turning radius... whats better higher number turning radius or lower number?

Ya I believe the didstance between the tires on the same axle is called the tire width or axle width.

 

I'm not a michanic but it probably has to do with the steering wheel collumn spline. Some being built with higher gearing or splines for easier turning vs. Lower gearing or splines for tighter turns.

Both usually built with bumper stops ending how much you can acually turn preventing you from tweeking out the assembly. Thus ending how much you can actually turn.

Think of it as a bycicle sprocket.

Smaller gears are easier to turn but having to peddle faster, topping out at a lower speed.
Where a bigger sprocket, harder to peddle, turn slower, but allow you to go faster.

As otr driving requires long periods of driving behehind the wheel the trucks are built more for comfort having less of a need to turn as much as a local day cab their steering radious is geared down more for eas and comfort over convienence. Especialy them old classic type trucks.

Where a day cab spends less time on the road and more time manuvering , it would be geard up for a tighter turning and have less splines in the collumn.

Like wise I'm sure day cabs are geard up differantly. Some trucks are better engineered in some areas than others. Some may focus more on Hpower others electronics, others durability.


I don't know if that makes any sence to you or not.

 

Or think of it this way...

 

hahaha, going out and looking at it is definatly good advise but the way you worded the your prior answer was utterly undecipherable.

 

not sure he did lol

 

hahaha, your advice to just go look at it was great but your prior advice was utterly undecipherable

 

Old post I know, but since that is a dolly and not a trailer I'd bet it's a steer dolly and went around that curve rather better than you might think.

 

Minimum off track on that self loader long logger.