Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
They might have cleaned out a few overhead wires and overpasses along the way though. Here we are only required to have 14 feet.

What's holding the far end up, a helicopter? If that falls, the guy underneath is going to be apple sauce.

 

[ptsg]

^^^^^
They might have cleaned out a few overhead wires and overpasses along the way though. Here we are only required to have 14 feet.

What's holding the far end up, a helicopter? If that falls, the guy underneath is going to be apple sauce.

Nothing holds the other end. The trailer is design specifically to move these blades in tight spaces with a lot of turns. The entire blade can pivot up and down as needed, up to a certain point, so it clears things in the way.

 

[K5lwq]

Man that is a big hydraulic cylinder! That is what I need for my Kioti loader.

 

[ptsg]

Man that is a big hydraulic cylinder! That is what I need for my Kioti loader.

It would make an heck of a wood splitter too.... If you have a couple of months to wait for the ram to extend.

 

[K5lwq]

It would make an heck of a wood splitter too.... If you have a couple of months to wait for the ram to extend.

Yes, much better idea. On the Kioti it might void my warranty.

 

[yanmars]

I saw last night on the news where a truck was transporting one of those. Stalled on a railroad and the train turned it and the truck on its side.

 

[BigBlue1]

Just reading the last page of the thread, eh?

 

[Xfaxman]

I saw last night on the news where a truck was transporting one of those. Stalled on a railroad and the train turned it and the truck on its side.

Just reading the last page of the thread, eh?

Start here post # 15221: Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

 

[sea2summit]

Had they used a trailer like this and the train would've probably just sneaked right under it.

The physics math behind making that possible hurts my head to even think about. Let alone how close they've got to stay to the crown of the road so it doesn't tip sidewards.

 

[ptsg]

The physics math behind making that possible hurts my head to even think about. Let alone how close they've got to stay to the crown of the road so it doesn't tip sidewards.

Pretty crazy setup. These types of trailers are able to tilt left and right to keep everything level. The blade can move up and down up to 60 degrees and it can also rotate the blade on its axis.

If you zoom the picture, you'll notice the counter weights in the very front of the trailer, like the ones used on a mobile crane.

 

[cqaigy2]

Ya, but what happens when a bird lands on the tip??

 

[sea2summit]

Ya, but what happens when a bird lands on the tip??

African or European?

 

[Jstpssng]

It would make an heck of a wood splitter too.... If you have a couple of months to wait for the ram to extend.

Split it tree length, then cut to size afterward...

 

[dodge man]

I retired about 1 1/2 years ago and spent a lot of my time the last year as a land surveyor working on a 60 turbine wind farm. They are a high effort construction project to say the least. I also saw lots of them delivered and moved over the roads and through town. Most of the time it’s pretty flawless. My guess here is the lead chase driver screwed up. In the longer video it appeared he stopped because he was going to knock over the RR signal and by the time he took off, to late.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just reading the last page of the thread, eh?

Badabing badaboom.

 

[WM75Guy]

African or European?

Is it carrying a coconut?

 

[qstott]

Is it carrying a coconut?

Nyet!

 

[civilian]

Nothing holds the other end. The trailer is design specifically to move these blades in tight spaces with a lot of turns. The entire blade can pivot up and down as needed, up to a certain point, so it clears things in the way.

But what is thhe HP required to pull that trailer and blade? 2 power units, where in the US, one semi pulls it? Jon

 

[CobyRupert]

I hope no emissions were created in the making and transportation of that blade. Otherwise how could the electric vehicle be “zero emissions”?

Try Google. The most widely accepted definition of how an electric vehicle is zero emissions is:

“A zero-emissions vehicle, or ZEV, is a vehicle that does not emit exhaust gas or other pollutants from the onboard source of power.”

 

[ptsg]

But what is thhe HP required to pull that trailer and blade? 2 power units, where in the US, one semi pulls it? Jon

On the first picture, there are two trucks, most likely they go through a very steep hill. Sometimes they use more trucks to give more stopping capabilities and not necessarily more pulling power. On the video, that's most likely a 750 HP Mercedes Actros truck.

While the blades are not really that heavy, at around 12000 lbs depending on the length, the trailer with the blade adapter/rotator plus counterweights, plus a quick connect, gets close to 55 tons.