Mad skillz

[Grant Lamontagne]

This is the trailer we are loading today.  The rig is just out of frame on the left.  I imagine this is a pain to drive forward let alone having to back this thing up!



Def

Sent from my smurfing hunk of techno sorcery

[PTRSAK]

meh, Aussie truckies would back that thing up for practice...

Northern Territory  Road Train

[Grant Lamontagne]

Some of the northern rigs that haul over ice roads are like that.  This one has three hinges though which would make it a pain to maneuver.

This particular one also has steerable rear wheels but I have dealt with a lot that don't.

Def

Sent from a digital multitool

[NKlamerus]

Any picture of the rig? Is it just a standard day/night rig?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Yup, just a standard rig.  Nothing special about the rig at all, just a complex trailer.

Def

[kmanct3]

WOW ! And I thought moving a 40 ft boat around my Marina was bad 

[NKlamerus]

WOW ! And I thought moving a 40 ft boat around my Marina was bad 

You have your own marina?

[ColoSwiss]

What's going on that beastie? Super-sized transformer? Extra-large petrochemical unit?

[Cupboard]

I'm always amazed how easily one of our guys reverses a trailer with a bogey, so two points of articulation. I think even he'd struggle with that

[Grant Lamontagne]

What's going on that beastie? Super-sized transformer? Extra-large petrochemical unit?

It was a transformer.  I handle all kinds of cargo bit there's a big wind farm going in just a little ways up the road from me.  Last month I was handling the windmill components.

If you have to work, you might as well work on something that interests you, and every day for me is something different.   

Def

Sent from my smurfing hunk of techno sorcery

[Syncop8r]

I'm always amazed how easily one of our guys reverses a trailer with a bogey, so two points of articulation. I think even he'd struggle with that

Best to just dig it out and flick it away, then you can concentrate on the job at hand.

[pfrsantos]

What's going on that beastie? Super-sized transformer? Extra-large petrochemical unit?

Chako's multitool and knife collection.

 

[Chako]

Don't give me a fright. I had to go check to see if it was still in Ontario! 

[RT1969]

Don't give me a fright. I had to go check to see if it was still in Ontario! 

 

[PTRSAK]

I used to do aircraft pushbacks several times a day when I worked on the ramp at Auckland. 747s, DC10s, 767s and 737s mainly with occasional other types.
It's a bit nerve wracking at first especially if you start thinking about the up to 400 people aboard the aircraft and trying to give them a smooth ride.
Our tugs were powered by two (yes 2) 8V71 Detroit 2-stroke diesel engines. One driving each axle (fwd and rear) through 6 speed semi-auto transmissions.
With nearly 700hp and a top speed of just over 20mph that means a LOT of tractive effort.

[Lichtbote]

It was a transformer.  I handle all kinds of cargo bit there's a big wind farm going in just a little ways up the road from me.  Last month I was handling the windmill components.

Hmpf, only that sort of transformer. 

I was hoping for some Optimus Prime stuff. 

[JAfromMn]

And I thought the houses I move were big


Now that's big.