List of land vehicles types by number of wheels
This is a list of types of land vehicles by their number of wheels. The number of wheels a land vehicle has can vary widely, from just zero wheels or one wheel to many. The number of wheels a vehicle has can have a significant impact on its stability, maneuverability, and performance. This list aims to provide an overview of the various types of land vehicles categorized by their number of wheels.
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1
Litter wheel
- Unicycle[1]
- Electric unicycle[2]
- Litter wheel
- Monowheel[3]
- Traditional western wheelbarrow
- Wooden ox/Chinese wheelbarrow
2
Bicycle and dicycles
at least 2
- A continuous track vehicle needs at minimum two wheels in order to work, but the majority have more than two
- Most wheeled suitcases have at least 2 wheels; some may have more
2-3
- Motorcycle (Usually 2 wheels but sometimes 3)
- Handcycle
- Rollator
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- Bath chair
- Modern land sailing vehicles
- Motorcycle with sidecar (typically 3 wheels overall)
- Pallet jack
- Tricycle
- Three-wheeler
- Trikke
- Twike
- Ultralight trike
4
Pram, car, ATV, quadracycle, mobility scooter, flatbed trolley, skateboard, wheelchair, caravan, toy wagon
- All-terrain vehicle (four-wheeler)[4]
- The majority of automobiles
- Baby transport
- Quadricycle / Microcar
- Quadracycle
- Golf cart (motorised)
- Flatbed trolley
- Forklift
- Four-wheeler
- Knee scooter
- Mobility scooter
- Model car
- Pallet jack
- Recreational vehicle
- Riding mower
- Roller skates
- Serving cart
- Soapbox racer
- Skateboard
- Toy wagon
- Velomobile
- Wagon
- Wheelchair
More than 4
- Pentacycle
- Six-wheel drive vehicle (6x6)
- Eight-wheel drive vehicle (8x8)
- Ten-wheel drive vehicle (10x10)
- Twelve-wheel drive vehicle (12x12)
- 18 wheeler
- Many tracked vehicles such as tanks
- Most rolling stock have more than four wheels, due to trucks having four wheels each, with multiple trucks per vehicle being common
References
- https://unicycleguide.com/what-is-a-unicycle/
- https://electrek.co/2018/11/15/electric-unicycles-last-mile-vehicles/
- US 92528, Hemmings, Richard C., "Improvement in velocipede", published 1869-07-13
- https://atvsafety.org/what-is-an-atv/
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