Timmyb Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Doing some local work in a place called port Hedland. It's a big iron ore port and with the down turn of the ore price a few junior miners have stopped production and lots of trucks sitting around. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 With concessional loading each Tri group is good for 23.5 ton. Total gross weight of 170 ton, or around 340,000 pound. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mack mhe9 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Impressive. Would love to ride or drive one of those big Bastards. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Impressive. Would love to ride or drive one of those big Bastards. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Tim they sure are a heavy looking unit looks like Port headland has some rain I thought it was normally dry as chips up there ??The mining slow down is going to bite real hard I fear in the not to distant future I hope you manage to steer clear of a all the problems that come with it great photos thanks for sharing Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Very impressive.Wonder how's easy to stop such a train.Air brakes are good but you need a lot of air. What is the compressor?And what is a regular road speed? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Paul, yes it's supposed to be dry season up here! It's all back to front, Mother Nature must be drunk! As far as driving them, I could only imagine you would have to like it slow. Mind you, it's a pretty flat landscape up there. They used to sit in 100km/h once wound up but government has restricted them to 90 now. They are powered by regular 550 cats, 620 isx and the new isx e5s. Not sure regarding compressors. I know cummims has a big twin piston one. Double the capacity of the standard ones. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Impressive. Would love to ride or drive one of those big Bastards.can you picture yourself running one of them fully loaded off of cabbage up on 84 with snow on the road? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Very cool! Wish the best for all the workers involved. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 A lot of rubber not rolling. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hmnn-wonder how you hook the third and fourth trailers up? And these look like side dumps with right side a "clam" hinge? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 wow,,,thought triples was a big deal ..lol.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-291960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hmnn-wonder how you hook the third and fourth trailers up? And these look like side dumps with right side a "clam" hinge?Back your third trailer into the last. Then 2nd into the 3rd Then 1st into the 2nd..... Must not be a drop and hook operation lol.... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-292103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 I think Lmackattack is right. Mind you, I wouldn't wanna do it too often. Yeah they are all side tippers, haven't seen how they do it but I imagine it would be a big loop, tip them all off and have a big front end loader reclaim it into piles. Or, maybe they tip into hopper or shoot and straight into the ship... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-292116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Back your third trailer into the last. Then 2nd into the 3rd Then 1st into the 2nd..... Must not be a drop and hook operation lol....Duh!! Must have been late when I wrote that dumb post-thx- I'm thinking doubles-yeah position dolly under kite, then back lead trailer up to dolly Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40205-aussie-quad-road-trains/#findComment-292135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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