The Heavy Haulage Appreciation Thread

[bigwheel]

ZR1cliff said:

Thanks for that, trying to work out the torque in lbs ft, is that approx 4,000lbs ft?

http://www.convertunits.com/from/newton+meters/to/foot+pounds

[ZR1cliff]

bigwheel said:

ZR1cliff said:

Thanks for that, trying to work out the torque in lbs ft, is that approx 4,000lbs ft?

http://www.convertunits.com/from/newton+meters/to/foot+pounds

1,900 ft lbs.

Thought it would have been more than that.

[4key]

I guess that when they all get up to speed they just set the cruise control to whatever they are doing, maneuvering around slow corners must be the tricky bit. They must need the power of all the tractors to be doing it, so its not like the lead ones can drag them about in places without them pushing from behind.

I was half expecting them to have fly by wire all linked to the lead vehicle, but that would be too easy

[Forthright MC]

Have had the pleasure of seeing Collett at work delivering more massive turbine parts to the new wind farm up at Graveley, a few miles east of here, over the past two days -

[chilistrucker]

some of the stuff that a.l.e move is just bonkers.
a few years back they moved a load, (from tilbury i think) rount the m25, think it was going watford way.
i seem to remember it all being done at night, as it was so huge, and taking 3 night to move it.
the planning involved must be immense.

[Jasper3.0]

4key said:

Those ALE tractors, how are they controlled when they are linked up like in the last set of pictures? Each one have a driver and they just feel how much throttle they need to be using, must be more technical than that?

I believe they can all be linked together.

See link:

http://www.goldhofer.de/gh-en/modular-vehicles/int...

[Chrisgr31]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Just been sent this one : Malaysia......






Linky

Now that is big!

[chilistrucker]

ha, ha that is 1 rather large piece of pipe

[Forthright MC]

That's amazing!

[chilistrucker]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

You should see the crane and such to upend and lift it

show us
some of the mobile cranes you see on your travels are just nuts. ainscough, mammoet, etc, bonkers.

[chilistrucker]

wow, impressive.
have you seen the youtube clip of a BIG mobile crane, (sort of ainscough looking) being lifted onto a boat, and then something gives, and they drop it

[Forthright MC]

I was asked to go out and take a few shots of this wagon and load by its driver (Buddy on Facebook) last Tuesday! -







X1 LHH is Leicester Heavy Haulage' very special MAN TGX 680 V8 (Was the very first RHD 680 to enter service in the UK) transporting a 38m rail translocator here southbound on the A1.

Heres a few more specs: 28 meters x 5 meters at 65 ton 38 meters overall length at 106 Tons gross on a 6 axle Nooteboom pendal axle with a life neck.

[V41LEY]

Spotted this set of tracks on a low loader




Thought is must be from a tank but further down the road I came across this




Looks like some kind of crane.

[cahami]

V41LEY said:

Spotted this set of tracks on a low loader




Thought is must be from a tank but further down the road I came across this




Looks like some kind of crane.

Is this the one coming down to london to sort out the damaged tower crane?
oops maybee not just seen that you are in singapore

Edited by cahami on Saturday 19th January 23:04

[Chrisgr31]

cahami said:

Is this the one coming down to london to sort out the damaged tower crane?
oops maybee not just seen that you are in singapore

Edited by cahami on Saturday 19th January 23:04

Seems to be happening this weekend http://www.vertikal.net/en/news/story/16629/

[Forthright MC]

Chrisgr31 said:

cahami said:

Is this the one coming down to london to sort out the damaged tower crane?
oops maybee not just seen that you are in singapore

Edited by cahami on Saturday 19th January 23:04

Seems to be happening this weekend http://www.vertikal.net/en/news/story/16629/

Saw a few pics of Ainscough rigging up that beast on Facebook a little earlier

[Chrisgr31]

Forthright MC said:

Saw a few pics of Ainscough rigging up that beast on Facebook a little earlier

Steal them and post them here!

[badboyburt]

Forthright MC said:

Chrisgr31 said:

cahami said:

Is this the one coming down to london to sort out the damaged tower crane?
oops maybee not just seen that you are in singapore

Edited by cahami on Saturday 19th January 23:04

Seems to be happening this weekend http://www.vertikal.net/en/news/story/16629/

Saw a few pics of Ainscough rigging up that beast on Facebook a little earlier

Is there any further info anywhere, Vertikal have pictures of the erection of the crane just wondered if they managed to inspect it today with the man in a basket ?

[Chrisgr31]

How much does a crane like that cost to hire, and how come it was just hanging around available to come to London at such short notice? Guess they are not used much?

[Forthright MC]

badboyburt said:

Forthright MC said:

Chrisgr31 said:

cahami said:

Is this the one coming down to london to sort out the damaged tower crane?
oops maybee not just seen that you are in singapore

Edited by cahami on Saturday 19th January 23:04

Seems to be happening this weekend http://www.vertikal.net/en/news/story/16629/

Saw a few pics of Ainscough rigging up that beast on Facebook a little earlier

Is there any further info anywhere, Vertikal have pictures of the erection of the crane just wondered if they managed to inspect it today with the man in a basket ?

Chrisgr31 said:

Forthright MC said:

Saw a few pics of Ainscough rigging up that beast on Facebook a little earlier

Steal them and post them here!

Would appear they did an inspection yesterday or the day before. Heres a couple of pics from that heavy crane fan page on Facebook -





Not too sure i'd be that keen to dangle 192ft up off the ground to inspect something TBH!...