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  2. List of gauge conversions - Wikipedia

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    Tanzania in 2008 is proposed 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)/ 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) steel sleepers and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)/ 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) concrete sleepers to suit gauge conversion. 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1920 onward Thailand: From 1920, the standard gauge part of the Siam railway ...

  3. Ready-mix concrete - Wikipedia

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    It uses a simple Archimedes' screw to mix (clockwise) and to lift the concrete to the delivery chute. Ready-mix concrete (RMC) is concrete that is manufactured in a batch plant, according to each specific job requirement, then delivered to the job site "ready to use". [1] There are two types with the first being the barrel truck or in–transit ...

  4. Vehicle size class - Wikipedia

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    Normal-size passenger vehicles, commonly called "3 number" in reference to their license-plate prefix (trucks and buses over 2000 cc have license plates numbers beginning with 1 and 2 respectively), are those more than 4.7 m (15.4 ft) long, 1.7 m (5.6 ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high or with engine displacement larger than 2,000 cc (120 cu in). This ...

  5. Oshkosh NGDV - Wikipedia

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    The rear cargo opening measures 49.5 in (1,260 mm) wide and 72.5 in (1,840 mm) tall. [ 1 ] The gross vehicle weight rating of the NGDV with an ICE, including payload, is 8,501 lb (3,856 kg), [ 2 ] : Table 3-1.2 just one pound over the EPA's threshold to be considered a heavy-duty truck, allowing it to avoid more stringent pollution emissions ...

  6. Truck classification - Wikipedia

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    When light-duty trucks were first produced in the United States, they were rated by their payload capacity in tons: 1 ⁄ 2 (1000 pounds), 3 ⁄ 4 (1500 pounds) and 1-ton (2000 pounds). Ford had introduced the "One-Tonner" in 1938 to their line of trucks. [23] The "Three-quarter-tonner" appeared in the Ford truck lineup in 1939. [23]

  7. Concrete mixer - Wikipedia

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    Trucks weigh 9,100 to 14,000 kilograms (20,000 to 30,000 lb), and can carry roughly 20,000 kilograms (40,000 lb) of concrete although many varying sizes of mixer truck are currently in use. The most common truck capacity is 10 cubic yards (7.6 m 3). Most concrete mixers in the UK are limited to a speed of 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph).

  8. List of truck types - Wikipedia

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    Medium trucks are larger than light but smaller than heavy trucks. In the US, they are defined as weighing between 14 001– 26 000 lb (6 351– 11 793 kg). In North America, a medium-duty truck is larger than a heavy-duty pickup truck or full-size van. Some trucks listed as medium also are made in heavy versions. Box truck; Van; Cutaway van ...

  9. Truck scale - Wikipedia

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    A portable truck scale will have lower frame work that can be placed on non-typical surfaces such as dirt. These scales retain the same level of accuracy as a pit-type scale, with accuracy of up to + or - 1%. The first portable truck scale record in the US was units operated by the Weight Patrol of the Los Angeles Motor Patrol in 1929. Four ...