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Offline John Burk

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Re: Liner front wheels.....
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2012, 03:49:33 PM »
With the kingpins on opposite sides the scrub radius of one cancels the other . Some builders mount them on a common beam which makes them staggered .

Offline kiwi belly tank

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Re: Liner front wheels.....
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2012, 11:51:15 AM »
Most of these tandem front ends have evolved from Al Teague's Betsy, Spirit of 76. I believe the first one to pop up was
Karl Fijastad's(spelling)  liner with no suspension & the wheels in line. On Betsy, the wheels were actually offset from each other by about 5 inches & swung on short axles & torsion bars on oposite sides of the chassis. I believe the rule explains there must be at least two in the front & two in the back, to exclude single front wheel. Hence some 6 wheel creations.
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ps  Where the heck is the spell checker gone?

Offline Stan Back

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Re: Liner front wheels.....
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2012, 01:27:38 PM »
I think you mean Roy Fjastad -- and a spellchecker (sp?) won't help you there.
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Re: Liner front wheels.....
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2012, 12:42:03 AM »
Close!  :-D
 Sid.