Joskin’s Tetrax2 16000S (16,000-litre) slurry tanker empties 32,000-litre road-going vehicles – quite common in some parts of Europe – in two fills. Like the rest of the range, the newcomer is fitted with four equal-size tyres (max. size 650/85R38) to uniformly distribute most of the tanker’s weight. Each pair of wheels are mounted to a central axis that provides a horizontal swinging movement, allowing them to adapt to ground contours. The four-wheel design makes no difference to the height of the tanker, but the use of larger 650mm-wide tyres sees its width increase to 3.2m. This not only prevents the side walls of the four tyres from touching, but also helps to increase stability.
Four wheels on my slurry tanker
Joskin’s Tetrax2 16000S (16,000-litre) slurry tanker empties 32,000-litre road-going vehicles – quite common in some parts of Europe – in two fills. Like the rest of the range, the newcomer is fitted with four equal-size tyres (max. size 650/85R38) to uniformly distribute most of the tanker’s weight. Each pair of wheels are mounted to a central […]
Steven Vale
