Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
croisement de ponts
English translation:
cross-axled
Added to glossary by
Chris Collins (X)
Jun 13, 2007 09:54
16 yrs ago
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French term
crosiement de ponts
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
In a document about 4WD vehicles:
This doesn't seem to have anything to do with bridges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y9IjjAXag0 shows an example.
I'm thinking of something like "gully crossing", but that doesn't get the same type of hits.
MTIA
This doesn't seem to have anything to do with bridges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y9IjjAXag0 shows an example.
I'm thinking of something like "gully crossing", but that doesn't get the same type of hits.
MTIA
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cross-axled
Approach ditches or mounds at an angle to allow each wheel to tackle the obstacle individually, making the best use of the available ground clearance. Note that if the obstacle is too severe, it can cause the vehicle to become CROSS-AXLED, with the diagonally opposite wheels coming clear off the ground, resulting in no drive, the necessity of a tow or a long walk home. This is one occasion where the axle differential locks come into their own; as they put power to the two wheels that still have traction.
http://www.4site4x4.co.uk/advice_offroad.aspx
Pictures at:
http://www.webshots.com/search?query=Cross Axled
We had to get off the track to allow another vehicle passed and the XJ got CROSS AXLED returning to the track. Didnt take much rocking to sort out tho ...
www.offroading.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=127&sid=442832b4fd... - 46k - Supplemental Result
It is a 90-degree turn in a 3-feet-deep "V" and almost every vehicle became CROSS-AXLED. Two or three vehicles were able to get through with no more than ...
www.thelen.org/Rubicon98/rubicon98.html
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-06-13 10:21:33 GMT)
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Found with the search string:
4x4 + "opposite wheels" + "off the ground"
http://www.4site4x4.co.uk/advice_offroad.aspx
Pictures at:
http://www.webshots.com/search?query=Cross Axled
We had to get off the track to allow another vehicle passed and the XJ got CROSS AXLED returning to the track. Didnt take much rocking to sort out tho ...
www.offroading.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=127&sid=442832b4fd... - 46k - Supplemental Result
It is a 90-degree turn in a 3-feet-deep "V" and almost every vehicle became CROSS-AXLED. Two or three vehicles were able to get through with no more than ...
www.thelen.org/Rubicon98/rubicon98.html
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-06-13 10:21:33 GMT)
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Found with the search string:
4x4 + "opposite wheels" + "off the ground"
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Comment: "Many thanks - sounds a bit odd but makes sense!"
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