jasonjc
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Seen this truck in another thread. My question is how does this work off road or does it.?.
![IMG_6893.jpg IMG_6893.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/364/364939-2e20e35c7ffced63a9e4c883f25fa52b.jpg)
![IMG_6894.jpg IMG_6894.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/364/364955-200ef77c770d3205e1a5713777febd57.jpg)
On a standard truck the rear axle are a set and pivot in the center of the two. All that was done on this truck is a 3rd axle was placed behind the set.
Now think about this, going up a hill as the front end comes up:
On the standard 2 axle rear end the 2 axle pivot in the center keeping both axles flat on the ground and the load equal between the two of them.
On the 3 axle set above as the front end goes the 2 axle set starts to pivot as the frame comes up, but then the back of the frame goes down, the 3rd axle starts to take all the load. The 2 axle set start to lift off the ground and the load all put on the 3rd axle.
This would be a great place for one of those great diagrams of "G lube's"
![IMG_6893.jpg IMG_6893.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/364/364939-2e20e35c7ffced63a9e4c883f25fa52b.jpg)
![IMG_6894.jpg IMG_6894.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/364/364955-200ef77c770d3205e1a5713777febd57.jpg)
On a standard truck the rear axle are a set and pivot in the center of the two. All that was done on this truck is a 3rd axle was placed behind the set.
Now think about this, going up a hill as the front end comes up:
On the standard 2 axle rear end the 2 axle pivot in the center keeping both axles flat on the ground and the load equal between the two of them.
On the 3 axle set above as the front end goes the 2 axle set starts to pivot as the frame comes up, but then the back of the frame goes down, the 3rd axle starts to take all the load. The 2 axle set start to lift off the ground and the load all put on the 3rd axle.
This would be a great place for one of those great diagrams of "G lube's"