From: Jack Rabon (rabonj@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Aug 20 2004 - 12:19:52 PDT
Wynn Dixie food stores had a fleet of trucks with the same belt driven rear
tandems, used in southeast USA during the 70's. That chain was famous for
cost cutting measures, and it does seem to be a lower cost solution.
Prevents a little dip from stopping the truck by lifting one wheel of the
drive axle. If it happens, the belt would let the rear axle push the truck
along.
Just doesn't feel like a heavy duty, field solution to the problem.
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
Subject: [MV] powered tandems
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:18:25 -0500
Many years ago (1950s) it was common (in NE Ark where I lived) to see
commercial trucks that had drive shaft to front tandem axle and between
tires on both front and rear tandems was a large pully and a very large "V"
drive belt on each side between front tandem and rear to power rear tandem.
Did the military ever do anything like this??
Everette
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