2 axles vs 3 axles

[Bradbury]

Hello all, I'm just curious if there is any advantage of having three axle trailers or two.

[Elit3Alf@]

The 6x4 config (or 3 axles) are more stable and your truck (my opinion) looks better but 4x2 are more easy to park (can't say anything bc I always put a 6x4 config in my trucks)

[reuhaul]

@Sparky_16; in real life having a 3 axle trailer allows you to carry more weight but not sure if it makes any difference in-game.

@Elit3Alf; wrong answer the OP was asking about trailer axles and not truck axles.

[GamerXT]

probably hardly a difference, same thing with truck handling, people say the physics change which is funny because only way you really see a difference is if you drive like 150 kmh

[BN BN]

Originally posted by gamer:

probably hardly a difference, same thing with truck handling, people say the physics change which is funny because only way you really see a difference is if you drive like 150 kmh

I dunno, I can definitely feel the difference parking trailers with more wheels, same with the tractor unit - if you’ve got a tag/mid lift and lift it when parking you can notice the difference in turning circle. I agree out on the road it’s not so noticeable, unless you’re driving without a trailer, then two rear axles definitely feels more stable than one imho.

[💗Blaaashyyy💗]

Originally posted by reuhaul:

@Sparky_16; in real life having a 3 axle trailer allows you to carry more weight but not sure if it makes any difference in-game.

@Elit3Alf; wrong answer the OP was asking about trailer axles and not truck axles.

Not entirely true. In Europe, the number of all axles matter. It all depends on a TOTAL number of axles. If your tractor is 4x2 and you have 3 axles on yout trailer you can weight 40 tons in total. If ur tractor is 4x2 and you only have 2 axles in your trailer then your total permited weight is 36 tons. If your tractor AND trailer both have 3 axles you can go up to 44tons.

With LHV, double trailer, you can weight 60tons in total but you need a 3 axle tractor for doubles, for it to be legal. It dosen't have to be 6x2 or 6x4, it can be 6x2/4, but it have to have 3 axles total.

[Týr]

Originally posted by Blash:

Originally posted by reuhaul:

@Sparky_16; in real life having a 3 axle trailer allows you to carry more weight but not sure if it makes any difference in-game.

@Elit3Alf; wrong answer the OP was asking about trailer axles and not truck axles.

Not entirely true. In Europe, the number of all axles matter. It all depends on a TOTAL number of axles. If your tractor is 4x2 and you have 3 axles on yout trailer you can weight 40 tons in total. If ur tractor is 4x2 and you only have 2 axles in your trailer then your total permited weight is 36 tons. If your tractor AND trailer both have 3 axles you can go up to 44tons.

With LHV, double trailer, you can weight 60tons in total but you need a 3 axle tractor for doubles, for it to be legal. It dosen't have to be 6x2 or 6x4, it can be 6x2/4, but it have to have 3 axles total.

I drove a logging truck with a total weight of 70 tons. The truck had a boggie setup and the trailer had two pairs of boggies, front and rear. 7 axles in total.