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"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve) 05/18/2015 at 15:49 • Filed to: None

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do they call trucks like this:

4x4?

It’s clearly a 6x6. Also, Why wouldn’t a rear-wheel-drive truck like it be called a 6x4?

Marketing doesn’t make sense to me.

Rainbow > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/18/2015 at 15:52

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A dually axle has four tires and four rims, but just two wheels.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rainbow 05/18/2015 at 15:54

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bingo

Sethersm > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/18/2015 at 15:59

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I’d say it’s not a 6x6 since it has only two axles. To me, a 6x6 would have 3 driven axles. With two driven axles, I’d call that a 6x4. With one driven axle, I’d call it a 6x2.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/18/2015 at 16:02

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6X6:

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/18/2015 at 16:09

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Because the outer wheels on the dually are connected to the inner wheels not the axle, there for it still only has 4 wheels getting power from the engine. I hate rednecks who put the 6x6 decals on them

Sam > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/18/2015 at 16:37

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It only has two driven rear wheels. The other two are just attached to the driven wheels. They’re one single unit.

Jcarr > Rainbow 05/18/2015 at 16:39

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So the two wheels and tires bolted to one hub are collectively referred to as one wheel? Would they then become two wheels when you remove them from the hub?

Rainbow > Jcarr 05/18/2015 at 16:44

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As a simple machine, they’re one wheel around one axle. They can’t spin independently of one another. Removed from the hub, they’re not even wheels anymore since they no longer have an axle to spin around.

Jcarr > Rainbow 05/18/2015 at 16:45

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Bowtie_Guy > Rainbow 05/18/2015 at 17:38

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This basically. It’s why Semi trucks are usually listed as 6x4 when they have 10 wheels. It is only counting the hubs or wheels that recieve power

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/18/2015 at 22:28

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Like others have said. Think of wheels in this case more as “Axle ends.” The two tires on either side form a larger “wheel” together. Similar to a dual rear axle Semi truck. All together, there are 10 tires on the truck but it’s still only a 6x2 or 6x4, either is possible, depending on if both axles are driven or not.