Dump Truck Books - History and Models

Muldenkipper: Geschichte, Technik, Einsätze

In earthworks and civil engineering, in quarries and in huge open-cast mines, dump trucks are indispensable workhorses. In difficult terrain, they can carry loads of up to 400 tonnes. The author describes the dump trucks, explains the technology and shows unusual applications.

From the contents:
- When frames break and brakes glow
- From wheelbarrows and auto shakers
- From chain-driven trucks to 600-ton giants
- Articulated trucks
- Underground dump trucks
- Crawler dump trucks
- German dump truck construction
- Rigid frame dump trucks
- Wheel arrangements
- Drives
- Dump trucks as tractors
- Two-axle bottom emptying trucks
- Payload racing.

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