The truck-trailer combination has two pivot points, one is at the trailer joining point and the other is the steering of the vehicle. What is the minimum radius of the circle that it can make? The total length of the truck-trailer combination will be around 53'.
2007-02-06 14:57:53 · 2 answers · asked by Mandar P 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It would be approximately 46 feet. Never heard of a 5 Axel TRAILER. I assume that what you are asking about is a tractor with tandem drive axles, and a trailer with tandem axles. When turning while going in a forward direction a trailer will pivot on the forward axel of the tandem. Most container chassis are about 45 feet long, and have the king pin set back 36 inches from the front of the chassis. That makes the distance from the rear of the chassis to the king pin about 42 feet. The tractor is 8 feet wide so the distance to the center of the fifth wheel is 4 feet. Assuming that a 3 axle tractor could turn sharp enough to be at a 90 degree angle to the trailer (a single drive tractor could easily do this) you would have 42 feet plus 4 feet for a total radius of about 46 feet Have I totally confused you?
2007-02-06 22:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by Peedlepup 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has to be more than 40 feet unless the container can bend.
2007-02-06 15:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by Ron H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