I never knew these existed...

valhalla360 wrote:

cyntdon2010 wrote:
1940's There was no power steering back then..

the driver had to be strong

It's not as bad as you might think. They used larger diameter steering wheels to give better leverage and they geared it down.

Also, if you've ever driven truck without power steering, the trick is to get it rolling before starting to turn the wheel. As long as there is some movement, the force needed to turn the wheel is drastically less.

My first truck had manual steering and as long as I had room to get it rolling at all, I could easily palm the wheel.

Then again dual front tires doesn't change any of this.

If you want to see something cool, google dual steering axle truck. I came across them in brazil but I'm sure they are in other countries also. They have two front axles and each steers. My buddy who owns a gravel pit says they are less prone to getting stuck in soft conditions compared to standard dump trucks.

Common sense dictates that with or without power steering, you should always be rolling when attempting to turn the steering wheel. Americans have been dumbed down and become lazy with all the advancements that fail.

I'd hate to see younger people navigate if all the cell sites, and all the internet and GPS systems went down at once, in the event of a major catastrophe.

cyntdon2010 wrote:
1940's There was no power steering back then..

the driver had to be strong

It's not as bad as you might think. They used larger diameter steering wheels to give better leverage and they geared it down.

Also, if you've ever driven truck without power steering, the trick is to get it rolling before starting to turn the wheel. As long as there is some movement, the force needed to turn the wheel is drastically less.

My first truck had manual steering and as long as I had room to get it rolling at all, I could easily palm the wheel.

Then again dual front tires doesn't change any of this.

If you want to see something cool, google dual steering axle truck. I came across them in brazil but I'm sure they are in other countries also. They have two front axles and each steers. My buddy who owns a gravel pit says they are less prone to getting stuck in soft conditions compared to standard dump trucks.

I've seen pics of this before but, I didn't realize it had duals on the front.
They're cool rigs.

Did anyone see the restoration of the one in the show Bichin' (misspelled on purpose) Rides? Very interesting how it was done! Lots of great filming on the resto. Interesting it was powered by a gas straight 6 and halted by air brakes (the early ones that lost braking when you lost air pressure!), they upgraded it to newer style air brakes during the resto.

Here is a link to some video clips. Here is a link to some of the future liner videos. click on the video link. And then the video clips.

Wow, kinda cool.

1940's There was no power steering back then..

the driver had to be strong