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    00-84 06 29 Measuring of Road Gradients

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    This document provides instructions for measuring road gradients in order to accurately test the pulling power of trucks. The key steps are: 1. Use a transparent plastic hose attached to the vehicle to measure water level changes corresponding to gradient changes. 2. Measure gradients on road stretches with consistent inclines over 100m. Take readings while stationary and moving to calculate average values. 3. For greater accuracy, attach the hose so the rear water surface is twice as far behind the front as the standard method, halving the measured values. 4. Take measurements on multiple gradients to test pulling power results against performance diagrams for the truck. Accurate gradient readings are essential for reliable pulling power test results.

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    This document provides instructions for measuring road gradients in order to accurately test the pulling power of trucks. The key steps are: 1. Use a transparent plastic hose attached to the vehicle to measure water level changes corresponding to gradient changes. 2. Measure gradients on road stretches with consistent inclines over 100m. Take readings while stationary and moving to calculate average values. 3. For greater accuracy, attach the hose so the rear water surface is twice as far behind the front as the standard method, halving the measured values. 4. Take measurements on multiple gradients to test pulling power results against performance diagrams for the truck. Accurate gradient readings are essential for reliable pulling power test results.

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    This document provides instructions for measuring road gradients in order to accurately test the pulling power of trucks. The key steps are: 1. Use a transparent plastic hose attached to the vehicle to measure water level changes corresponding to gradient changes. 2. Measure gradients on road stretches with consistent inclines over 100m. Take readings while stationary and moving to calculate average values. 3. For greater accuracy, attach the hose so the rear water surface is twice as far behind the front as the standard method, halving the measured values. 4. Take measurements on multiple gradients to test pulling power results against performance diagrams for the truck. Accurate gradient readings are essential for reliable pulling power test results.

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    00-84 06 29 Measuring of Road Gradients

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    This document provides instructions for measuring road gradients in order to accurately test the pulling power of trucks. The key steps are: 1. Use a transparent plastic hose attached to the vehicle to measure water level changes corresponding to gradient changes. 2. Measure gradients on road stretches with consistent inclines over 100m. Take readings while stationary and moving to calculate average values. 3. For greater accuracy, attach the hose so the rear water surface is twice as far behind the front as the standard method, halving the measured values. 4. Take measurements on multiple gradients to test pulling power results against performance diagrams for the truck. Accurate gradient readings are essential for reliable pulling power test results.

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    MEASURING OF ROAD GRADIENTS

    When is it necessary to measure road


    gradients?
    When an investigation i s made of the pulling power
    of a truck or combination it is important t o know
    how steep the road is. Otherwise the results would
    be unreliable.
    Tests require a high degree of accuracy t o enable
    comparison with e.g. performance diagrams for
    trucks.
    The method described here may be used if gradient
    values are unknown for a stretch of road t o be used
    for testing pulling power.

    Measuring equipment
    Use a transparent plastic hose of the following km!h
    dimensions as measuring tool: Example o f performance diagram for truck
    Length max. 6 000 mm
    Inner diameter 8mm
    Depends on measuring method, see "Measur~ng"

    Preferably there should be a restriction tap on the


    hose t o damp the flow of the water in the hose.
    Water flow should not be restricted by pinching the
    hose as that would change the water level.
    On the windscreen there should also be a &s
    copied from the figure in page 3.
    Note! Check that the copying machine does not
    alter the scale proportions.

    Preparations
    1. Park vehicle t o be used on level surface e.g.
    workshop floor. Suspension of vehicle should
    be hard t o prevent spring deflections from
    affecting results. It is also preferable t o use a
    vehicle with long axle distance.
    -
    Note. Vehicle must be loaded the same as
    during tests. Also load distribution must be
    identical.
    2. Attach plastic hose in cab or body by driver
    seat as illustrated. For scale t o be true,
    distance t o rear water level in hose must be
    1 200 mm (or twice as long, see "Measuring").
    Rear fastening point must be straiaht behind
    front point.
    3. Place restriction tap at lower edge of
    windscreen.
    4. F i l l hose with water t o approx. half way up on
    windscreen. Simplest way t o do this is by
    1 Plastic hose
    inserting one end of hose in container and
    2 Restriction tap
    sucking the other. Make sure that hose
    3 Scale
    contains no air bubbles.
    Attachment o f plastic hose and scale
    5. Attach scale t o windscreen with tape t o make
    its zero point level with water surface.

    SCANIA service
    Test gradients
    Select t w o or three gradients with different
    inclinations. Each gradient must have equal
    inclination along a stretch of at least 100 m.
    Road surface must be even and e.g. metalled.

    Measuring
    The scale is graduated for gradient or incline from 0
    t o 15 %.
    If greater accuracy is desired, plastic hose should be
    attached so that rear water surface i s 2 400 mrn
    behind front surface. Measuring range then be-
    comes 0 t o 7.5 %. Read values have to be halved.
    With this method measuring error is less than
    0.1 %.
    a Seal hose when travelling to test site. Otherwire
    water will escape when braking.
    a Run along stretch several times in both
    directions.
    a Take a reading with stationary vehicle and at
    several points along every stretch.
    a Calculate average value of readings for each
    gradient.

    ~ a Check that zero points match after return t o


    workshop.
    If possible, place markers on road side where test
    stretches start and end.

    Test of pulling power


    Check before testing that gross vehicle weight
    and other test values meet with e.g. the
    performance diagram you intend t o use.
    a Make certain that chosen speed i s maintained
    when test stretch starts.

    COPY scale
    + + + +

    SCANIA service
    MIG 1984.36442

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