Lift axles - is it sensible? (American Truck Simulator)

Evdoxer
If the load is heavy, over 11 tons, the axles do not do not lift and if they are raised, the axes themselves will fall. So it is not very clear how to check.

Evdoxer
In turn is affected, at least in the real world. Oh well, all lift axles make for a weight distribution hitch with the load for fuel economy and manoeuvrability when empty.
P. S. America with tilting axis never met. Even in your screenshot you can see that the idler is bolted the rear end. Why would the drive shaft to do the lifting? Nonsense. From scs.

Evdoxer
wrong just affects significantly pronounced on the cache 900 in default take the narrow streets and try to polineuropathy lowered and raised axes and different configuration of trailers with lift axles, as well as binding to the congresses at 90 degrees those that lead to the highway on a single trajectory and notice that one time will pass in the 2nd case apanese trailer...

Karen and the Elite
Automatic control of a lifting axle can be disabled in the game settings.

Evdoxer
On the tractor from the lifting axle no avail, and here for a trailer to put it makes sense. Much easier for Parking if the axle lift, steering axle at the trailer I liked, too.

Karen and the Elite
This occurs only if you have the settings you should check Automatic lowering axis. I carried any goods with raised axis, including Heavy Load.

Empirically found that the turning radius is slightly less than just lowered (!!!) axis, as the fulcrum of the rear portion of the tractor is the centre of the truck, while at the raised axis, the fulcrum is shifted to the rear and extends from the base.

Podonok 71rus
Cardan there, you can twist the model to see for yourself.

My experience goes:
the only + is omitted, the axis is the improvement of maneuverability (though small). The impact on consumption I didn't notice. Exchange rate stability does not change.
Obvious effect on gameplay, I noticed on presecence - down axis is permanently stalled, gaining momentum during the movement so as to move normally, you have to pick it up.

Ideally such a function would like to fill a large sense. You can enter:
- the impact of the passage of the weighing stations, raised/lowered - different weight, if overweight - fine.
- increased wear of the overloaded rubber and chassis, with raised axis.
- a more pronounced effect on consumption (although it is clear that at this stage in the game impact on the consumption principle, minimal. I have observed very little difference when using motors 435 and 585 HP for the same CAT)
It would be good to introduce the option of lifting the last axis, as implemented on the Volvo VNL2018. Then the radius of the turn is objectively reduced, along with the wheelbase.

Evdoxer
Increased your screen, there really is. This energic seemed to cardan.
You wrote above about the radius. I didn't go on the trucks with lift axles, so the front lift I'll take p. the trailer. In General, it all depends on what axle lift. If the front, then do the radius becomes smaller (from life experience, that is, if the wagon raised front axle, the rotation angle becomes larger on the tractor too). In 2009, I was working alone, there was a lift back. If you had to call in some sharp turn, I lifted and turned, even loaded (but loaded it drops itself minute and a half, and empty on the contrary was raised even when unloaded, if you hammer the engine). So, if the front rises - radius increases and if the rear - on the contrary decreases. If you think well, you can understand everything and so, without any practice or explanation.

Evdoxer
With a raised axle trailer road train accelerates faster, but less stable, especially at high speeds (over 100 km/h). And with a raised axle the trailer is more sensitive to bumps in the road (beginning to walk in a vertical plane). Sensations are purely subjective, I recommend to check yourself. As for the handling I can not say - was not paying attention.