. Automotive industries . z^y. Neiv Rainier 3%-fon truck cliassis the engine supports flexible is realized more and more. Inthe new Service speed truck, for instance, all the engineholding down bolts have coiled springs under their heads,so that the supporting arms can withdraw slightly whenthe frame distorts. Also, in the heavier trucks it has nowbecome the practice to use four universal joints, two be-tween the engine and gear box and the other two betweenthe gear box and rear axle. While military truck design has had some influence oncommercial truck practice, it has not led to the generala
. Automotive industries . z^y. Neiv Rainier 3%-fon truck cliassis the engine supports flexible is realized more and more. Inthe new Service speed truck, for instance, all the engineholding down bolts have coiled springs under their heads,so that the supporting arms can withdraw slightly whenthe frame distorts. Also, in the heavier trucks it has nowbecome the practice to use four universal joints, two be-tween the engine and gear box and the other two betweenthe gear box and rear axle. While military truck design has had some influence oncommercial truck practice, it has not led to the generaladoption of the Hotchkiss drive, as was predicted by someengineers. The general practice on heavy trucks appearsto be to take the torque reaction on the rear springs butto provide radius rods for the driving thrust. An excep-tion is found on the large Bridgeport truck. In this thedrive is taken by the rear springs, whose forward ends arepivoted to the frame. Then there are members which lookvery much like radius rods, which are
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