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To: Ken522

Empty weight: 29,000 lb
Max T.O. weight: 51,000


7 posted on 06/21/2016 7:25:08 AM PDT by beelzepug (For English press #1; for Spanish, learn English and press #1)
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To: beelzepug; Ken522

And for reference, a loaded tractor-trailer has a GVW of well over 80,000 pounds, though that is spread over more wheels.


9 posted on 06/21/2016 7:51:18 AM PDT by Little Pig
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To: beelzepug

lets run some numbers

allow an near empty weight of 30,000 pounds / 2 wheels = 15,000 pounds

if the the contact is 6’’ x 6 “ =36 square inches then 15,000/36 = 416 psi

It’s likely more but not a lot more


16 posted on 06/21/2016 8:48:58 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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