Re: White Pass diesel trucks in Durango
| July 09, 2020 08:21AM |
SebJ Wrote:
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> Very interesting, thanks !
> Also, pivot isn’t in the middle of the truck at
> all. Probably because of the middle axle, and
> would have made the frame ride too high I guess ?
The pivot is set back to form the tri-mount bogie set up, the body rests on and pivots on the off-centre plate, the body also rests on but moves on the the other 2 angled mounts (sometimes referred to as elephant feet), forming the tri-mounts, this provides better weight distribution and thus better traction.
ALCO diesels here in Australia (and world wide) have the same system.
Wayne from Oz
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2020 08:28AM by Wayne Hoskin.
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> Very interesting, thanks !
> Also, pivot isn’t in the middle of the truck at
> all. Probably because of the middle axle, and
> would have made the frame ride too high I guess ?
The pivot is set back to form the tri-mount bogie set up, the body rests on and pivots on the off-centre plate, the body also rests on but moves on the the other 2 angled mounts (sometimes referred to as elephant feet), forming the tri-mounts, this provides better weight distribution and thus better traction.
ALCO diesels here in Australia (and world wide) have the same system.
Wayne from Oz
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2020 08:28AM by Wayne Hoskin.
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