podagrower
Silver Member
I don't know the answer, so there is no prize, sorry.
One of our local companies is a concrete manufacturer. They make concrete beams, poles, and bridge sections. Ordinarily, they move the large stuff (like bridge sections) at night, to avoid messing up local traffic during the day. Lately, they have been hauling near our house, during the day, and I have been caught up in the parade twice so far. I would love to get a picture of one of these rigs, but can't get far enough back to get a decent picture.
Heavy haul semi, 2 drive axles + a tag axle, trailer starts there (like you would expect), with 5 axles (all dual tandem), then about 75' of trailer with another 5 axle setup. All the way at the end is a little platform with a steering wheel. I don't know how much you can move the rear trailer axles. So, if you kept count in your head, that's 52 wheels on a big rig!!! Anybody wanna put in a guess for what these rigs weigh?
I had wondered what was tearing up the shoulder of the road near me, and after I got caught in the parade the other day, I realized it was because these guys can't make the corner. And they're using 6 lanes to corner.
One of our local companies is a concrete manufacturer. They make concrete beams, poles, and bridge sections. Ordinarily, they move the large stuff (like bridge sections) at night, to avoid messing up local traffic during the day. Lately, they have been hauling near our house, during the day, and I have been caught up in the parade twice so far. I would love to get a picture of one of these rigs, but can't get far enough back to get a decent picture.
Heavy haul semi, 2 drive axles + a tag axle, trailer starts there (like you would expect), with 5 axles (all dual tandem), then about 75' of trailer with another 5 axle setup. All the way at the end is a little platform with a steering wheel. I don't know how much you can move the rear trailer axles. So, if you kept count in your head, that's 52 wheels on a big rig!!! Anybody wanna put in a guess for what these rigs weigh?
I had wondered what was tearing up the shoulder of the road near me, and after I got caught in the parade the other day, I realized it was because these guys can't make the corner. And they're using 6 lanes to corner.