I hope this is short . 4 wheels is 2 axles, 1 steering axel and 1 drive axle, forget about the wheels. 6 wheels is 3 axles, 1 steering and 2 rear axles. Ats calls x2 meaning that 1 rear is powered. If the last axel is powered than the middle lift axel is not (aka pusher axel.) If the middle axel is powered than the last axel is not ( aka tag axel). Ats calls x4 means both rear axels are powered , but you need to engage the power lock to give them both power. Like engage 4 wheel drive in a 4x4 pickup truck , Older pickups all the new stuff may be different ? A 6 is a 10 wheeler. Back many years ago when I drove truck we just called them single axel , tandem axel , or tri axel. Hope this helps. Have a Merry Christmas.
Very helpful, thanks! So I looked for a setting to engage the power lock in the game but didn't seem to see anything. Is that the V (differential) thing?
Yes power lock and diff lock are the same just different words. I can't help with what engages it, I'm trying to save $$ to buy a gaming computer so I can get the game. I am an old retired S.O.B. If I remember right you have to be stopped or going very slow to engage and disengage it.
I did watch your old footage and in ATS episode 98 you did deliver to the post office and did active the lake same time as discovered are but never went there. About the turning circle: -More friction on the ground, harder it is to turn. Dual tires always have more contach patch than single tires. -Smaller the wheelbase between front and rear, the smaller the turning circle. Wonder why euro trucks are so nimble. The pivot point of a vehicle is always at the rear most axle that TOUCHES THE GROUND in normal situation as it travels the shortest distance when turning. HOWEVER there is some exceptions to this: -If vehicle has multiple rear axles, the pivot point is in the middle point of front most and rear most rear axle (your current truck). -If vehicle has stearable rear most axle the pivot point moves forward to next non-stearable axle (forklift). If there is none solid axle then the pivot will depend the steering angle of the turnable axles (4 wheel steering in a passenger car) Everything behind the rear most axle is an overhang and that will swing outside when turning. The longer the overhang more swing it makes and need to be more careful in the sharp corners. Picture tells more than thousand words but youtube does not allow pictures in the comments😛
To clarify wheel positions vs tire position, they have the same name locations like front left/driver side steer tire or wheel or right/passenger side front steer tire/wheel, the only difference it makes when it comes to your rear axles with dual tire set up, thats when you say left/driver side front axle outside tire, or right/passenger side rear axle inside tire. That helps techs identify which tire has a issue. But that doesn’t matter if you have super singles or single wide based tires, then your real axles have one tire in that position. And thats how trucking classifications are based on, wheel positions which on the back its front drive axle passenger/right side or rear drive axle driver/left side.
Merry Christmas Zilla! I havent commented much recently but still watch most of the videos you still put out. Hope all is well with you and can't wait for another year of videos!
Wishing you the best Christmas ever, and I hope it's all you dreamed of. On the not remembering you are forgiven, it's been several sleeps ago, I have trouble remembering what I did last week...lol.
In real life having a truck with a mid lift axle might help with the turning radius a bit, if you have 2 axles in the back, while turning if all axles are down, you are turning on one axle and the other is dragging, but if you lift one axle you are turning on the one thats down. In this game I dont think this makes that much of a difference, you might notice it if you go to places like the mines or job sites where the dirt is uneven you will notice the truck sometimes get stuck on a high spot and you will have to lock your differential only on a 6x4, 6x2 you just lift one axle.
I split my comments into 2 pieces I didn’t want to make them too long, I can get very detailed when explaining, what can I say, I love trucking. But if you have a truck with a liftable axle, the only way it will effect the turning radius in the game and real life is if the lift axle is all the way in the back after the 5th wheel, so when you lift that rear most axle you in turn are shorting your wheel base. A vehicle with a shorter wheel base will have a smaller turning radius then a vehicle with a longer wheel base. But in real life that can effect the drivability of the truck. All the weight is put down on the 5th wheel, and if the lift axle is in front of the 5th wheel the weight gets distributed between your steer tires and your drive tires all the way in the back, but if the lift axle is after the 5th wheel all the way in the back then theres no wheels supporting the weight in the back, the truck becomes like a seesaw, when the weight pushes down on the back it will make the steer tires lift of the ground, the wheels right in the front of the 5th will act like the pivot point/fulcrum. The only to prevent that is to slide the 5th wheel forward and over the front drive axle, but then you can start running into other issues.
I hope this is short . 4 wheels is 2 axles, 1 steering axel and 1 drive axle, forget about the wheels. 6 wheels is 3 axles, 1 steering and 2 rear axles. Ats calls x2 meaning that 1 rear is powered. If the last axel is powered than the middle lift axel is not (aka pusher axel.) If the middle axel is powered than the last axel is not ( aka tag axel). Ats calls x4 means both rear axels are powered , but you need to engage the power lock to give them both power. Like engage 4 wheel drive in a 4x4 pickup truck , Older pickups all the new stuff may be different ? A 6 is a 10 wheeler. Back many years ago when I drove truck we just called them single axel , tandem axel , or tri axel. Hope this helps. Have a Merry Christmas.
