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A logging truck or timber lorry is a large truck used to carry logs. [1] Some have integrated flatbeds , some are discrete tractor units , and some are configured to spread a load between the tractor unit and a dollied trailer pulled behind it.
The Mack NM 6-ton 6x6 truck, officially "Prime Mover Cargo truck ", was Mack's first military 6x6. It debuted as a prime mover in 1940, and was used for towing AA guns, and ammunition. Gun crews rode in its canvas covered bed. The NM's enclosed cab came from the commercial L-model. Many NM's were used by the British as recovery vehicles.
Lumber was stacked on special pallets known as carrier blocks; the carrier would then straddle the stack, grasp and lift the carrier block, and drive off with the load. [2] Because a straddle carrier is open at both front and rear, it can transport lumber much longer than the carrier itself, over 30 m (98 ft) in length.
December 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM If that famous "Final Destination" logging truck scene already lurks in the back of your mind whenever you're driving on a highway, you may want to sit this one out.
The International Loadstar is a series of trucks that were produced by International Harvester from 1962 to 1978. [1] The first purpose-built medium-duty truck designed by the company, International slotted the Loadstar between its light-duty pickup trucks (initially the C-series, later the D-series) and the heavy-duty R-series.
On-highway truck, nicknamed the "narrow-nose" truck First model line introduced with red Peterbilt emblem (at launch) Butterfly-type hood with cycle-style fenders. Horizontal shutters on grille Set-back front axle option introduced in 1971 (later becoming 353) NASA owned 4 such truck but retired two of them, R-13 and R-15. Due to problems with ...
The "Three-quarter-tonner" appeared in the Ford truck lineup in 1939. [23] Over time, payload capacities for most domestic pickup trucks have increased while the ton titles have stayed the same. The 1948 Ford F-1 had a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 4700 pounds. [24] The truck was marketed with a "Nominal Tonnage Rating: Half-Ton."
CMVs are restricted by gross weight (total weight of vehicle and cargo), and by axle weight (i.e., the weight carried by each tire). The federal weight limits for CMVs are 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) for gross weight (unless the bridge formula dictates a lower limit), 34,000 pounds (15,000 kg) for a tandem axle, and 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg) for a ...