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I'm a big fan of seeing wide loads on the road. Apparently a really big one is coming through adelaide tonight. I may have to take a trip just to watch it a bit.

hey CG....you involved with this?

 

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/huge-load-slowly-reaches-adelaide/story-e6frea83-1226093283185



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Keep an eye out for CG, if not involved she may be there watching too, if it's made the news.

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Just clicked the link. That is huuuge!!

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Only got 242 wheels under it .

I don't know if CG would be there . Usually something that big , you

have Police . They can make you stop . Escorts are a guidance , that a

non dimensional load is travelling the road .

Interesting how they have the different ratio vehicles doing the job .

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The last time I saw anything that big on the road was when they were building the Mt Piper Power Station at Blackman's Flat just west of Lithgow.  Absolutely amazing how they get these goliaths around the bends.

The road up through the Blue Mountains was full of tight bends back then.

I bet this bloke, or should I say these blokes came across their fair share in their travels as well.

My hat goes off to them but boy oh boy wouldn't I love to have a go at that.......oh well, that was a previous life.



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Wow - that is HUGE!!!!!! Love to see wide loads as well, sometimes makes you wonder what the item is though. Several years ago worked in an engineering company, and we were transporting a structure from Victoria to NSW, had to have a police escort in NSW, luckily as it turned out. Around Scone the motorcycle policeman behind the load noticed movement at the bottom of the framework that was specially built to carry the structure.

This happened at about 3pm on a Friday afternoon - before mobile phones, internet etc., by the way. Anyway had to organise for welding equipment to be transported to the load from Queanbeyan on the Saturday morning, hired a truck to send one of our boys up from the workshop to the site, etc., - he managed to strengthen the framework, and avert a near disaster.

Needless to say the worker initially concerned with the structure of the frame was given a "rap over the knuckles".

Always think of this when I see large loads.

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We got stuck behind a similar load on the Barrier Highway just before Cobar

The Boss had a great time sharing Men/Women jokes with the truckies.

One had to marvel at the skill shown driving through Cobar.

This makes travelling interesting.

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It looks like they'll shut the highway for that one. If they're expecting to be at Lower Light at 10pm, it's got 40kms to get to Bolivar and then head to Richmond. They'll only be travelling at about 60KPH or maybe 80.
That's a long drive from Brisbane. It's not over-height so it's just the width, length and weight which makes it oversize.
It's certainly a beauty. Might have to go for a walk or sit in the car and listen to the 2-way as it passes this van park.


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CG...where do you think would be a good viewing area and what time?


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I reckon Waterloo Corner somewhere would be good viewing as they come off Heaslip and angle on to Pt. Wakefield Rd. Might see you out there.

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Any idea of an approximate time?

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"They" must be transporting those transformers on a regular basis. I saw one a couple of years ago pulled up at the roadhouse in Bellata (nth of Narrabri on the Newell Hwy). It was the same company as the one in this thread. I did hear the all-up weight is something like 240 tons (tonnes, whatever).

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Yes we had one pass some where , With two Trucks pulling and one pushing , took up the whole of the road.. Hats off to the drivers.
Think the dollys are stearable as well...To far from Adlaide to make it for a look see....

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gordon_adl wrote:

Any idea of an approximate time?




Sorry I missed this message. As the time shows I'd already gone to get a good vantage point.
It took 3 hours from Lower Light to Waterloo Corner Road, via Two Wells and Heaslip Road.
It was quite a spectacular convoy of pilots, police and accompanying vehicles.
I was interested in how they'd negotiate the roundabout and some railway crossing repair work on the OD route.
It was 0130hrs when I got home after following them down Pt. Wakefield Road at 30 KPH in "go slow" gear.

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My better half talked me out of going. Probably a good idea as I did have to do that very dirty word...WORK.

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I'm not sure where you are in this state, but as you read, the thing went down to Richmond way.
It must have taken hours to get there too.
It was a great exercise from my perspective. I was the only woman lined up in the gallery at the Waterloo Corner roundabout, the only person with a 2 way radio, so we had a running commentary of the progress of the convoy.
I'll put it down to training.

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Good on you Chris - only rose among the thorns!

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Hey Guys n Gals,

I remember seeing something like this heading up the Toowoomba Range many years ago, now that was a sight to see....

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I remember when they made the roads for the hydro scheme at reece dam they made them all with no camber so the turbines had an easy passage, not real good car roads these days though
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It's a great example of logistics, engineering, and the co-ordination between all parties concerned in 3 states.
There were 3 pilots in front, 1 copper in the front to shut off intersections, 1 about the middle and one doing the tail.
There were 3 other unmarked government vehicles with yellow beacons. I'm guessing they were Dept. of Transport and maybe the department in charge of the transformer.
Travelling from Brisbane to Adelaide at 40 kph. They were a good team, judging by the communications on the UHF.
The whole convoy is similar to the pic from Neil and Raine.
I think there is only one company in the country building these transformers.
Whoever issued the permit had the hardes job. Checking out all the over-dimension routes across the country, load limits. bridge underpass height limits, and the least disruption to normal traffic.
A train even stopped to allow them to negotiate the railway crossing.
I love this stuff!

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