Heavy load?

JayinNY · Dec 27, 2016

Was coming home with a load of firewood, and saw
this going threw an intersection, I'm pretty sure it
was headed a few more miles to the GE plant,
amazing whatever it is weighs that much, they need
that big of a trailer. I counted about 12 axles on the
last section, plus there was a tractor pushing the
trailer at the rear, you can see the headlight by the
stop light pole! Pretty amazing, had state trooper
escourts too.

Ozlander · Dec 27, 2016

The tractor is back is also guiding in back end.

JayinNY · Dec 27, 2016

Yes, and if you look close there was also a guy in a
green safty vest riding outside on the back of the
trailer steering it.

Dblair · Dec 27, 2016

I've seen a few of those go down the road to Surry nuclear power plant .

JayinNY · Dec 27, 2016

Here's a better pic

wjytexas · Dec 27, 2016

Earlier in the week a truck hauling a wind turbine blade got stuck doing a U turn under an underpass in north Austin several miles off his oversize load route. After several hours a couple of tow truck got him straightened out. Less than an hour later he got stuck again going the opposite direction on a road he was not supposed to be on. The report did not speculate on the fine. I don't think it was our favorite Dart driver.

jon f mn · Dec 27, 2016

That's why I don't do that type hauling.

JayinNY · Dec 27, 2016

I don't blame you Jon, what a chore to maneuver that rig threw the intersection, about 6 red /green lights while I sat there.

Texasmark1 · Dec 27, 2016

My grand daddy was a wheel operator on a big city hook and ladder truck. Makes sense to have steering on the rear of long loads. Course if the truck is in a hurry and the corner is tight, you might get whiplash making the turn. Grin

dlbuck · Dec 27, 2016

Probably has that Chevy pickup with the huge load of wood on it that LittleD posted about last week under the tarp.

ditchwitch · Dec 27, 2016

HEHEHE,

C. Amick · Dec 27, 2016

I recently saw one of these near where I work. Unit was painted blue instead of red. I assumed it was hauling a power substation transformer?

Frank 41 · Dec 27, 2016

This summer at I 74, Farmer City by Monsatan, 4 bridges were being worked on. Lots of stuff, and still is coming through town on Route 150. I saw a long trailer that was wide but not to tall. It had 4 axles in the center and 4 axles on the end. When it came to the 90 degree intersection of 150 and 54, all 2 lane, the center 4 axles would stay fixed and the back 4 axles would pivot around the turn. I saw this same rig at the rest area west bound and it looked like a trailer was tucked on the other. I only saw one set of axles.

I did see about a week after our poverished state gave a good check to the blue bomb owners, Exelon Corp, got a load in that big lead tin can to reload the bomb at Clinton Lake. About 3 miles away from our farm. Thanks to us numb tax payers. Clinton can build another new school now. They only have 3 new ones.

showcrop · Dec 27, 2016

Maroon Western Stars? Looks like maybe the same company out of New Brunswick that took a transformer through our town about ten years ago. They had probably 150 axles under it, all of them steered, and all of them automatically raised and lowered to keep the load even, although there was an operator on a seat mounted on the side of each section controlling maybe 25 axles. They had two tractors except when they needed to go up and over two big hills they added another on the back.

Bob Harvey · Dec 27, 2016

No it's not.

Geo-TH,In · Dec 27, 2016

Years ago I saw a trailer with many axles carrying a large condenser for power
plant. The condenser was shipped by rail. The load was so big and heavy, they
had to widen road and make a special temporary bridge to get it to the power
plant that was designed as a natural gas peaking plant. It looked like it was
driven by the back too.

Dean · Dec 27, 2016

Probably an electrical transformer.

Dean

Stephen Newell · Dec 28, 2016

Looks like it could have used a few more axles under the middle. The trailer is nearly dragging the ground.

Bret4207 · Dec 28, 2016

In NYS those are called "Super Loads". The work involved in moving something real big, heavy or long is immense. I've done quite a few of them, from windtowers and blades to turbine propellers to great big electrical equipment. Modern life does not come without a cost!!!

jeffcat · Dec 28, 2016

By the way. Do you know what engine some of those hydraulic controled
units use? VW pancake air cooled. Also a couple of other air cooled
airplane engines. Atleast that is what i have read.

rustyacres sd · Dec 28, 2016

That is one of Trail Kings Medium Side "Big Haul" trailers. Their largest, they erect the trailer around the load (it was an "inclave" for mining. Had I thing 4 tractors pulling and 4 pushing. It had to go cross country part of the route in Nevada. That one may have had up to 200 axles under it. I used to work for Trail King years back.

dr sportster · Dec 28, 2016

Transformer from Mexico to be straitened out in the GE USA plant.

Part Time Pete · Dec 28, 2016

I've got a project starting up in the spring that calls for three new 25 meg transformers, so I'll get to see one of those rigs up close I guess
Pete

George G · Dec 28, 2016

This one has the clamp half of a 2000 ton injection molding machine. The injection half came on a smaller trailer.

dlbuck · Dec 28, 2016

I think it looks that way because of the crown in the road. It is so long the truck is in the opposite lane and the back of the trailer is still on the other side of the road. I have hauled some loads on low trailers and shaved the crown off the road. Although nothing anywhere that big.

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