Not sure if I should tackle this project or sell it. I've owned it for several years and never seen another tandem steer truck like this. Perhaps I should work on something my wife would actually ride in.
If the wife won't ride in this you might have to considering trading...... the wife! Which axles steer? Both front ones? I'd be thinking about ways to keep that feature while making it more friendly to drive and some creative use for the tank.... Enclosed car hauler? Camper where the windows match the paint so you don't see them? I do wonder about the idea here... needed the carrying capacity but didn't want to drag tires like when backing up a tandem axle trailer? No matter what, it's cool as hell.... build it!
HJMANIAC - that's a cool airport photo WETSKIER2000 - it is a straight body truck (not bendy in the middle) The literature says it 'turns on a dime' but I have my doubts Both front axles turn The tanks is aluminum and would look great shined up with some period correct lettering on it.
MAN O MAN I'm seeing a killer RV. Airbags all around for cush. Gut the tank body of all appurtenances, build a drop frame in the center portion for clearance, make the entry there in the center, each (shallow) end could be bedroom(s). Like Russ Moen's rig only super sized! https://www.google.com/search?q=rus...HS2LDhMQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=975&dpr=1 JML
Here is the princple of the White Tandem Steer Four Wheels Steer Truck to Bigger Payloads " HIGHWAY trailers drawn by this new six-wheel tractor can turn corners more easily with bigger payloads. When the driver steers the front wheels, a drag link and tie rod swivel the middle wheels. Steering knuckles are located at each of the single wheels on the independently mounted middle axle. To avoid drag, these wheels steer only a third as far as the front ones. The rear duals of the tractor are still the driving wheels. Adding a third axle allows oper- ators to increase their legal pay- loads by 4,000 pounds. The White Motor Co. tractor can be used with all trailers. CHALK LINE dramatizes swiv- g of the new war truck's second pair of steer- ing wheels. Note that they turn only slightly although front ones are turned hard. ED BALL STEERING PUSHER, us middle acle is caned, Is seen at ell Axle weighs 1,350 1b., has 10.00 by 20 tires.
737, is your truck a true "twin steer", where all 4 front wheels follow the same turning radius, (Ackerman effect) or is it like HJ's example where the middle axle just turns a small amount to alleviate some of the side skidding? (more like a steerable tag axle) True twin steers are much more common in Europe and Australia.
HJMANIAC - thanks for the info, that is interesting WOLFCREEK-STEVE - I am not 100% sure...I have 'driven' it while it was being towed and it seems the second axle turns as much as the front axle (or nearly so) but I have never turned to the stops to measure the angle(s)
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