The Heavy Haulage Appreciation Thread
Discussion
Gareth1974 said:
Go to the Great Dorset Steam fair at Blandford if you want to see vintage heavy machinery being put through its paces. Highly recommended.
Yup, been there the last 2 years and watched the HH demos - both traction engine ones and truck ones. Unfortunately I dont have any footage as I was driving one of the other engines in the ring at the same time!
philmots said:
I saw that convoy as I was heading south. Very cool.
+1 En route from Goole docks up to the new Graveley wind farm located just a few miles east of here!
ETA. Love that CAT 3 F12 ^^ Great looking rig! One of my fave classics along with the Scania 3 series!
Edited by Forthright MC on Tuesday 27th November 20:07
Perhaps not *quite* as large as the previous one i saw passing through here a little while ago if i'm nitpicking, but another fairly sizeable Fairline yacht wended its way past along the A1 early on Monday afternoon! -
The BiB put in a rolling block a little further up the road so the load could pass under the bridge unhindered (Theres always seems to be some knob in a white van who tries to cut 'em up!...)
Coming direct from the Fairline factory in Oundle. I've just seen someone else picked a few shots off of this rig up passing along a residential road in central Cambridge again!
The BiB put in a rolling block a little further up the road so the load could pass under the bridge unhindered (Theres always seems to be some knob in a white van who tries to cut 'em up!...)
Coming direct from the Fairline factory in Oundle. I've just seen someone else picked a few shots off of this rig up passing along a residential road in central Cambridge again!
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Flicking through the Archives / Youtube vids -
Is this big enough ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbJqucClzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=7kJCYNGsAT...
Nice! Hard to top the Heavylift boys TBH! Is this big enough ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbJqucClzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=7kJCYNGsAT...
Great vids. They do run some very interesting prime movers do ALE it must be said! You've got their unique (In this country anyway to the best of my knowledge!) Vienna built OAF 8x4 running ballasted along with their two Faun beasts in the first vid there. Looks like a fair old lump of metal on the cradle there!
They move big components from various power stations to on and off shore locations so i assume thats what the load is a part of!
Nice to see their ex army Unipower in the second one there, thats one truck i'd really love to see on the move, pure beast!
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Forthright MC said:
Nice! Hard to top the Heavylift boys TBH!
Great vids. They do run some very interesting prime movers do ALE it must be said! You've got their unique (In this country anyway to the best of my knowledge!) Vienna built OAF 8x4 running ballasted along with their two Faun beasts in the first vid there. Looks like a fair old lump of metal on the cradle there!
They move big components from various power stations to on and off shore locations so i assume thats what the load is a part of!
Nice to see their ex army Unipower in the second one there, thats one truck i'd really love to see on the move, pure beast!
Well, as it happens. Great vids. They do run some very interesting prime movers do ALE it must be said! You've got their unique (In this country anyway to the best of my knowledge!) Vienna built OAF 8x4 running ballasted along with their two Faun beasts in the first vid there. Looks like a fair old lump of metal on the cradle there!
They move big components from various power stations to on and off shore locations so i assume thats what the load is a part of!
Nice to see their ex army Unipower in the second one there, thats one truck i'd really love to see on the move, pure beast!
I work for them.
Or should I say did. Quit this month for new pastures.
That stuff is mere hand luggage for the area / scopes I look after.
We have a 45,000Te skid / move next year.
Christ, that skid move sounds epic! Must need some serious kit to handle something like that i bet!...
Forthright MC said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Flicking through the Archives / Youtube vids -
Is this big enough ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbJqucClzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=7kJCYNGsAT...
Nice! Hard to top the Heavylift boys TBH! Is this big enough ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqbJqucClzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=7kJCYNGsAT...
Great vids. They do run some very interesting prime movers do ALE it must be said! You've got their unique (In this country anyway to the best of my knowledge!) Vienna built OAF 8x4 running ballasted along with their two Faun beasts in the first vid there. Looks like a fair old lump of metal on the cradle there!
They move big components from various power stations to on and off shore locations so i assume thats what the load is a part of!
Nice to see their ex army Unipower in the second one there, thats one truck i'd really love to see on the move, pure beast!
Oshkosh HET version for the British Army.
Caterpillar C-18 engine, which is an 18.1l six-cylinder in-line turbocharged and after-cooled diesel power unit that can produce 700hp and 2,576Nm torque at 1,300rpm. The vehicle provides the necessary power to move its 118,050kg GCW (72t Challenger II tank) at a speed of 80km/h on tarmac surfaces and 38km/h on a 2.5% gradient. The transmission used in the 1070F is the Allison HD 4076P, seven-speed automatic with TC-561 torque converter and second-gear start.
Caterpillar C-18 engine, which is an 18.1l six-cylinder in-line turbocharged and after-cooled diesel power unit that can produce 700hp and 2,576Nm torque at 1,300rpm. The vehicle provides the necessary power to move its 118,050kg GCW (72t Challenger II tank) at a speed of 80km/h on tarmac surfaces and 38km/h on a 2.5% gradient. The transmission used in the 1070F is the Allison HD 4076P, seven-speed automatic with TC-561 torque converter and second-gear start.
bigwheel said:
Oshkosh HET version for the British Army.
Caterpillar C-18 engine, which is an 18.1l six-cylinder in-line turbocharged and after-cooled diesel power unit that can produce 700hp and 2,576Nm torque at 1,300rpm. The vehicle provides the necessary power to move its 118,050kg GCW (72t Challenger II tank) at a speed of 80km/h on tarmac surfaces and 38km/h on a 2.5% gradient. The transmission used in the 1070F is the Allison HD 4076P, seven-speed automatic with TC-561 torque converter and second-gear start.
Thanks for that, trying to work out the torque in lbs ft, is that approx 4,000lbs ft?Caterpillar C-18 engine, which is an 18.1l six-cylinder in-line turbocharged and after-cooled diesel power unit that can produce 700hp and 2,576Nm torque at 1,300rpm. The vehicle provides the necessary power to move its 118,050kg GCW (72t Challenger II tank) at a speed of 80km/h on tarmac surfaces and 38km/h on a 2.5% gradient. The transmission used in the 1070F is the Allison HD 4076P, seven-speed automatic with TC-561 torque converter and second-gear start.
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