Very helpful, thanks! So I looked for a setting to engage the power lock in the game but didn't seem to see anything. Is that the V (differential) thing?
@@ZillaBlitzPC i believe that V is diff lock. However you may have to be stationary to active it.
Yes power lock and diff lock are the same just different words. I can't help with what engages it, I'm trying to save $$ to buy a gaming computer so I can get the game. I am an old retired S.O.B. If I remember right you have to be stopped or going very slow to engage and disengage it.
I did watch your old footage and in ATS episode 98 you did deliver to the post office and did active the lake same time as discovered are but never went there.
About the turning circle:
-More friction on the ground, harder it is to turn. Dual tires always have more contach patch than single tires.
-Smaller the wheelbase between front and rear, the smaller the turning circle. Wonder why euro trucks are so nimble.
The pivot point of a vehicle is always at the rear most axle that TOUCHES THE GROUND in normal situation as it travels the shortest distance when turning.
HOWEVER there is some exceptions to this:
-If vehicle has multiple rear axles, the pivot point is in the middle point of front most and rear most rear axle (your current truck).
-If vehicle has stearable rear most axle the pivot point moves forward to next non-stearable axle (forklift).
If there is none solid axle then the pivot will depend the steering angle of the turnable axles (4 wheel steering in a passenger car)
Everything behind the rear most axle is an overhang and that will swing outside when turning. The longer the overhang more swing it makes and need to be more careful in the sharp corners.
Picture tells more than thousand words but youtube does not allow pictures in the comments😛
Try driving the buoy slalom without a trailer as fast as you can.
Great video. Keep them coming.
I was thinking about the buoy slalom. Very tempting! :)
To clarify wheel positions vs tire position, they have the same name locations like front left/driver side steer tire or wheel or right/passenger side front steer tire/wheel, the only difference it makes when it comes to your rear axles with dual tire set up, thats when you say left/driver side front axle outside tire, or right/passenger side rear axle inside tire. That helps techs identify which tire has a issue. But that doesn’t matter if you have super singles or single wide based tires, then your real axles have one tire in that position. And thats how trucking classifications are based on, wheel positions which on the back its front drive axle passenger/right side or rear drive axle driver/left side.
Great video! I hope Santa was good to y'all. Always Enjoy seeing you on here. Keep up the good work.
Yep, happy days! Merry Christmas!
These axel comments are very helpful...I also do not have a clue!
Yeah, it's funny the stuff we can just ignore. I think that will be my motto for 2025 for this game: question everything. :)
Merry Christmas Zilla! I havent commented much recently but still watch most of the videos you still put out. Hope all is well with you and can't wait for another year of videos!
Merry Christmas, great to hear from you and I hope all is well! I'm looking forward to next year too. :)
Wishing you the best Christmas ever, and I hope it's all you dreamed of. On the not remembering you are forgiven, it's been several sleeps ago, I have trouble remembering what I did last week...lol.
Merry Christmas, Nerdy Nana! May all your wheat grow straight and tall!
I knew about the lake but do not remember the tunnel. Will have to go find that road now. Thanks for the video.
My pleasure! I noticed another smaller lake that I want to explore in the next episode too. :)
In real life having a truck with a mid lift axle might help with the turning radius a bit, if you have 2 axles in the back, while turning if all axles are down, you are turning on one axle and the other is dragging, but if you lift one axle you are turning on the one thats down. In this game I dont think this makes that much of a difference, you might notice it if you go to places like the mines or job sites where the dirt is uneven you will notice the truck sometimes get stuck on a high spot and you will have to lock your differential only on a 6x4, 6x2 you just lift one axle.
I split my comments into 2 pieces I didn’t want to make them too long, I can get very detailed when explaining, what can I say, I love trucking. But if you have a truck with a liftable axle, the only way it will effect the turning radius in the game and real life is if the lift axle is all the way in the back after the 5th wheel, so when you lift that rear most axle you in turn are shorting your wheel base. A vehicle with a shorter wheel base will have a smaller turning radius then a vehicle with a longer wheel base. But in real life that can effect the drivability of the truck. All the weight is put down on the 5th wheel, and if the lift axle is in front of the 5th wheel the weight gets distributed between your steer tires and your drive tires all the way in the back, but if the lift axle is after the 5th wheel all the way in the back then theres no wheels supporting the weight in the back, the truck becomes like a seesaw, when the weight pushes down on the back it will make the steer tires lift of the ground, the wheels right in the front of the 5th will act like the pivot point/fulcrum. The only to prevent that is to slide the 5th wheel forward and over the front drive axle, but then you can start running into other issues.