what holds the trucks in position, and do they switch the engines off
treachug,
Jun 13, 8:35am
wow, now thats impressive.
don_logan,
Jun 13, 8:50am
Wouldnt want to leave your Pie and coffee on the dash would you!
mrcat1,
Jun 13, 9:17am
They are here, i wouldn't say common but there are a number running around, from memory Lendichs in West Auckland bathtubs tip like that.
john26a,
Jun 13, 9:45am
I have seen them before and used one. Only good for flat ground and not realy any good for off road work. They tip over easy to.
fordcrzy,
Jun 13, 10:14am
didnt TD haulage have a trailer like that!
mongolia1,
Jun 13, 10:15am
Watch carefully and you can see the trucks reverse back onto that hefty barrier arm that comes down behind them.When they tip the truck and trailer unit is held by that barrier arm.I guess they also leave them in gear with the engine off - engine oiling would not be so good at those angles.
philltauranga,
Jun 14, 7:38am
Yes most of their 4 axle pull trailers are. Its called "tip over axle" and its been around since Adam was a cowboy. Its to save weight as no chassis is required, the bin itself is the chassis, the part on the front is lightly built and as mentioned they tip over easy as there is no strenth in the sub chassis, they rely soley on the rear axle so they must be on dead flat ground. Full chassis when used as a semi trailer are much more stable when tipping as the trucks turntable adds to stability. NZ also has a full truck tipper platform in Pukokohe at Chapmans (so Im told but havent seen it myself) they use it for accurate control when tipping potatoes and onions to avoid bruising the produce, they can let them out very slowly.
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