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Omni wheels or poly wheels, similar to Mecanum wheels, are wheels with small discs (called rollers) around the circumference which are perpendicular to the turning direction. The effect is that the wheel can be driven with full force, but will also slide laterally with great ease. These wheels are often employed in holonomic drive systems.
Faulty transmission control valve can fail and cause rear wheels to lock up, increasing risk of crash, according to General Motors. ... / Getty Images. ... While towing 8,000-lb trailer going up a ...
The vehicle usually has all-wheel drive and consists of two basic units: the front section, generally called the tractor, and the rear section that contains the dump body, called the hauler or trailer section. Steering is made by pivoting the front in relation to the back by hydraulic rams.
A truck with a swap body pulling a trailer using a dolly; the overall length is 25.25 m (83 ft) An Oshkosh M1070 8×8 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) tractor pulling a 5- bogie M1000 HETS trailer, carrying a slat-armored M93 Fox 6×6 NBC detection vehicle near Baghdad
When a trailer skids to one side, this is known as a trailer swing or trailer slew. This can occur on a slippery road surface, often where there is a cant . This is not the same as jackknifing and is not as serious, as the trailer will move back into line as the vehicle continues forwards.
Euclid also pioneered the high speed tractor belly dumper. This combined an off-road tractor (with a fifth wheel) and a very large, up to 100-ton capacity, belly dump trailer. This machine, descended from bottom dump wagons drawn by crawler tractors, discharged its load through longitudinal gates in the bottom of the trailer.
Ohio State will get its rematch with Oregon. The No. 8 Buckeyes jumped out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead on the way to a 42-17 College Football Playoff win over No. 9 Tennessee in a game that will ...
The frameless dump trailer has no frame under the trailer but has ribs that go around the body for support and the top rail of the trailer serves as a suspension bridge for support. The difference in structure also brings with it a difference in weight. Frame dump trailers are heavier. For the same length, a frame dump trailer weighs around 5 ...