strigunok123
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Just 2 trucks with different engines climbing hills with almost equal loading
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Cummins vs Detroit
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Ronnie Mildew
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Them don't look no damn container chassis I ever pulled! Haha
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
European
strigunok123
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Right. We mostly pulling european trailers in Russia. Cos they have 3 axels against 2 on us trailer that allows take more heavy cargoes
Humble pie
What we have is a failure to communicate.
Do you run more American made trucks or European trucks?
strigunok123
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Its different, mainly euro and russian trucks here. But our family company prefer American trucks. Almost no one buy new American trucks due to prices and custom taxes. However there are still many us trucks from 90x and early 2000x on the road
Humble pie
What we have is a failure to communicate.
Those are the best years for US trucks anyway.
Fageol
Old acid hauler but not too caustic
What is considered a heavy cargo in Russia? How much weight is allowed on a 3-axle trailer group?
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
We both run 5-axle rigs for the most part.
As it was explained to me...
Due to the roads being rather historical and old, most typical American trucks aren’t good for getting around. The short wheelbase 2-axle cab overs are really needed to make it work in some European cities.
strigunok123
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For 3-axel trailer group limit 22.5 tons, 7.5 tons for each axel. Total limit cab + trailer is 40 tons for 5-axel tandem, and 44 tons for 6 axels. 20 tons cargo is the most common loading here.
strigunok123
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The thing is 2-axel eurotrucks often have problems with rear axel overweight, even 3-axel eurotrucks have higher base curb weight in comparison with us trucks
strigunok123
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As for me, if i runnin inside Moscow or St Petersburg region i would choose short base eurotruck, but when we are talking about long haul running from South regions to the East and Siberia us trucks have lots advantages
Fageol
Old acid hauler but not too caustic
It appears that your axle loads are heavier than there. And I'm guessing those Australian road trains and the typical doubles running out of Anchorage and Fairbanks wouldn't work in that Moscow -- St. Petersburg freight lane. This is typical for the main freight lane in Alaska: long tractors and 2 X 45' trailers (that can easily be 70 tons gross weight over the steer, drive, and trailer axles).) But wherever trucks run, the truckers just have to make things work according to the conditions they face. How is the road maintenance there in winter? Are the roads frequently plowed so that you don't have to run chains?
strigunok123
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Hii. You are guessing right, Moscow and St. Petersburg freight lane is inconvenient for trains like in Australia due to a lot of traffic, traffic lights and narrow truck stops, but sometimes you can meet 7-10 axels trains pulling overweight 2x20 ft container with gross weight about 70 tons
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strigunok123
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What about winter it also depends on region. For example in city there i live its snowing just one - two times a year. But if we go to the North or East its usual situation when road surface covered by snow. Below are pictures i made in 2019 on truck stop near Saratov city
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strigunok123
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No, i don't have chains,but some guys have. They are more needed for eurotrucks
strigunok123
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This beginning of winter not so snowy as last one, at least for a while
strigunok123
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Global warming is coming
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