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The Euclid Trucks was a manufacturer which specialized in heavy equipment for earthmoving, particularly dump trucks, loaders and wheel tractor-scrapers. Known for its distinctive bright green paint scheme, it operated in the United States from the 1920s to the 1950s, when it was purchased by General Motors .
A standard dump truck is a truck chassis with a dump body mounted to the frame. The bed is raised by a vertical hydraulic ram mounted under the front of the body (known as a front post hoist configuration), or a horizontal hydraulic ram and lever arrangement between the frame rails (known as an underbody hoist configuration), and the back of ...
The safety of the M939 series of trucks has been criticized, especially braking performance and stability when loaded. In 1999 the U.S. Army began retrofitting anti-lock brake systems to the M939 trucks. [24] Until the trucks were modified, they were limited to a 40 mph (65 km/h) top speed by an Army-wide safety order. [citation needed]
M930A2 Dump Truck w/winch. Dump trucks were used to haul sand, gravel, dirt, rubble, scrap, and other bulk materials. They had a 5 cubic yards (3.8 m 3) dump body with cab protector and a tailgate that could hinge at either the top or bottom. They could be equipped with overhead bows, a tarpaulin, and troop seats, but the relatively small size ...
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The WABCO 3200 was a rare example of a tri-axle haul truck configuration A medium sized haul truck, the 214-short-ton (194 t; 191-long-ton) Caterpillar 789 [1]. Most haul trucks have a two-axle design, but two well-known models from the 1970s, the 350T Terex Titan and 235T WABCO 3200/B, had three axles.
Before the dump body can be joined to the frame, the dump body components must be assembled and welded together by a dedicated team, requiring seven to ten days per dump body. Final assembly of one 797 requires a team of seven mechanics working in three shifts around the clock, for 20 days, in addition to the time required to assemble and weld ...
Mack Trucks: Model years: 1966–2005: Assembly: Allentown, Pennsylvania Hayward, California Iran, Tehran Saipa Diesel [1] (Was known as Iran Kaveh) Body and chassis; Class: Class 8 truck: Body style: Truck (bonneted cab) Layout: 4x2, 4x4, 6x4, 6x6, 8x6: Related: Mack U Series Mack DM Series Mack Super-Liner: Powertrain; Engine: Turbocharged ...