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REFERENCE
SECTION: OFF-ROAD & ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE TRUCKS |
PETERBILT 6x6 BOOM TRUCK
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Peterbilt 6x6
as photographed at the 1996
ConExpo show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Just what are we looking
at here? Well, this is what is called a "Spaghetti Drive,"
which is nothing more than an all-wheel-drive unit. The typical
drive-reduction unit on the front of the forward rear axle also
incorporates a transfer case; the top driveshaft is from the transmission,
and the bottom driveshaft goes to the front axle. Benefits of this
setup are no transfer case hanging down to catch on ground obstructions
(like rocks), lighter weight (no transfer case), and one less driveshaft
(eliminates the connecting shaft between the transmission &
transfer case, or between the transfer case & rear axle reduction
unit). Photo is scanned from a print. |
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accessories, replacement parts and conversion kits, suitable for
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and parts for plastic model pickup, SUV, 4x4, and heavy truck &
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1/32 Monogram Snap-Tite and ERTL snap-together kits, as well as
1/35-scale Revell, Italeri, AFV Club, Trumpeter, Airfix, Heller,
Tamiya, and other military model truck
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Silver State Specialties is working on resin accessories and complete
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and Narrow Gauge ore hopper cars, as well as 24-inch & 30-inch gauge
industrial equipment in this same scale.
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