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Title: Heavy Haulin`.......
Post by: Debs. on 07 May 2011, 10:57:29
......a mother of a load for these truckers! :o

"There`ll be slight delays Northbound on I-76.....and now, here`s Bob with the weather" ;D

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Title: Re: Heavy Haulin`.......
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 May 2011, 11:15:00
How many wheels....how much weight?.....  :o :o :o :o :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Lazydocker on 07 May 2011, 11:43:32
Crikey... 2 units pulling and 2 pushing!
Title: Re: Heavy Haulin`.......
Post by: Debs. on 07 May 2011, 11:45:22
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How many wheels....how much weight?.....  :o :o :o :o :-* :-* :-*

 ;) Mental maths: approx. 850 tons? :-/
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 May 2011, 11:53:52
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How many wheels....how much weight?.....  :o :o :o :o :-* :-* :-*

 ;) Mental maths: approx. 850 tons? :-/


Impressive.  :o .....Ms Debs.. :-*
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Post by: Banjax on 07 May 2011, 11:55:23
whats more they appear to travelling on the narrowest road in America  ;D
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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 07 May 2011, 13:02:04
I fancy that. :-* 8-) :y
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Post by: Tony H on 07 May 2011, 13:49:49
Jeesus I wouldn't fancy having the job of checking the tyre pressures on that  :o
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Post by: hercules on 07 May 2011, 15:39:33
aye dear,i could of popped that on the back of mi bighorn..nay worries :y
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Post by: redelitev6 on 07 May 2011, 18:48:45
 :o That would go down well on the M25 in rush hour !! ;D
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Post by: geoffr70 on 07 May 2011, 18:49:10
That's radged! Did anyone see the program where they moved entire buildings in America by somehow mounting them on huge trailers and driving them miles away?!?! Cool
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Post by: I am a Daisy on 07 May 2011, 19:34:59
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:o That would go down well on the M25 in rush hour !! ;D


Its going faster than M25 rush hour traffic lol!

 Nice find Debs and not far off the mark with the tonnage, 288 wheels in toal for both trailers. I did some work with Cadzow Heavy Haulage up here years ago and loved it for the sheer size of loads  that were moved. One load was a 200 ton crane and if you went over 25 mph you could guarantee a blow out on one of the trailer wheels. We waited all day for a police escort and just as we set off we got a blow out. Tyre fitter stuck his head in under the trailer to see which one had gone and at just that moment another tyre blew, fitter came out from under trailer looking rather startled lol and covered in dust lol, one of the bike cops nearly fell off his bike he was laughing so hard lol
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Post by: I am a Daisy on 07 May 2011, 19:37:38
Also, dont know if anyone remembers the Hixon rail crash? Check it out to see what happened when train hit the low loader with a 120 ton transformer on
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Post by: omegadan67 on 08 May 2011, 10:06:30
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How many wheels....how much weight?.....  :o :o :o :o :-* :-* :-*

 576 wheels 4 tracktor units and the weight of the trailer  would put the total weight to around 1100 tonnes 576 wheels on the trailer means either 144 axles or 72 axles depending on the wheel bogie layout

each single wheel would need to be able to carry 2.5 tonnes to allow forsafe working load.

whats more of a mind baker is what power output do the tractor units put out 2500 lbs/foot of torque? each