Quad dog plus one

I was working beside the Newell Highway near West Wyalong when a truck and dog went past. The unusual thing about it was the dog had five axles. Are these a new combination or did I see something I wasn't supposed to ( maybe a road train tag trailer being moved. Wyalong being the drop off point for road trains). If it was legal what would the combinations gross weight be. And what is it called, a quin dog??

Cheers Stephen

Was it one of these

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www.custombuilttrailers.com.au/assets/fi...0&%20FIVE%20AXLE.pdf

regards greenie [smiley=vrolijk_1.gif]

They have been around for quite a few years over here on the Left Coast of Oz. Either behind a rigid truck or behind a semi (to make a pocket road train).
Have seen a few with a tri axle dolly - to make a 6 axle dog.
Cheers, Neil

Yep. That's it. That's the first one I've seen so there can't be many around here. Thanks Greenie

Cheers Stephen

There are several running around Melbourne
Also seen a quad trailer pulling a quad trailer with 2 forty foot containers

Thiz mob haz 6, 5, 4 etc axle dogs run n the burbz of Melbourne n have bin for a few years



Me thinks they run under special Vicroads Permit on a designated routes

rule of thumb me twaz always tort
when the drawn trailer is heavier than the truck tow n the trailer the heaviest item can decide when n where the beast will go travel az in off the rd
LOL
cya

They use them up here in North Queensland to cart sugar. Apparently the rego is cheaper for a rigid and really big dog as opposed to a prime mover and trailers.

There is a few of the 5 axle dogs running in SA under PBS . Cartage Australia had 3 of there 6 axle dogs running from Mt Compass to Croyden SA carting sand to the glass works there .Talking to one of the drivers and he told me that he had a car park neatly between the truck and the dog changing lanes . There is a bloke that brings a 5 axle dog from Tamworth over to work harvest around Snowtown each year .

got em here around Goulburn also, seen one one the bridge were I work out of sometimes, 5 axle dog 40.50T add 23T for the truck with FUPS 63.5T same weight as a double, less hassle

Yea as Mick said, there are quite a few five and six axle dogs running around SA!!