Not much weight on the King pin as the unit’s back wheels are still grounded.
Not really hanging by the king pin, is it? Impressed by the axle travel on that front axle though
Now that is what I call a car transporter, would love to see them over here…
What could possibly go wrong! 
30 METRES LONG! Christ!
We all missed the best part!
“It took traffic authority about 1.5 hours to lift the truck and clear the scene of the accident.”
How long would it take for highways to do it over here!
Did the article state that it took the police 1.5 hrs to clear the motorway? Strewth.Could they give lessons to our hi viz 4 wheel drive boys?
philgor:
We all missed the best part!“It took traffic authority about 1.5 hours to lift the truck and clear the scene of the accident.”
How long would it take for highways to do it over here!
2 days then the lane would have been closed for the nex 2 weeks until they could be bothered to fix the barrier
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And he still had time to hang his hi viz on the bumper to make oncoming traffic aware of the accident - proper driver that!!!
Strong enough to pull a loaded trailer so hanging a 9 ton unit shouldn’t be a problem!
Moose:
Strong enough to pull a loaded trailer so hanging a 9 ton unit shouldn’t be a problem!
… but don’t forget that, as welll as that, you’ve got the weight of all the sh#t on the cab seats - 'cos I’ll bet there’s plenty!
i was told recently on a course that king pins are rated at about 120 tons as standard and 150 tons for heavy duty
but of course im no expert and i stand to be corrected
It’s a similar question to how strong is the rotor mast of a helicopter or the few fuse pins and bolts that hold the engines to the wings of an airliner.Bleedin strong is the answer. 
I have never heard of a pin failing but have seen some ripped from the trailer chassis, and I have spent 2 days in the middle of summer needle gunning a 40ft tandem tilt trailers mounting to weld one back in again, not good news when trailer was used for cow hides to Italy, still dripping, (not the one in the picture)
Pins do fail more often than is broadcast, I’ve done repairs on a few, along with poor maintenance the never ending push for lighter and lighter tare weights means rubbing plates are often 8 mm thick I’ve even seen some at 6 mm
The plates fracture and the whole lot falls out, makes no difference if it’s a weld in pin or a bolt in type
Many years ago while working on a ferry terminal in Saudi,one of our Filipino tug drivers rammed a loaded trailer he was struggling to pick up and sheared the pin straight off.None of us had seen that before or since in my case.We also operated tractor units and trailers with a 3 inch pin on heavy duty work whereas the usual size is 2.5 inches.
Curious time for the driver to do his fluid levels check too…
