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Gaspedler #167988 Sun Jan 03 2010 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted By: Gaspedler
Frank;
Check out this Shell "Road Train" from Australia.
It would take you 10 minutes just to bump all the tires...LOL.
Chuck

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/train_truck.php
Chuck--How long to do the pretrip inspection??!!
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Oops I stand corrected... They are called Road Trains, not Truck Trains.


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hawkike #167989 Sun Jan 03 2010 09:25 AM
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The "train" Chuck posted.
Looks like a Kangaroo catcher on the front bumper

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WOW That is a lot of fuel there!!!!!


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Probably take 45 minuets just to build air pressure in all those trailers and walk a bout and around beat on tires!

HI-OCTANE #167994 Sun Jan 03 2010 09:37 AM
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Montana allows triple trailers for semis as well. They a re limited to the iterstae and somany miles off of it. Usually not a problem until you get that blowing snow and it seems to take forever to pass them or be passed....


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hawkike #168224 Mon Jan 04 2010 03:34 AM
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2006 World Record setter. Mack, Driven by a 70 year old Driver.
113 trailers.

Photo and article on Mack's website. http://www.macktrucks.com/default.aspx?pageid=1439

Looks like stiff competition amoung Tractor companies, KW tried to set a world record in 2004.

I wonder how many days it took just to set this rig up?

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Now those are some land trains!!!! WOW


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113 trailers, Loaded or empty ? How far did they have to move them for the record ? In a straight line or w/ curves?

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Geeesh.... DB. Well it took some digging but I found the details. A little confusing looking this up because other attempts at the record were coming up with it.

Here is a website with Details: http://www.gouldtransport.com.au/world_records.html

Trailers were Empty.
Total weight of the rig was 1300 tonnes (1433 U.S. tons. - 2,866,000 lbs.)

Had to travel 100 Meters to set the record. 6ths of a mile.

In a straight line.

It was to raise money for a Charitable Cause.

Doesn't say how many, but they had to use mulitple air compressors to air up the entire system of brakes.

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