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.
0
- Hovercraft
- Ice skates
- Litter (vehicle)
- Pogo Stick
- Ski
- Sled
- Snowboard
- Snowmobile
- Space hopper
- Travois
- Hoverboard
1
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Gebirgstrage01.jpg/220px-Gebirgstrage01.jpg)
- Unicycle[1]
- Electric unicycle[2]
- Litter wheel
- Monowheel[3]
- Traditional western wheelbarrow
- Wooden ox/Chinese wheelbarrow
2
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- Cart
- Pulled rickshaw
- Hansom cab
- Sulky
- Tilbury (carriage)
- Dicycle
- Bicycle
- Gyrocar/Bi-Autogo
- Hand truck
- Shopping trolley (caddy)
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
3
- Bath chair
- Modern land sailing vehicles
- Motorcycle with sidecar (typically 3 wheels overall)
- Pallet jack
- Tricycle
- Three-wheeler
- Trikke
- Twike
- Ultralight trike
4
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Barnevogn2.jpg/69px-Barnevogn2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/KTM_Quad_990_neutral.jpg/118px-KTM_Quad_990_neutral.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Mobility_scooter_zoo.jpg/127px-Mobility_scooter_zoo.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flatbed_trolley_at_Castle_Cary_railway_station.jpg/123px-Flatbed_trolley_at_Castle_Cary_railway_station.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Wooden_Longboard-style_skateboard.jpeg/69px-Wooden_Longboard-style_skateboard.jpeg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Starrrahmenrollstuhl.jpg/76px-Starrrahmenrollstuhl.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Gipsy_caravan%2C_Fishers_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_238741.jpg/209px-Gipsy_caravan%2C_Fishers_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_238741.jpg)
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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
- Snakeboard
- Longboard
- 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
- Mammoet SELF-PROPELLED MODULAR TRANSPORTER (SPMT) 32/64/128 wheels 352/704/1408 tons transports Starship and Booster
- 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
See also
References
- ^ https://unicycleguide.com/what-is-a-unicycle/
- ^ Toll, Micah (November 15, 2018). "Electric unicycles: fun toys or serious last mile electric commuter vehicles?". Electrek.
- ^ US 92528, Hemmings, Richard C., "Improvement in velocipede", published 1869-07-13
- ^ "What is an ATV? | Terms & Information | ATV Safety Institute".