differences between US and EU trailer

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  1. Icee

    Icee Light Load Member

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    No we got over the limit, I'm not that old :)
     
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  3. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    no i am not asking you for driving like this scania vabis but this combination as i know they are banned in 2008
     
  4. Pablo-UA

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    I sugest stability issues.

    Truck is used as ballast trucktor with dolly axe towing not classical b-double, but one more dolly axe with trailer ore draw bar trailer. so 3 ore 4 flex points per 3 units... no. it may loose stabilty at panic braking.

    IMO. Flatbed truck (laden of course) towing dolly axe and semitrailer runs like a european combo (truck + draw bar trailer), but with the same lenth and paiload like this monster
     
  5. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMoIYZWvfxs[/ame]

    we used BDF trucktors with 20' container + scandinavian logger dolly axe + 40' container chassis (with 40 ore 45' conteiner). But now we cant use them becouse weight limits.... not more 40 T per truck
     
  6. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    are you sure

    they are drawbar trailer not semi+dolly this is more stable and lighter and those axles are mainly with parabolic spring
     
  7. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    Anyway I vote for Scandinavian combination of truck with payload using as ballast trucktor and dolly + semitrailer. Two units.
     
  8. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    i believe that there is no person interesting in trucks who did not seen this

    but still

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-bS3h6ygP4&feature=related[/ame]
     
  9. cowboy_tech

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    That was cool

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  10. Pablo-UA

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    It is cool but too dangerouse. i used to drive european combo. These kind of turns need experience. Becouse it is easy to crack taillamps with bar.

    And it is not all, I can hook up trailer with front bumber mounted hitch (for used for towing truck). and push trailer, till trailer air system holds air.
     
  11. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    there are far more dangerous situation with similar setups when trailer completely get of the road or front axle hang over the cliff

    i know i damage once air connector ( yellow one) with drawbar
     
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