CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUCK COMBINATIONS WITH THE DOUBLE DRAWBAR DOLLY
The double drawbar dolly eliminates articulation of the conventional single drawbar converter dolly to improve the stability of multiple trailer truck combinations. It is usually provided with a self-steering axle to improve maneuverability. This report describes double drawbar dolly types, factors in their design, and findings from tests of a specific dolly and computer simulation results pertaining to a range of dolly concepts. Performance topics investigated include low and high speed offtracking, stability characteristics and loads at the dolly hitch. The results showed vehicle performance is highly dependent upon friction and stiffness in the dolly self-steering system. Both test and simulation showed that compared with the single drawbar dolly, a double drawbar dolly having properties equivalent to that tested would significantly improve vehicle stability. If steer stiffness is diminished to the free castering condition, stability becomes poorer than with the conventional single drawbar dolly. The double drawbar dolly can impose high longitudinal and vertical loads on the pintle hooks. Therefore, the latch mechanism must be capable of resisting these large upward loads.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
Ottawa, Ontario Canada -
Authors:
- Woodrooffe, JHF
- Billing, J R
- Publication Date: 1983
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 38 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dollies; Friction; Maneuverability; Motor vehicles; Offtracking; Simulation; Stability (Mechanics); Steering; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle performance
- Old TRIS Terms: Double trailers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00386464
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM