Transformer Move Through My Town

[DDoug]

Had one go past a week ago on the railroad....it was on a 4 truck, drop deck flatcar. No idea on weight.

Ed

Used to see one like that once in awhile going into Erie Press systems.
They build and re-build giant presses, like the kind you see stamping
auto hoods, and forging press's.

IIRC it was 250 tons.
A double gooseneck affair, could have been rated at much more, as 250 tons
is not really much in the Railroad world.

 

[cuttin edge]

They moved something similar here in the 90s. They built an oil fired generating plant. They came in by ship, and they used a similar trailer, and I think they had Kenworth trucks. Same type with the planetary drive. Thanks for posting that.

 

[Coaldust]

Making progress on the new 49x push trucks. Andrey fabricated a thing for the back of the frame to pin the box to. The front of the box will engage with the 5th wheel.

 

[Coaldust]

Push bumper.

 

[Coaldust]

You can order the WS with a 16mm frame, without frame horns. The front is square cut and terminated directly behind the front bumper. I don’t have a picture of the brackets that connect the push plate to the frame.

 

[Coaldust]

Wait, yes I do. But, the glossy paint and lighting make it hard to make it out.