AshT_200
26-11-2002, 17:37
There is one on here that uses the tyres off a Boeing 747 :eek:
http://www.truckworld.com/Readers-Rides/1rrstmisc.html
http://www.truckworld.com/Readers-Rides/images/2001/apr-01/0401phoenix.jpg
R.B. Slagle and Carl Heap's 1943 International K-7, The Phoenix, is a record holder at Bonneville several times over. The winning unlimited deisel truck is 30 feet long with a wheel base of 25 feet and weighs in at a incredible 18,000 pounds! The Phoenix has a 1472 cubic inch Detroit V-16 engine with an estimated HP of 3750+. The H&S drive train has a rear drive of 8:81 to 1 ratio, a 1 to 1 air shift main trans and a 4-speed air shift auxiliary trans. And now for the wheels and tires: The front wheels are Custom Fokker F-28 aluminum alloy with 39x13 16 ply 225 MPH-rated Boeing 707 nose wheels as the front tires. The rear wheels are Boeing 727 main gear wheels with H&S manufacture special adapters. The rear tires are 49x17 32 ply Boeing 747 units with a 225 MPH rating. In 1994, the Phoenix rose up and took first place at Bonneville with a record breaking 227.790 MPH. This bird is loaded and sure to rise up from the flames and fly.
http://www.truckworld.com/Readers-Rides/1rrstmisc.html
http://www.truckworld.com/Readers-Rides/images/2001/apr-01/0401phoenix.jpg
R.B. Slagle and Carl Heap's 1943 International K-7, The Phoenix, is a record holder at Bonneville several times over. The winning unlimited deisel truck is 30 feet long with a wheel base of 25 feet and weighs in at a incredible 18,000 pounds! The Phoenix has a 1472 cubic inch Detroit V-16 engine with an estimated HP of 3750+. The H&S drive train has a rear drive of 8:81 to 1 ratio, a 1 to 1 air shift main trans and a 4-speed air shift auxiliary trans. And now for the wheels and tires: The front wheels are Custom Fokker F-28 aluminum alloy with 39x13 16 ply 225 MPH-rated Boeing 707 nose wheels as the front tires. The rear wheels are Boeing 727 main gear wheels with H&S manufacture special adapters. The rear tires are 49x17 32 ply Boeing 747 units with a 225 MPH rating. In 1994, the Phoenix rose up and took first place at Bonneville with a record breaking 227.790 MPH. This bird is loaded and sure to rise up from the flames and fly.