3 rear axle Tata Truck.

tushky · 26th February 2007, 20:31

spotted a new Tata truck with 3 axle. 2 are touching to the land and 1 is floating. what is the name of this type of truck??

Mpower · 26th February 2007, 21:11

The 3rd axle is called a lift axle.

Its is lowered pneumatically only when needed ie when carrying heavy loads. Otherwise its retracted for better manuverability and fuel economy.

theMAG · 26th February 2007, 21:28

Probably a TD from Tata or an export model

v1kram · 27th February 2007, 12:09

Nice Pics Tushky!! btw do you have any pictures of the front end?

tushky · 27th February 2007, 13:11

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Originally Posted by v1kram

Nice Pics Tushky!! btw do you have any pictures of the front end?

sorry i dont have. but it was normal truck. no new front face.

directinjection · 28th February 2007, 13:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by tushky

spotted a new Tata truck with 3 axle. 2 are touching to the land and 1 is floating. what is the name of this type of truck??

Way back in 1981, at the India International Trade Fair in Delhi, Tata had exhibited a somewhat similar truck with two rear axles with lift mechanism in one. It was designated Tata 1812. However, it was never launched, at least not in India.

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tushky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 1,233 Thanked: 2,703 Times View My Garage	3 rear axle Tata Truck. spotted a new Tata truck with 3 axle. 2 are touching to the land and 1 is floating. what is the name of this type of truck??
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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	The 3rd axle is called a lift axle. Its is lowered pneumatically only when needed ie when carrying heavy loads. Otherwise its retracted for better manuverability and fuel economy.
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theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,808 Times View My Garage	Probably a TD from Tata or an export model
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27th February 2007, 12:09	#4
v1kram BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Coimbatore /YEG Posts: 465 Thanked: 242 Times	Nice Pics Tushky!! btw do you have any pictures of the front end?
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