| 摘要 |
A hauling vehicle in the form of a so-called terminal tractor intended for transporting containers, but which also can be used for transporting different kinds of trailers provided only with rear wheels, is two-axled and provided at its rear end with connecting means designed to provide essentially rigid interconnection of the vehicle frame with the front end of the container or trailer to be hauled. The rear wheels of the hauling vehicle are steerable as well as drivable from the driving motor of the vehicle. The rear axle is connected to the vehicle frame by means, e.g., hydraulic cylinders, enabling adjustment of the vertical position of the vehicle frame relative to the rear axle. After the rear end of the vehicle frame has been rigidly interconnected with the front end of the container, the vehicle frame can be raised relative to the rear axle, whereby the front end of the container is lifted up into the air. The distribution of the weight of the vehicle between its rear axle and its front axle is such that the front wheels of the vehicle are lifted up into the air. If the rear end of the container has been provided with a temporarily affixed wheel set, the hauling vehicle together with the container will form a drivable equipage whose drivable and steerable front wheels are the rear wheels of the hauling vehicle. |
