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Cruising Granny


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Yep, that's a big one alright Marj. About 9 metres wide, weigh about 140 tonne.
The load I took to Emerald at Christmas was that width, but cut in half for transportation. It was only 4.1 metres, gross weight about 80 tonns. That was just the dump tray, not the truck/chassis and wheels part.
To leave it full width would have been a major, very expensive operation incorporating Police escort, and 3 pilots all the way from Perth to Emerald. Cheaper to cut it in half and reweld later.

The other "little bloke" we took from Roma to Emerald was a 40 tonne dump truck complete, 4.5 metres wide, about 75 tonnes all up.



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSG5T27DdRc&feature=related

Thought this might be a bit of fun to watch.



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How many Myrtle's would you fit it that biggrin



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I watched some blokes building hungry boards onto the sides of a truck like that up at Mt Thorley in the hunter valley one day.

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That's one big beast Marj.

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id hate to try and change one of those tyresconfuse



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A lot of Myrtles I would think wombat.

They say its the largest wide load in the world. Have to believe them, don't we?

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8 HOURS TO CHANGE A TYRE ON 1 OF THEM...MILO.............. i did 3 years changing them in the hunter valley when i was younger

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That gives a whole new meaning to the phrase Monster Truck.



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And I thought this one was big!

 



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old briney wrote:

8 HOURS TO CHANGE A TYRE ON 1 OF THEM...MILO.............. i did 3 years changing them in the hunter valley when i was younger

 Ill never complain about changing my little cars tyres again!!biggrin



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I knew you would like the comparisons CG.

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Yes, thanks Marj. It would have been a very slow trip too. So if the team didn't get on with each other, it wouldn't have been very much fun. Part of the job is getting on with the other pilots and the truck driver. Not always easy when there are male egos in place.

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i don't anymore .......i get NRMA to do it........LOL



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Mmmmmmmmmmmm, CG, we don't have egos, we are are quiet and placid, wouldn't say boo for sixpence.smilesmilesmilesmile



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Ha! Oh Doug, you are funny!



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Dougwe wrote:

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, CG, we don't have egos, we are are quiet and placid, wouldn't say boo for sixpence.smilesmilesmilesmile

 Yeah, but sometimes it can be a bl..dy loud boo.



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