Truck Driving Jobs

|

Trucking Jobs

|

Truck Drivers

|

Trucking Companies

 
New Users Register Free Account Here | Existing Forum Members Log In Here
Home | About Us | Contact Us | Testimonials | Spell Check

Class A Drivers.com

Application          Company Listings          Job Search        Load Board
 

  1.   Welcome to the Truck Driving Message Board - ClassADrivers.

    1. Welcome to Class A Drivers Forums

          Already registered? Login above

      OR
       
      To take advantage of all the site's features, become a member of
      the largest community of Truck Drivers.

      The advertising to the left will not show if you are a registered user.

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 14 of 14

Thread: differentials

  1. 11-16-2009 04:16 PM #1
    sptrucker
    sptrucker is offline Rookie sptrucker is an unknown poster at this point. Don't let him/her around power tools just yet.
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    14

    Default differentials

    just out off curiosity can anyone tell me what is the difference between regular 40,000lbs differentials,and super 40s.thanks for any info and have a nice evening.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 11-16-2009 04:32 PM #2
    allan5oh
    allan5oh is offline Senior Board Member allan5oh is on the right path. You could probably safely loan them a quarter.
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
    Posts
    3,181

    Default

    There's no such thing as "regular" 40,000 lb axles. There's still a lot of variation. Super 40's have a GCW rating of 140,000 lbs, most others are around 110,000 lbs.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 11-16-2009 05:11 PM #3
    sptrucker
    sptrucker is offline Rookie sptrucker is an unknown poster at this point. Don't let him/her around power tools just yet.
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    14

    Default

    thanks for the reply,now i have another question ,what is GCW.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 11-16-2009 05:43 PM #4
    allan5oh
    allan5oh is offline Senior Board Member allan5oh is on the right path. You could probably safely loan them a quarter.
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
    Posts
    3,181

    Default

    Gross Carrying Weight. You don't see many super 40's down south because Americans don't haul much weight. Super B's up here are legal to just a hair under 140,000, so you see super 40's a lot more.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 11-16-2009 05:52 PM #5
    sptrucker
    sptrucker is offline Rookie sptrucker is an unknown poster at this point. Don't let him/her around power tools just yet.
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    14

    Default

    thanks again allan .
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 11-17-2009 03:35 PM #6
    Les2
    Les2 is offline Rookie Les2 is an unknown poster at this point. Don't let him/her around power tools just yet.
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    31

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by allan5oh View Post
    Gross Carrying Weight. You don't see many super 40's down south because Americans don't haul much weight. Super B's up here are legal to just a hair under 140,000, so you see super 40's a lot more.
    Now that there is funny...LMAO

    Nah, 80-86k payload on 5 axles isn't much weight! It's nothing like what, 100-105k payload on 8, 9, maybe 10 axles...LOL

    Sorry you folks up there in the attic are funny sometimes, plus I'm bored...LOL
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 11-17-2009 04:19 PM #7
    allan5oh
    allan5oh is offline Senior Board Member allan5oh is on the right path. You could probably safely loan them a quarter.
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
    Posts
    3,181

    Default

    Thing is an 80k GCW can be put on just about anything, even single axle trucks. Once you go 140,000 GCW you need super 40's or something even larger. I don't know the meritor/rockwell equivalent, there may not be. You might have to go with 46k axles.

    It is not gross carrying weight, it is gross combination weight. The weight of everything, including trailers and cargo.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 11-18-2009 01:16 AM #8
    Roadhog's Avatar
    Roadhog
    Roadhog is offline Board Icon Roadhog is a trusted source of information and would probably pick up your dry cleaning. Roadhog is a trusted source of information and would probably pick up your dry cleaning. Roadhog is a trusted source of information and would probably pick up your dry cleaning.
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    I gotta breeze up me Kilt
    Posts
    6,953

