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M2RTY
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really facinated by moving long loads, wide loads etc

seen an amazing one the other day going 1mph the wrong way down a by pass/set of roundabouts to get onto the motorway, had 20 people stood around as they moved it ever so slowly about 1ft clearence from a lamp post

anyone got any pics, links, vids?

bigger the better
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was a tv series about this, think it was called monster moves
Colin
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Theres sometimes some large loads up here at the local oil refinary........parts of plant / cooling towers etc coming in by road/sea.
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seen that monster moves program they moved a grain mill on a truck, up the road took em a few months though, was amazing to see.
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seeing princess yachts betting taken through the town centre is a cool site
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I saw the grain one. same episode as the Heathrow tower for terminal four, interesting to see the difference in approach. The Heathrow one had a wheeled, computer controlled platform which ensured that the load remained completely vertical throughout the journey. The grain one in America somewhere was just a load of guys hammering blocks of wood in if it looked a bit wonky.
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The most impressive one I've seen on TV was the transportation of some parts for the CERN particle accelerator, had to remain perfectly level at all times, took 2 hours or so for half a kilometer IIRC.
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http://atlas-cs.web.cern.ch/atlas-cs/photos/20041027/images/Barrel_Transport_0028.jpg

that's one of the smaller ones.

bit bigger -

http://atlas-bt.web.cern.ch/atlas-bt/gallery/photos/20041020/

[Edited on 16-01-2007 by Robin]
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The transportation platform for the space shuttle at Kennedy is awesome!
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
http://atlas-cs.web.cern.ch/atlas-cs/photos/20041027/images/Barrel_Transport_0028.jpg

that's one of the smaller ones.

bit bigger -

http://atlas-bt.web.cern.ch/atlas-bt/gallery/photos/20041020/

[Edited on 16-01-2007 by Robin]


fuck about

also, check the largest moving land vehicle in the world, the Krupp Bagger 288





* The machine is 95 meters high and 215 meters long (almost 2.5 football fields in length)
* Weight is 45,500 tons (that's equivalent to a bumper to bumper line of jeeps 80 miles long)
* It took 5 years to design and manufacture at a cost of $100 million
* Maximum digging speed is 10 meters per minute
* Can move more than 76,000 cubic meters of coal, rock, and earth per day

56K UNFRIENDLY lol
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Bagger-garzweiler.jpg

[Edited on 16-01-2007 by Ian]
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lollers, bulldozer cops it from the MEATEH ONE!!
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love this pic
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lol its 22,000 horsepower
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fuck about its like real life robot wars
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that thing scares the shit outa me
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the megastructure son the A380 would interest peopel in this thread... showed Airbus' way aroiund getting the parts from the various factories int he workd to the final plant was a challenge!
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ace stuff ken
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its on now

supertanker or something
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quote:
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the megastructure son the A380 would interest peopel in this thread... showed Airbus' way aroiund getting the parts from the various factories int he workd to the final plant was a challenge!


I think that was what I was actually thinking of, with the engine torough the small village

and the wings on the river, JUST under the bridge.
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i remember when i was small they were moving a furnace from a factory to the site, and had to disconnect all the phone wires so it could move the one part down the street, police escorts and everything
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
lol its 22,000 horsepower

That is 407.4 12v's when brand new
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
lol its 22,000 horsepower

That is 407.4 12v's when brand new


or one X16XE on throttle bodies

 
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