Popular Post m16ty Posted November 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2019 We moved another transformer with the big Mack at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Grossing around 270,000 lbs. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Got a down under photo too, up side down, Great job, hope trailer is working good for you. RD 888 made great heavy haul tractors, I will see if I can find the pictures of ours at GE in Pensacola. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post j hancock Posted November 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2019 Presto Chango 6 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Ok you riggers-educate me. For 270,000 lbs seems like we would see a jeep or two in this combo?? Or was this move totally on arsenal property? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Red Horse said: Ok you riggers-educate me. For 270,000 lbs seems like we would see a jeep or two in this combo?? Or was this move totally on arsenal property? The trailer is 5 axle lines, 8 tires per axle line. Like it is, I can scale 266,000 lb in TN, depending on route survey. Add a pusher axle to the truck and I can go 286,000 lb in TN, which is about 100 ton on the trailer. All that being said, the move above was all on the Arsenal, from one substation to another, where regular weight laws don’t apply. Basically the military didn’t care how we moved it, as long as we didn’t tear anything up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, Red Horse said: Ok you riggers-educate me. For 270,000 lbs seems like we would see a jeep or two in this combo?? Or was this move totally on arsenal property? I’ll also add that all our moves on this trailer are short moves of usually just a few miles. You are correct that if you moved this load across the country, it would likely require a 19 axle trailer setup. With this trailer we have, we often unload the machine off the big over the road trailer and take it the last little bit with this smaller trailer, because often those trailers are just to big to get the machine into where they want it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Wow quite a rig thanks for sharing....bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 2 hours ago, m16ty said: I’ll also add that all our moves on this trailer are short moves of usually just a few miles. You are correct that if you moved this load across the country, it would likely require a 19 axle trailer setup. With this trailer we have, we often unload the machine off the big over the road trailer and take it the last little bit with this smaller trailer, because often those trailers are just to big to get the machine into where they want it. Thx for response and education. So what specs does that RD have? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 9 hours ago, Red Horse said: Thx for response and education. So what specs does that RD have? E-9 500hp engine, Mack 12-speed main trans, Fuller AT1202 auxiliary, 65k rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, m16ty said: E-9 500hp engine, Mack 12-speed main trans, Fuller AT1202 auxiliary, 65k rears. What a HOSS!!!!!! There are not many 8 tire per axle trailers here in the States??? Seems to be an Aussie thing.. Edited November 17, 2019 by Brocky Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff M Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 The Fuller auxiliary is a 2-speed? There are trucks, and then there are TRUCKS. That one easily makes it into the second category. Thanks for posting. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jeff M said: The Fuller auxiliary is a 2-speed? There are trucks, and then there are TRUCKS. That one easily makes it into the second category. Thanks for posting. 🙂 Yes, 2-speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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