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[other dog]

44 minutes ago, Mark T said:

Nevermind the tractor with  the bridge beam.  How about someone explaining to me why I find those International Transtars to be so appealing . Back when they were common, I'd never have given one a second look.

First truck I drove for H.H. Moore.

 

[mowerman]

Yes, it depends on where you are the one we do our swapping at doesn’t really have much more than what we were talking about … the outpost Adelanto California has had the most truck  supplies I’ve ever seen anywhere, but that was years ago I couldn’t tell you still have all that these days if I needed anything I just order it from Amazon.. Bob

[mowerman]

Cool photos Tom thanks for sharing. I remember when They were everywhere I was watching somebody come up a ramp with one I don’t even remember why I remember that I-5 north somewhere around downtown that was around 40 years ago I think it was Ralph’s supermarket 

[other dog]

Here's one I brought out of Banker Steel in Lynchburg . I think this beam went to Ashland, Va. when they were building 295. 

[mowerman]

I just saw a bunch of those going across 80  couple weeks ago don’t think they were too heavy because they didn’t use the jeep

[other dog]

3 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

it's an oversize load no matter how you look at it. the dolly up closer to tractor would shift some of the weight off tractor; course that's a Polocks way of thinking. LOL also depends on the route and as you know  large number of factors. interesting to watch u-tube showing oversize load moving. 90 degree turns with 150 + ft loads.

Yes, everybody knows that. That's why trailers had sliding tandems. But depending on the load you had, how long it was, and where it was going sometimes was more important than getting axle weights right. Axle weight was actually the least of our worries.

[tjc transport]

agreed. when i ran heavy loads we never worried about axle  weight. mainly because i always had at least 3 escorts and 2 state troopers, and NEVER went over 25MPH. my average weight was 210,000 LBS with width up to 14 foot. 

longest i ever ran was 60 foot back then.

these days i run 75 foot with the triaxle and trailer, or 90 foot with the lowboy.

[other dog]

26 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

agreed. when i ran heavy loads we never worried about axle  weight. mainly because i always had at least 3 escorts and 2 state troopers, and NEVER went over 25MPH. my average weight was 210,000 LBS with width up to 14 foot. 

longest i ever ran was 60 foot back then.

these days i run 75 foot with the triaxle and trailer, or 90 foot with the lowboy.

Absolutely, I've hauled girders way shorter than that 150 footer that were way more challenging to deliver. Many jobs in West Virginia were tighter spots to get in to. On that load going down to 840 in Tn. the only time we even had to use the dolly was coming out of the plant in Abingdon and after we got to the job. All the rest was Interstate.