As mentioned a couple of pages back the decline started way back with the ending of Armstrong steering when power from the engine came in. Some times, years ago, you practically had to stand up to pull the wheel round in a confined space fully loaded. The first truck I had with power steering was an Atkinson Highline, a very tall cab, flat floor over the engine wich had a wheel about a foot in diameter. Believe it or not they were advertised for the danger of serious injury climbing down to the ground. It was seen as a good thing.They didn't last long in production but not for that, it had a massive deep windscreen, the bottom of it was at ankle height and in sunny weather you could fry.
Apart from that I met a bloke who had spent his army service driving tank transporters back in the '50s , German Fauns which had no power steering and when turning a corner he had to keep flipping the throttle pedal to make the cab jump and this momentarily lifted the weight off the steering.
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Can someone please explain the small stearing wheels
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by rbrtwbstr, Apr 5, 2024.
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We had something similar in the states it was the GMC Astro.
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I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours.
The Highline is the one on the right, the other is a rare engine out front model.
The Marque was so well loved that when in later years it was taken over by Seddon and called Seddon Atkinson there was such an outcry at the loss of the Big A and the Knight's head that SedAck restored them and dropped the name Seddon on some models. -
No wonder I couldn't find a better picture, it was called the Viewline, not the Highline. Really solid mirror brackets too, before that most British trucks just had little sticks which vibrated.
The view inside. Slightly thicker screen posts I notice though.
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(Still kinda do when Im tired 30+ years later)
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Its just a style. Just like the 6ft tall shifter lever.
Personally I prefer the wheel to be almost flat.
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