It all depends on where your at if the police are required to escort, and btw they don't supervise, they are there to keep pedestrians and other motor vehicles from getting in the way. Don't worry about the trees they most likely anticipated they'd take them out but since they are little they didn't remove them they'll just replace them after. The front and rear of this type of trailers are steered independently, speed is controlled by both drivers and steering is controlled by trailer operator
Logistical nightmare comes to mind . Hats off to the people that figured out the best route but the driver & crew deserve some cold beers after delivery. Hope you guys had some cold ones.
So Leroy standing in the open on the back of a truck in america is better than sitting in a nice purpose built cab which protects the crew from pouring and sometimes freezing rain,,, No i'll take the British option i think. Top work ALE always a pleasure to see you shift so many loads without incident.
length is about 70-80 metres , even longer when they put extra traction at front and rear , not sure about the load weight on this one, most of the ones i escorted were up wards of 200ton , loads of prep work was done prior to these moves (trees cut down and walls /fences removed )
They cant build the power stations near the motorways as the governing factors are the fuel supply and the cooling water, hence why they are built near the rivers. In the case of west burton, this site was chosen in the 60s due to the nearby coal fields and river trent. The people carrying out these moves have to consult with the authorities in order to ensure that the roads will be capable of supporting the weight. They came down these roads as the loads were dropped by ship at Cottam first.
Did I see the load off the paved road but not the rubber tires carrying it? how much drive time does the drives have that driving this rig? are the speed of all the trucks controlled by one driver? Thank you
The route would have been planned and agreed with the local authorities weeks or even months before the move, so i very much doubt a Sat Nav was being used.
I'm sure the route had been approved in advance. My question is , if everyone knew in advance , why wasn't the tree at least temporarily transplanted? Maybe the owner just wanted to stick it to the township in some perverse revenge for some past grievence with the township. Why else unless he's an arborterrorist that likes to inflict pain on young defenceless saplings. It could happen.
Put in some 4ft steel-reinforced concrete bollards as well next time you replant (with about 4ft underground as well), give them something to think about. Maybe just put the trees in a big concrete planter, even.
Would have been nice if a tree hugger had been firmly attached to those little saplings when that shiny big red trailer slid over them maybe next time LOL.
if i remember right, all its doing is pushing. it doesnt determine where the rear of the trailer goes. that is all controlled by the trailer itself. besides, it DID go straight on around the corner, but the load is so long it HAD to go over the corner like that to make it. sometimes, things just happen. lol.
Hey Andy Can you tell me why don't they use those huge mining trucks for transporting generators instead of loooong trucks full of wheels? It seems that it would be less hassle dealing with a much shorter (though taller) truck.
oberon79 Mainly the weight,it wouldn't be dispersed enough and would cause crush damage! Also the width would be to much.Mainly weight distribution though I'm thinking!
Yeah ahd you realise that sometimes the earth us worth more than profits ? And by the way this kind of driving isnt exactly professional its shoddy route planning but ts know thats how bs this ciuntry has become ....but nice gear just misused
do you have any idea what you are talking about? routes of this sort of projects are always the best route there could be. those trees could'nt be avoided. if they could avoid those trees, they would be too small to actually have effect on the environment. please get educated
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"We've had bigger than that down here driver!"
Very skilful driving there chaps. Nice one.
You have to be a trucker to get that joke.
I photographed this for Truck & Driver, I was given full access to the whole crew.
It all depends on where your at if the police are required to escort, and btw they don't supervise, they are there to keep pedestrians and other motor vehicles from getting in the way. Don't worry about the trees they most likely anticipated they'd take them out but since they are little they didn't remove them they'll just replace them after. The front and rear of this type of trailers are steered independently, speed is controlled by both drivers and steering is controlled by trailer operator
total length is approx 105 meters and the gross weight is around 600 tonne
Logistical nightmare comes to mind . Hats off to the people that figured out the best route but the driver & crew deserve some cold beers after delivery. Hope you guys had some cold ones.
a really brilliant film, thanks very much
So Leroy standing in the open on the back of a truck in america is better than sitting in a nice purpose built cab which protects the crew from pouring and sometimes freezing rain,,, No i'll take the British option i think. Top work ALE always a pleasure to see you shift so many loads without incident.
length is about 70-80 metres , even longer when they put extra traction at front and rear , not sure about the load weight on this one, most of the ones i escorted were up wards of 200ton , loads of prep work was done prior to these moves (trees cut down and walls /fences removed )
Greenpeace will not be amused!. Nice Faun at the back.
The damn trees are fine. Okay one of them didn't get up, but he's young and so there's still hope.
Hope they replanted that little tree, what did it ever do to that lorry?
they plant it always to be in the way...:D
They actually have gardeners following to check damage and then sort it
Nice!
They cant build the power stations near the motorways as the governing factors are the fuel supply and the cooling water, hence why they are built near the rivers. In the case of west burton, this site was chosen in the 60s due to the nearby coal fields and river trent. The people carrying out these moves have to consult with the authorities in order to ensure that the roads will be capable of supporting the weight. They came down these roads as the loads were dropped by ship at Cottam first.
I hope someone has enough money to replace that little tree and flowers!
Did I see the load off the paved road but not the rubber tires carrying it? how much drive time does the drives have that driving this rig? are the speed of all the trucks controlled by one driver?
Thank you
Did anybody get a description of the vehicle that hit the trees?
LOL
Without getting the licence plate number , they'll never be able to spot the vehicle.
I think it might have been red. Or white. Or was it black. No, it was definitely red.
I think.
Beautiful!
i like to the see how they flatten the small bet. those trucks. 2 very rare faun are very nice. how long is the complete convoy? the weight ?
I think u took the corner to tite. Those trees could have been saved. Very interesting ▪_▪ !
You obviously have no experience in truck driving let alone something that big. Oh the poor trees, they'll grow back, moron.
Fool!
Oh sorry! Beg my pard!
have you forgotten the load is 4 times longer than a standard hgv & slight damage cannot be avoided due to its turning circle
HE Deliberately ran them over!
The route would have been planned and agreed with the local authorities weeks or even months before the move, so i very much doubt a Sat Nav was being used.
I'm sure the route had been approved in advance. My question is , if everyone knew in advance , why wasn't the tree at least temporarily transplanted? Maybe the owner just wanted to stick it to the township in some perverse revenge for some past grievence with the township. Why else unless he's an arborterrorist that likes to inflict pain on young defenceless saplings. It could happen.
Man's Work 😮
@funfairstuff not that i am aware ,i have escorted about 7 of these on the same route .
Put in some 4ft steel-reinforced concrete bollards as well next time you replant (with about 4ft underground as well), give them something to think about. Maybe just put the trees in a big concrete planter, even.
Also a roundabout, just to make slightly more difficult?
Would have been nice if a tree hugger had been firmly attached to those little saplings when that shiny big red trailer slid over them maybe next time LOL.
poor little tree...
why do you build the giant box on site seems a bit stupid to me
i hope they replace the trees! or at lease stood them back up! J?k thats something to see go by your house
whats this abnormal load doing on an housing steate get lost did they ,
There,s a lot of horsepower pulling and pushing this load. Any idea what it weighed??
Michael Naisbitt about 400 tons I’d say
Why couldn't the rear tractor , with it's steerable wheels , have gone straight ahead like the rear of a hook and ladder fire truck?
if i remember right, all its doing is pushing. it doesnt determine where the rear of the trailer goes. that is all controlled by the trailer itself. besides, it DID go straight on around the corner, but the load is so long it HAD to go over the corner like that to make it. sometimes, things just happen. lol.
if you want to look at trees and stuff you've probably come to the wrong corner of youtube...
wow!
That "thing" would be interesting to get on one's foot...
Hey Andy
Can you tell me why don't they use those huge mining trucks for transporting generators instead of loooong trucks full of wheels? It seems that it would be less hassle dealing with a much shorter (though taller) truck.
oberon79 Mainly the weight,it wouldn't be dispersed enough and would cause crush damage! Also the width would be to much.Mainly weight distribution though I'm thinking!
Also, height. Using this method keeps the load very close to the ground so it can fit under bridges, electric cables etc.
Also has to be slung low for bridges
is this uk
garden? what garden?
224 tires on trailer 22 on trucks
The first truck is MAZ ??
It is a Unipower
avelingbarford Looking at that you can see what the Trojan 8870 is based on.
At about 8-10 gallons per mile, the tree loses..
Poor little Tree got Squished :(
Holly heck!
They killed the trees!
Trojan by Mr gery
Not possible, you can't stay on the M6 for example.
theyve wrecked the field
looks like a bridge
NOOOOOOOOO! MY BEGONIAS!!!!!!!
Poor tree 😞🌲
The English are soft, In America on their heavy haul transporters they make those guys driving the front and back dollies stand out in the open!
You would think with something that big they would take it in bits and assemble it when they get there.
Those poor trees! :(
all the comments seem to be from men!
Can you try not to destroy the scenery next time, then?
Great planning - NOT!!
if it cant be taken there without damaging something , build it somewhere where else , Fools !
+JAY GARDNER What colour is the sky on your planet? seriously?
+wayne chadwick wtf u on about ? fkkin fool
JAY GARDNER you do realise that building some stuff is only possible at certain places right?
Yeah ahd you realise that sometimes the earth us worth more than profits ? And by the way this kind of driving isnt exactly professional its shoddy route planning but ts know thats how bs this ciuntry has become ....but nice gear just misused
do you have any idea what you are talking about? routes of this sort of projects are always the best route there could be. those trees could'nt be avoided. if they could avoid those trees, they would be too small to actually have effect on the environment. please get educated