Angela...I didn't know know about that incident. What does stinger-steered mean?? ~Esther
P.S. Grant took some pictures for you over the weekend, I'll send them to you, and tell you about them.
Esther
http://www.pelicanparts.com/swapmeet_pics/German_AutoFest_04/Page3.htm
More pictures of the accident(bottom of the page).
http://www.pelicanparts.com/swapmeet_pics/German_AutoFest_04/Page3.htm
More pictures of the accident(bottom of the page).
Brutha Jim.. saw you leaving in your Rover... I honked, but I do not know if you heard.. probably had EW&F blaring tuneage... No biggie... A lot of P-guys and their rides but the swapmeet was fun... These folks think that their crap (old stuff) is worth a lot of money here... LOL.. this little kid wanted a pin for his jacket and the guy wanted to charge him $20.00 bucks for it.. OMG.. big hearted fella.... it wasn't worth five... whatever... at least I enjoyed the ride out there....
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Esther - looking forward to the pics - thanks!
When you look at a tractor-trailer, the hitch is located above the tractor's drive axles (the hitch type is called a 5th wheel - looks like two big plates with a pin thru the middle).
On a stinger-steered vehicle, that 5th wheel is BEHIND the axles of the tow vehicle. It is built onto a frame extension and is very low to the ground. ON a car-hauler, we're talking about 7-8 inches! The advantage to stinger-steered is that you have lots of vertical space for loads (like cars stacked on top of eachother). Also they are easy to back up and most drivers say they are more maneuverable in tight areas because the pivot point is several feet further back than on a regular tractor-trailer.
The bid disadvantage of car-haulers with stinger-steered trailers is that they are so low to the ground that they can very easily high-center on railroad tracks. That's what happened in this tragedy. The vehicle high-centered, ground to a dead stop. Wouldn't go forward, wouldn't go backward. The driver bailed and watched in horror as the train exploded an entire load of exquisite classic vehicles....
angela
When you look at a tractor-trailer, the hitch is located above the tractor's drive axles (the hitch type is called a 5th wheel - looks like two big plates with a pin thru the middle).
On a stinger-steered vehicle, that 5th wheel is BEHIND the axles of the tow vehicle. It is built onto a frame extension and is very low to the ground. ON a car-hauler, we're talking about 7-8 inches! The advantage to stinger-steered is that you have lots of vertical space for loads (like cars stacked on top of eachother). Also they are easy to back up and most drivers say they are more maneuverable in tight areas because the pivot point is several feet further back than on a regular tractor-trailer.
The bid disadvantage of car-haulers with stinger-steered trailers is that they are so low to the ground that they can very easily high-center on railroad tracks. That's what happened in this tragedy. The vehicle high-centered, ground to a dead stop. Wouldn't go forward, wouldn't go backward. The driver bailed and watched in horror as the train exploded an entire load of exquisite classic vehicles....
angela
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Were all these original cars? And I take it no one was hurt in the accident?
No one was hurt, though I suspect a few were quite suicidal. Yes, ALL of the cars were original...
angela
angela