SIX-WHEEL TRUCK CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Comparing percentages of pay load to dead weight of truck, Mr. Favary quotes for the six-wheel truck a total load of 34,000 lb., a pay load of 20,000 lb., a dead weight of 14,000 lb. and a pay-load to dead-weight ratio of 142 per cent; for a modern 5-ton four-wheel truck with a dump body and a hoist, a dead weight of 11,000 lb. and a pay load of 10,000 lb., or a similar ratio of only 91 per cent.
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