what I saw on the highway today

[Rogue]

I'm driving down the highway, and I see this truck. If you can't see it in the photo, it has 2 wheels on each side in the front and 3 on each side in the rear. Plus, the extra tires are smaller than the others... What in the heck?!

 

[Nutari]

I'm driving down the highway, and I see this truck. If you can't see it in the photo, it has 2 wheels on each side in the front and 3 on each side in the rear. Plus, the extra tires are smaller than the others... What in the heck?!

..... wtf?

 

[bazooka joe]

hard to see but is it one of those trucks that can ride the rails?

 

[D-rock240]

That would be my guess.

 

[arlsmazdaspeed]

yeah, I see all kind of trucks like that near the railroads around here all the time.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

ok well dont get me wrong...I can see where that might be the case but a ford duely is a hell of a lot wider than any rail road tracks I've seen...especially w/ the "rail wheel" on the outside

 

[kcbhiw]

Yeah, that's definately way too wide for tracks. Furthermore, the track (not in reference to railroad track) is wider in the rear than the front. It'd never set on a pair of parallel rails.

 

[jomoyo069]

riced out truck?

 

[G-Papi]

Rollover castors? (peep)

 

[Tengo]

its a new age variation of those old roman chariot spike things that came out of the wheels.

 

[Rogue]

yeah, i've seen trucks that go on th RxR tracks, and their wheels are actually pulled narrower. The only thing that I can possibly think of is for offroad use. Going through some loose dirt or mud, you'd get more traction w/ 10 wheels.

 

[jersey_emt]

Yeah, it's definitely not a hi-rail vehicle (the trucks that can go onto railroad tracks). Railroad tracks are only 4' 8 1/2" wide.

 

[Prodigy]

My guess is that is truly serves no function.

It's just another Buford Hwy. custom.

 

[SciFiMan]

City kids....... It's just for additional floatation when driving in very soft soils, sand, peat, muck, etc. without having the extra wheels on the ground all the time causing drag.

 

[B1GHAM]

Yeah, it's definitely not a hi-rail vehicle (the trucks that can go onto railroad tracks). Railroad tracks are only 4' 8 1/2" wide.

wow.... the fact that you knew that off the top of your head... definately kudos to you! lol..

yeah like some have said its for extra traction in loose soil and rocky conditions... (IE sand). if the large wheels dig in, the smaller wheels on the outside help to dig it out.

Sean

 

[Hughes412]

It's REAL SPINNAS bitches! Who needs just the cap spinning when you can use the whole wheel?!

 

[jersey_emt]

wow.... the fact that you knew that off the top of your head... definately kudos to you! lol..

yeah like some have said its for extra traction in loose soil and rocky conditions... (IE sand). if the large wheels dig in, the smaller wheels on the outside help to dig it out.

Sean

I just happen to know a lot about the railroad, it's a hobby of mine. I grew up right next to a heavily used, electrified passenger rail line (NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line) as well as only a few blocks from a freight line.

 

[yashooa]

I just happen to know a lot about the railroad, it's a hobby of mine. I grew up right next to a heavily used, electrified passenger rail line (NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line) as well as only a few blocks from a freight line.

Oh, I thought it was just from you having to fetch all those dead, mangeled bodies off of the tracks as an EMT. (shocked)

 

[Drake13]

At first i thought you were smoking crack.. but the picture stayed the same strange...

 

[kicknmazdaspd]

It's just like the dump trucks that have the extra set of wheels right in front of the rear sets that don't touch the ground when normally driving on the road. But, help it to not get stuck.