Author discusses effect of kingpin offset on load distribution, clearance angle, traction, braking, steering, maneuverability, and riding qualities, and recommends appreciable increase in amount of kingpin offset in tractor semitrailer combinations; geometric limits on how far ahead of tractor axle kingpin may be placed, and recommendations.
Fifth-wheel mountings on tractor semitrailers
Soc Automotive Engrs -- Trans
Society of Automotive Engineers -- Transactions ; 2 , n 3 ; p 450-457 + 467
1948
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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