Caravans do not have to be small in Australia
You get many companies building customised rigs
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Beentherefixedthat wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Beentherefixedthat wrote:73guna wrote:Beentherefixedthat wrote:
A really good way to judge this is the commercial truck lines. Your average class 8 tractor (the ones hauling 53 foot trailers or semi's) weighs in at only about 14k to 16k lbs. Yet it hauls a GCVW of 80,000lbs or about a 40k payload depending on the type of trailer and how much it weighs.
Big trucks can gross a lot more than 80k.
That 80k limit was put in place for various reasons, one of which is to protect roads and bridges from deteriorating from heavyweight vehicles.
Yes you are right and I realize that but 80k is the limit for MOST of the states and so I used it as an easily understood example to highlight my statement about why our trucks are way under rated. Any higher number only makes my argument stronger.
Not underated but built for their specified use.You have European, Japanese and Australianbuilt Trucks that haul 100 tons but they have very little in common with something that tows 80,000lbs
Well actually Australia for years imported Mack trucks with 18 speed transmissions for hauling your "trains". I believe you now make some Macks there. But that same Mack was used here to haul 80K with very few minor changes including a 10 or 15 speed transmission.
As far as our pickups go. They are definitely and purposely underrated. They could, as I demonstrated, easily and safely haul about twice what they are currently rated for. But then they wouldnt sell so many duallys and medium sized trucks.
The Mack Trucks were/ are built designed in Australia from 1967, they developed the Metroliner that did Mining work, but not anymore.. They have different specifications even an engine to the US Macks, all now part of the Volvo Group. No US Pickups are not underrated, they are built for the purpose,they would be dangerous trying to exceed those restrictions. Only way you can change their payload,is change the specifications and build of the vehicle.
An example of built for a purpose is this Mining specific Truck that Hauls 500 Tons