    Default

    Don't forget us Michigan B-Trains...
    Our 11-axle outfits can legally scale at 164,500-lbs GW.
    We do allot of tandem-nine-quad-nine set ups on the steel haulers.
    My brother-in-law runs one out of the Soo to Detroit.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 11-18-2009 02:25 AM #9
    allan5oh
    allan5oh is offline Senior Board Member allan5oh is on the right path. You could probably safely loan them a quarter.
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
    Posts
    3,181

    Default

    And your interstates show it! Beat to hell!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 11-18-2009 02:42 AM #10
    Roadhog's Avatar
    Roadhog
    Roadhog is offline Board Icon Roadhog is a trusted source of information and would probably pick up your dry cleaning. Roadhog is a trusted source of information and would probably pick up your dry cleaning. Roadhog is a trusted source of information and would probably pick up your dry cleaning.
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    I gotta breeze up me Kilt
    Posts
    6,953

    Default

    No sir.
    I am talking about Michigan B-Trains, and our I-75 is in very good shape.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 11-18-2009 03:25 AM #11
    Kranky's Avatar
    Kranky
    Kranky is offline Senior Board Member Kranky is on the right path. You could probably safely loan them a quarter.
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    1,108

    Default

    It's not so much the actual weight being put on the ground by the tandems themselves, it's more a matter of the axle shafts & gear sets being stout enough to propel the higher gross combination weight without failing from torsional overload.

    .
    If you can't shift it smoothly, you shouldn't be driving it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 11-18-2009 03:38 AM #12
    Les2
    Les2 is offline Rookie Les2 is an unknown poster at this point. Don't let him/her around power tools just yet.
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    31

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by allan5oh View Post
    And your interstates show it! Beat to hell!
    Alot of MI's road problems is the ground that they are built on, the trucks and weights they run don't help it much either. But I will agree with Roadhog, 75 is alot better than it used to be.

    I've never heard of super 40's myself. The thing is with hauling heavy, take it easy and just about any rears will last, same goes for the trans. They may not last as long as super 40's or a heavier duty trans but you can still get by if you have to.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 11-18-2009 02:28 PM #13
    allan5oh
    allan5oh is offline Senior Board Member allan5oh is on the right path. You could probably safely loan them a quarter.
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
    Posts
    3,181

    Default

    People say the same damn thing about our roads in Manitoba. Mind you we have to deal with a deep frost as well as mushy "gumbo" mud that really gives during the spring. Yet go across the line into North Dakota and they have beautiful roads in comparison.

    Hell even the 20 year old roads are nicer than the road they built up here a couple years back.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 11-19-2009 01:09 PM #14
    Windwalker's Avatar
    Windwalker
    Windwalker is offline Board Icon Windwalker is a distinguished poster and probably helps little old ladies across the street. Windwalker is a distinguished poster and probably helps little old ladies across the street. Windwalker is a distinguished poster and probably helps little old ladies across the street. Windwalker is a distinguished poster and probably helps little old ladies across the street.
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Location
    Been there and gone...
    Posts
    6,187

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by allan5oh View Post
    People say the same damn thing about our roads in Manitoba. Mind you we have to deal with a deep frost as well as mushy "gumbo" mud that really gives during the spring. Yet go across the line into North Dakota and they have beautiful roads in comparison.

    Hell even the 20 year old roads are nicer than the road they built up here a couple years back.
    Are your roads contracted out like those in Alberta?
    Destroy the cities...
    and they will rebuild them.
    Destroy the farms...
    and grass will grow in the streets of the cities.

    Destroy the economy of the blue-collar worker...
    and grass will grow in the executive offices.

    The bill has come due.
    ( R E T I R E D , and glad of it)

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. This ad will disappear if you login
+ Reply to Thread
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules

Trucking Companies | Trucking Job Search | Online Job Application | Trucking Links | Truck Drivers Message Board | Contact Us | Site Map


Truck Driving Jobs © 2003 - 2012 ClassADrivers.com
 

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0