Thanks to Dennis Child, who sent me these pictures, I can offer up a new (and hitherto unconsidered) contender for the much-contested title of the 'World's Biggest truck'. these coil carriers should do nicely reckons Biglorryblog. And the bloke standing in the front should give you some idea of the size of it...
And here's where the ginat coil goes in the back. Wonder what the coil is for? Undersea communications cable? Oil Industry? Giant sewing machine? Anyway here are a few more of these magnficent beasts. Anyone out there knows who makes them? Krupp perhaps?
Or is this that other outfit which makes massive pipe carriers...whose name I've completely forgotten? (Nurse what day is it?)
Now click through here for more.....
Here's how it slots between the two 'legs' of the crrier and raises up the cable on the reel. Must weigh a lot....Dennis's e-mail heading read "250-ton coil carrier..."
Tight squeeze getting it out of the garage too...mind that cherry picker!
And one for luck. If any of my anorak army can add to this post please do so....
Comments (2)
I don't know who built these, but a reasonable guess would be someone like Kamag or Scheurle,
the cable reels reminded me of similar but smaller ones that were moved between the Pirelli factories at Eastleigh and Southampton and the BT Marine cabling depot at Southampton Docks These were moved on a purpose built Pirelli trailer drawn by a Rotinoff 6x4 tractor and pushed one of the two Scammell Samsons built, Ihave no idea who operated the trucks except that the whole vehicle was bright yellow and I think may have covered in T&D. On attival at BT the reel was trans-shipped to a 'hovercraft pallett' which was pused about the depot bt a Douglas Tugmaster fitted with a very large air compressor to power the 'hovercraft'
Posted by Dave Powell | August 29, 2008 7:12 PM
Posted on August 29, 2008 19:12
Nicolas. It is actually 350ton. One unit is under construction in there factory. Utilised for transporting these large cable drums either with oil pipeline piping or undersea communication cabling.
Posted by dennis child | August 31, 2008 12:42 PM
Posted on August 31, 2008 12:42