* Sinkiang - 8 leggers from China
Uigur,Sinkiang,China -Johns' reports, for Biglorryblog (UK) ... says John: "On a recent trip to China I therefore took the opportunity to photograph a few... As might be expected, many are tippers used for heavy loads like coal, minerals, aggregate, like the one above and these:
Most lorries have their gross permitted weight stencilled on the side of the cab and the maximum for eight-leggers appears to be 31 tonnes, as indicated on the Iveco-based lorry above:
I’m not sure that a weighbridge ticket would always confirm that the rules have been applied! So far as I could tell, this rig was being used to carry coal:
Melons can also weigh quite a bit. This FAW was unloading at Kashgar’s equivalent of the old Covent Garden:
This side tipper still shows its Steyr antecedents:
Other eight-legger outfits commonly seen include tankers:
Finally here are a couple of Dong Feng 8 x 2’s with lifting pusher axle:
Other vehicle types were cement mixers, though most were six-wheelers and I got no pictures. Also to be seen were livestock vehicles, particularly triple deckers for sheep, but again I got no pictures..."Labels: truckmakers news China
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