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10-24-2011, 12:54 PM
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Road Trains
If you think your truck and trailer is long check this out.
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10-24-2011, 01:52 PM
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Imagine if you had to pass one of those on a two lane road 
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10-24-2011, 05:38 PM
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That's nothing. Look at some of the ones in this slide show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=qkOJLylOo1k
The longest truck trains I've ever seen were on I-15 in southern Utah. They were limited to triples but some of them had 45' boxes with triple axles. Some the triple belly dumps and dry tankers also had triple axles, suggesting they could handle some serious weight. I didn't see any triple axle tractors or dollies, though.
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10-24-2011, 09:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wiscampsin
Imagine if you had to pass one of those on a two lane road |
Not only that but pass them on a gravel road.
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2011 Eagle 330RLTS with just about every option.
2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
Life in the slow lane is still life.
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10-25-2011, 06:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clutch
Not only that but pass them on a gravel road.
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towing a trailer, uphill, against the wind....
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10-25-2011, 08:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wiscampsin
towing a trailer, uphill, against the wind....
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...in the snow...
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10-25-2011, 11:05 AM
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.... night time, no moon (or sun)....
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10-25-2011, 07:26 PM
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......at 40 below zero....
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10-25-2011, 11:21 PM
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...with a 60 below zero wind chill factor...
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10-26-2011, 09:16 AM
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Wow, after reading all the possibilities I think I would just follow at a safe distance.
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2011 Eagle 330RLTS with just about every option.
2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
Life in the slow lane is still life.
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10-26-2011, 09:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clutch
Wow, after reading all the possibilities I think I would just follow at a safe distance.
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...still on a gravel road...towing a trailer, uphill, against the wind...in the snow...at 40 below zero...with a 60 below zero wind chill factor...
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10-26-2011, 07:36 PM
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Yup
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2011 Eagle 330RLTS with just about every option.
2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
Life in the slow lane is still life.
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10-26-2011, 07:46 PM
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Those trains are actually longer then the real trains we have here. Only one or two cars sometimes.
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