Now that's a truck!

John 37A · Jan 19, 2013

The view from behind. This is the dump bed of a mining truck being hauled up a state highway this morning (Ohio st rt 13). The second is more of the truck being moved that I saw in the early afternoon. There were 4 or 5 state troopers in front and one behind.

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ShadetreeRet · Jan 19, 2013

Now, THAT'S what you would call a WIDE LOAD! Thanx for the pix.

bill mart · Jan 19, 2013

think of what its going to take to get the bed back on! Bill

john in la · Jan 19, 2013

There was a show just on discovery or one of those channels that showed the big Cat being made. They said the new trucks were hauled in and put together on site. Took several guys working around the clock something like 3 weeks to put the truck together.

SweetFeet · Jan 19, 2013

Wow! Impressive...thanks for posting.

bobs old iron · Jan 19, 2013

oh-yea,, that a big momma,, looks like they almost need training wheels on each side of the dump box, in case it leans too far on a corner turn...lol

Eldon (WA) · Jan 19, 2013

Here's one we came up on on interstate 90 west of Gillette, WY last year...about 15 minutes at 40 mph before we could get around him. Here the car in front of us just went around it and I am about to take the plunge...

Dick2 · Jan 20, 2013

Yabbut---- I only need 1 yard of sand!

samn40 · Jan 20, 2013

At least most of your roads can handle loads like that...our roads
are much narrower and have to be closed. Makes the Volvo look
like a toy!
Sam

showcrop · Jan 20, 2013

They didn't map that route out in an afternoon.

fixerupper · Jan 20, 2013

How many bushels would that thing hold? Jim

Mike M · Jan 20, 2013

Was that near Mansfield? I'm not far from there.

jm. · Jan 20, 2013

We move heavy equipment with two rigs and the Cat 777 with a weight of around 132,000 can be moved with the bed on if the roads will handle the weight and 17 ft wide. In comparison the new 797 weighs in at something around 540,000 lb no load. I know the bed is 30 ft wide. Most of those are moved in to the site in about 4 or 5 loads and pretty much stat there for their life. This heavy hauling has really cam a long way in my life. Things like a D9 that we thought was a load 20 years ago are almost routine now.

John 37A · Jan 20, 2013

No, it was about 100 miles south between New Lexington and Somerset. New Lex has coal mines, so that was the origination, but not sure of the destination. The truck was headed toward zanesville.

Hay_Man · Jan 20, 2013

I guess we can't burn coal in our power plants, but are we shipping coal to China now?

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