reading the last few postings. What I think is a factor in the dual steering axles is the size of the roads. In europe we're a bit more pushed for space (and nowhere more than here in Holland of course) which makes roads narrower and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) The US has a HUGE fleet which makes it hard to spot trends sometimes. The vast majority of over the road trucks continue to be 18 wheelers (tractor with 1 steer axle, 2 tires, and two drive axles, 4 tires each, trailer with two axles, 4 tires (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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