As countries have tightened their enforcement of overloading, fuel tank trucks belong to the category of dangerous goods transport vehicles, and overloading is not allowed. Many car owners complained: Pulling less can not make money, pulling more is illegal and overloading, and fines and detaining vehicles are even more unbearable.
How should car owners solve such a dilemma? The only thing you can do as a car owner is to try to choose some lightweight fuel tank trucks when buying a car.
In the case that the total weight of a bicycle cannot be greater than 32 tons, only by reducing the weight of the vehicle can more fuel and more money be made. However, lightweighting is not about reducing the vehicle’s own weight blindly and recklessly, but should reduce the weight without affecting the load-bearing capacity of the vehicle. Below, our company provides you with some solutions for reducing the weight of fuel tank trucks.
one. Fuel tank truck chassis part
1. Choose an air suspension chassis.
Fuel tank truck air suspension chassis is much lighter than the steel suspension chassis. Taking HOWO heavy truck’s front four and rear eight tank truck chassis as an example, the total weight of the air suspension chassis is 8.5 tons, and the total weight of the steel suspension chassis is 9.5 tons, a full ton difference.
The weight of the chassis is reduced by one ton, which means that the weight of the vehicle can be reduced by one ton, which means that one ton of fuel can be pulled. In addition, the air-suspended chassis improves driving comfort, reduces the vibration of the tank body of the tanker, and improves the life of the tanker.
2. Use aluminum alloy steel ring.
aluminum alloy steel ring
Conventional oil tanker chassis is equipped with iron rings as standard, which is heavier. If aluminum alloy steel rims are used, the weight can be reduced by half.
Take the 22.5X8.5 steel ring as an example; the aluminum alloy steel ring is 25 kg, and the iron ring is at least 45 kg. Then a bicycle with four fronts and eight rears has a total of 12 steel rims. If all aluminum alloy steel rims are used, the cumulative weight can be reduced by 300 kg.
In addition, aluminum alloy steel rims have many advantages. For example, aluminum alloy steel rims belong to the forging process, and the balance value is zero, so they have high safety factor, low air resistance, good heat dissipation, reduced tire wear, and high load-bearing capacity.
Although it seems that changing to aluminum alloy steel rims is a big expense, it is indeed worth the investment.
Second, the upper part
1. Choose the tank body made of aluminum alloy material .
Fuel truck aluminum alloy tank body
The fuel truck tank body made of aluminum alloy is half lighter than carbon steel under the same volume.
Taking the first four and eight rear tank trucks of Sinotruk HOWO as an example, the car can actually carry 26.5 cubic meters of diesel oil, and the aluminum alloy tank is used The total weight is 2 tons, and the total weight of the tank body made of carbon steel is 4.5 tons, which is a full difference of 2.5 tons.
In other words, for this same car, if the tank made of aluminum alloy can pull 2.5 tons of oil more than the tank made of carbon steel, this is a real benefit.
2. Use aluminum alloy material for top mounting accessories .
aluminum alloy accessories
In addition to the heavier tank body on the tanker truck, the rest are fenders, tool boxes, pump boxes, walkways, guardrails, etc., which can all be made of stainless steel.
If these accessories are made of aluminum alloy, taking the first four and eight rear tank trucks of Sinotruk HOWO as an example, the weight can be reduced by about 300 kg.
fuel tank aluminum alloy valve
The above are the tips for weight reduction of tank trucks we have summarized for you, as your reference when buying a car. Under the circumstance that overloading is strictly prohibited in the country, it is fair to all car owners.
Whose car pulls more in the range of non-overload, who can make more money. At the same time, the light weight of the vehicle can also be more fuel-efficient, saving money is making money. Lightweight tank trucks is an inevitable trend to seize market opportunities.
