When I used to regularly drive from the Chicago area to Evansville, IN, I would take I-57 down to IL-16 to IL-130. One time when I was driving along IL-130, I saw a lot of temporary signs along the route saying it would be closed on Sunday because of a large load being transported on the road. On my way back on Sunday, I remembered all of those signs, so I stopped in Grayville to ask about that transport operation. Fortunately, a local knew about it. He said a big pressure vessel was being transported from a barge on the Ohio River to a nuclear plant up north in Indiana. (He mentioned the town, but I can't remember it.) IL-1 was a more direct route, but they were using IL-130 because there was a railroad overpass on IL-1 that did not have enough clearance. After discussing the probability that I would enounter traffic that was stopped by the state police on IL-130, I decided to take IL-15 west at Albion and use US-45 to get home that day.
Samuel Stokes shared a couple of publicity photos of Mammoet moving a pressure vessel that takes a lot of axles to spread the weight on the roads and bridges and requires a road to be closed. In fact, they had to make their own temporary road and bridge across a stream. I assume they did this to avoid going through a town which would require the removal of a lot of power lines and traffic lights.
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| Samuel Stokes shared |
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| Samuel Stokes shared |
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| John W. Coke posted |
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| John W. Coke posted [Thanks to the shoulders, this would not normally block traffic in the other lane. But unless this road has very modern bridges, it would block the other lane on the bridges. I was wondering why I could not see the rear "warning truck." Then I realized it was driving in the left lane! I have noticed that Europe does seem to be more lenient about wide loads. ] |
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| Carl Haake shared
ROUTE 13 OPEN TO TRAFFIC!
UPDATE: Crews are working today to remove an extremely heavy generator and get it onto a new truck to continue on its way. Route 13 remains closed.
UPDATE: Crews are waiting on big equipment to arrive to remove the generator and upright the truck. Route 13 will remain closed for several more hours. Traffic continues to be detoured using Henry County Routes N & M.
Here's a look at the oversized load that crashed on Route 13 north of Clinton. Both lanes of the highway are blocked. The truck was hauling a 430,000 pound power generator that was 232 feet long. It's going to be awhile before things are cleared off. Traffic is being detoured on Henry County Routes N and M.
Larry Lutsie Apparently you've never been with a 19 axle. If the pintal hook or steering mechanism breaks, the dolly will veer off to one side or the other until it goes off the road and over she goes. I've seen it twice.
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| Steve Robinson posted Jason Newell That is a MANITOWOC 4600 the track pads are 5’ wide a peace and set up as a dragline with 140’ of boom 8 yard bucket it weighs in At 450,000 pounds.[The comments discussed the size and high center of gravity risk until someone pointed out it is a double hitch pulling two trailers. It looks like this may be an off-road transfer so the two-lane width is not an issue.] |
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| Rolly Errol posted How some people do Heavy Hauling Dirty Machines posted Christopher Nott: Good bit of photo shopping if it was a real picture how the fuck would you get it around a bend it's physically impossible. Phillip Dalton: Christopher Nott just like dancing one leads the other follows. Ike Groenwold: Christopher Nott This might help you understand a little. Different commodity and a long distance but kind of the same thing. https://youtu.be/tZrbP7oZ_Nc [At 9:05 there is a PiP in the upper-right corner that I consider more informative.] |
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| Mining Mayhem posted, cropped dual floats! |
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| From a 0:54 video in the comments for the above post showing another load going around a turn. And they are not on a mining road out in the wilderness. Later in this video you see some traffic on the roads. |
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| Romeo Sierra shared Jimmy Haynes Photoshopped Bradley Stoddard Nope thats a pic of me yesterdayKeith Cogan It’s not photoshopped. It’s a real trailer. A conventional trailer will never do a job like this. Simply not enough strength in a conventional trailer Keep On Truckin "Old School" posted Custom Kenworth C-500 heavy haul with a CAT 793C haul truck on wagon |
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| Nelson Morre commented on Romeo's share |
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| Nelson Moore commented on the posting |
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| Gary Yaeger posted This moving outfit is carrying a steam locomotive weighing 450,000 pounds. Josh Bernhard: This is the move of Union Pacific 833 from a park in Salt Lake City to the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden Utah. I believe it was 1999 that it happened. Lee Tiede: What was the name of the Trailer was it a Trail King trailer from South Dakota Craig Lacey: Lee Tiede Yes. It is a Trail King, owned and operated by Intermountain Rigging and Heavy Haul of Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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| Gary Yaeger posted I had to include this fairly recent photo of the moving of Union Pacific Big Boy #4023 to the railroad shops. James R. Kyle Configuration: • Whyte 4-8-8-4 • UIC (2′D)D2′ h4 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 36 in (914 mm) Driver dia. 68 in (1,727 mm) Trailing dia. 42 in (1,067 mm) Wheelbase 72 ft 5.5 in (22.09 m) Length Locomotive: 85 ft 3.4 in (25.99 m) Overall: 132 ft 9 1⁄4 in (40.47 m) Width 11 ft (3.4 m) Height 16 ft 2 1⁄2 in (4.94 m) Axle load 67,800 lb (30,800 kg) Adhesive weight 540,000 lb (245,000 kg) Loco weight 762,000 lb (345,600 kg) (381t) Tender weight 342,200 lb (155,220 kg) (2/3 load) Total weight 1,250,000 lb (567,000 kg) Fuel type Coal; No. 4014 converted to No 5 fuel oil Fuel capacity 28 short tons (25.4 t; 25.0 long tons) Water cap 4884-1: 24,000 US gal (91,000 l; 20,000 imp gal) 4884-2: 25,000 US gal (95,000 l; 21,000 imp gal) Firebox: • Firegrate area 150 sq ft (14 m2) Boiler 95 in (2,400 mm) Boiler pressure 300 lbf/in2 (2.1 MPa) Heating surface 5,735 sq ft (533 m2) • Tubes and flues 5,035 sq ft (468 m2) • Firebox 720 sq ft (67 m2) Superheater: • Type Type E (Nos. 4000-4019), Type A (Nos. 4020-4024) • Heating area 2,043 sq ft (190 m2) Cylinders 4 Cylinder size 23.75 in × 32 in (603 mm × 813 mm) Performance figures Maximum speed 80 mph (130 km/h) Power output 6,290 hp (4,690 kW) @ 41 mph Tractive effort 135,375 lbf (602.18 kN) Factor of adh. 3.99 Career Operators Union Pacific Railroad Class 4884-1, 4884-2 Last run June 21, 1959 (Revenue) Retired 1961-1962 Preserved 4004, 4005, 4006, 4012, 4014, 4017, 4018, 4023 Disposition Eight preserved (No. 4014 operational), remainder scrapped Cost to build US$ 265,000 in 1941, equivalent to $4,513,993 in 2018 |
Both lanes and both shoulders.
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| Mining Mayhem posted, cropped Now that's on huge load! |
o hell no
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