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02-17-2017, 01:32 PM
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Before HESS sold their toy truck business, I used to give my grandsons a HESS truck each Christmas. I have decided to start a new tradition with my grand nephews, who are much younger. I will build one of your tractor/trailer rigs for each of them each Christmas. Some of them are not even old enough for
Elementary School, so please keep designing for at least 15 more years.  John 
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02-17-2017, 02:24 PM
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02-17-2017, 02:39 PM
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For those who don't know the meaning of the terms - and I didn't at first:
4x2 is 4 wheels, 2 driven. (Like the average car) 6x2 means 6 wheels (3axles) with 2 wheels (1 axle) driven. The second or the third axle might be the one connected to the gearbox. It goes on the same way through 6x4, where it is usual for both rear driven axles to have double wheels, to 8x4 and 8x6, both of which are generally tractor units hauling exceptional loads. Rigid chassis trucks can have the same wheel designations. For these, 4x2 or more commonly 6x2 is normal for delivery lorries, while 6x4 is usual for heavier vehicles like tipper trucks. Also, 8x4 rigid chassis trucks can have the forward two axles steering, while the rear two are driven. Now you know, if you didn't before.  
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02-18-2017, 04:21 PM
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New trailer
]Work in progress - this 40 foot Galtrailer container carrier:
 This is completely new - nobody I know of has produced this particular trailer. It's easier to make than a skeletal trailer, but it's true to the prototype, just the same.  Got a bit more work to do, but it's looking OK. I just have to adjust the undercarriage or it can't be taken by 6x2 tractors.
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