Just a small sized truck I saw in my neighborhood today

[Matt308]

Saw a whole show on those road trains. And they aren't speed sloths either. And you gotta love the cattle catcher on the front!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Its the torque that counts in towing, not so much the power...



Awesome truck...

i know it's just a lot of people say steam engines are useless of hail this as something that could only happen today- they could manage it 100 years ago with steam engines without any problem.........

 

[syscom3]

But a steam engine wouldnt have been able to do it for this job. Not only torque was needed, but also speed.

 

[cheddar cheese]

And comfort for the driver

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

hey they tow damn caravans behind them, damn they're comfy inside!

 

[cheddar cheese]

A regular automobile towing a caravan is bad enough, but a steam engine towing one is a sure fire way to road rage

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but these are the most adorable little sheds on wheels you've ever seen they're very elegant and have proper wooden furnature and even wood burning stoves!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yeah well a Gypsy has to cook at some point

 

[Hunter368]

Very cool

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

since when do Gypsies have steam engines no these are working men with their families..........

 

[Joe2]

Do you Americans like large things?

 

[Matt308]

Just south of my place they are building the twin to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Galloping Gurdy). It requires to 100ton expansion joints that are made in Idaho. They trucked them 300 miles across the state on this beast. The number and configuration of the wheel bogies were deemed inadequate for the weight and subsequently had to be increased. Max speed: 10-12mph


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjIJmuXtIUU

 

[syscom3]

Another "monster" truck!

 

[Njaco]

Nah... we don't like big things.

 

[syscom3]

but that isnt a truck thats used in general commerce, on public streets

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Who cares if it is or isn't, are you trying to take Lancs spot as the thread police?

 

[syscom3]

Its not a truck or truck trailer

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Your point being...

Every thread gets off topic and it finds its way back, besides you are not Lanc and therefore not the thread police!

 

[Matt308]

Somebody is going to have to take his spot. I have tried, but it grates upon me to have to perform duties that Lanc once assumed. However, I don't think Lanc is coming back on any frequent basis. Syscom, its all yours.

 

[Soundbreaker Welch?]

I don't think I have ever seen a Shell Truck like that before. Must have a big motor. And how does a Dump Truck towing six Dumpsters even navigate a city turn?