Evans Waterless Coolant
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From: Island Southeast Alaska
All I can see when I think about you is Crocodile Dundee.
And he ain't that tall.
I would love to come down and run a Road Train.
I have done triples but your trains do like what?
Six or eight? And that on what we call secondary roads right?
Really I know little or nothing of Australia, But know even less about Canada.
And I have drove the Al-Can several times.
And he ain't that tall.
I would love to come down and run a Road Train.
I have done triples but your trains do like what?
Six or eight? And that on what we call secondary roads right?
Really I know little or nothing of Australia, But know even less about Canada.
And I have drove the Al-Can several times.
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From: Echuca VIC Australia
Ha, croc dundee I'm not! I have dark hair, he was blonde.
Road trains are good fun, I drove them for a while. If they have to run at all on public roads then they are restricted to a maxumim length, depending on your trailer size this can be either 3 or 4 long. If you are on closed roads like mine sites you can go longer but it's rare to see over 5, power and traction become problems over this. There are some places running "power trains", these have a 600hp cummins and an Alison auto mounted under the second trailer with an electronic throttle linked to the prime mover, about 1300-1400hp in total. The pictures you see of 8 or more trailers are set up for publicity or promotional shots.
Here is a few pics of my old truck.
Road trains are good fun, I drove them for a while. If they have to run at all on public roads then they are restricted to a maxumim length, depending on your trailer size this can be either 3 or 4 long. If you are on closed roads like mine sites you can go longer but it's rare to see over 5, power and traction become problems over this. There are some places running "power trains", these have a 600hp cummins and an Alison auto mounted under the second trailer with an electronic throttle linked to the prime mover, about 1300-1400hp in total. The pictures you see of 8 or more trailers are set up for publicity or promotional shots.
Here is a few pics of my old truck.
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Cool thanks M8. I remember doing a walk around banging tires and looking for shinny places where something may have fell off on the triples.
I swear by the time I got back to the cab I had walked several miles and was plain worn out. And soaked
as it always rains here.
I swear by the time I got back to the cab I had walked several miles and was plain worn out. And soaked
as it always rains here.
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From: Echuca VIC Australia
Roos no, camels, cows and donkeys definitely yes. The roads do get corrugated badly, they are graded often, I was running mostly dirt roads.
I used to start the truck in the morning and then walk around checking tyres, by the time I got back to the start I had full air up and was up to operating temp, 72 tyres to check.
I used to start the truck in the morning and then walk around checking tyres, by the time I got back to the start I had full air up and was up to operating temp, 72 tyres to check.
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