AS 2175-1990 Articulated Vehicles - Kingpins - Tasmania

Description

You must comply with this standard if you are manufacturing or modifying components for articulated vehicle combinations used in heavy road vehicles, B-doubles and road trains in normal use on both sealed and unsealed roads.

This standard is in 3 parts:

  • part 1 - specifies the attachment design forces for fifth wheel assembly and equations to determine the required D-value of components for various combinations. It applies to fifth wheel assemblies used with 50 mm, 75 mm and 90 mm kingpins, and associated equipment
  • part 2 - specifies performance requirements and recommendations for the installation of fifth wheel assemblies used with 50 mm, 75 mm and 90 mm kingpins
  • part 3 - specifies requirements for 50 mm, 75 mm and 90 mm kingpins and requirements for mechanical properties, dimensional standards for interchangeability and dynamic testing.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Act(s) name

Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2023 Tasmania

Administering agency

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

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