I got stopped!
By a PA state trooper the other day while I was at work. And he was just a frantic too! You need to find somewhere to get that truck OFF the road, there is an oversize coming and you need to get OUT OF THE WAY! I'm like, ok, how big could this guy be?? Then I realized, most oversize in PA that are escorted by the PA Troopers are HUGE!
So, he races past me to go and stop other traffic behind me and the company escort comes on up. We chit chatted for a bit, he told me that the load is 16ft wide, and grossed almost 260,000lbs. Finally, 5 minutes later, he's coming up the hill just a SCREAMIN! I caught a video of him comin, slowly! |
Nice I love those old trucks
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Nice catch!
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Originally Posted by Buick96
(Post 1571328)
Nice I love those old trucks
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I'm thinking 2005ish for that 379 Pete.
Did anyone notice the truck itself? A couple hundred more pounds of torque, and he would have been pulling that left steer wheel off the ground. |
Old style I mean
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
(Post 1571337)
I'm thinking 2005ish for that 379 Pete.
Did anyone notice the truck itself? A couple hundred more pounds of torque, and he would have been pulling that left steer wheel off the ground.
Originally Posted by Buick96
(Post 1571343)
Old style I mean
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Oh you mean the long nose style Pete's? Yea, they are ok. But, I would never drive one. I was once assigned a 2003 Kenworth W900. The cab/sleeper are somewhat similar to the Pete's. First time trying to go back to the sleeper, I slammed my head on the overhead between the cab and the sleeper. The Freightliners don't have that. I sooo miss my Freightliner Class XL.
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That is an impressive bit of pulling I must say. To keep the truck happy for that hard of a pull for that long takes serious skill. Prolly has a CAT under the hood too, which also take some skill to drive from what I hear
I am not sure about the 260k lbs bit though. I counted 12 axles for the load, and even then the drop axle on the tractor wasn't down. 210k lbs max assuming the drop axle was down. Only exception would be an overloaded trailer or if there is more than 4 wheels on the axles right under the load. |
Originally Posted by MouSe
(Post 1571346)
Yeah man, he's gotta have some mods on there
It would be illegal for it to cross country with a normal 53ft van trailer hauling 5000lbs of new diapers though. |
Originally Posted by Mike1995
(Post 1571349)
I believe this type of vehicle would fall in the Non-EPA/Limited highway use category. Meaning, it comes from the factory with the most power that CAT can put out. Legally.
It would be illegal for it to cross country with a normal 53ft van trailer hauling 5000lbs of new diapers though. One of my buddies has a full custom long nosed Pete. The TQ/HP he is putting to the wheels is crazy! I'm sure that's just his "Oversize Tune" though, and he probably dials it back for normal loads. |
True Nick, there are people out their that tune the trucks, but most of the over size tractors come from the factory with mad stupid power.
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sounds like fun, you guys ever see the pulls like the tractors but big trucks with like 4 turbos and superchargers. that looks fun
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Hell yeah man. Semi-truck pulls are awesome!
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we used to have a generator that was a detriot v12, it had two s/c's and two turbos, i always thought that would be cool to do something like that with, but i cant imagine the fuel that would go through after cranking up the power on it.
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my buddy matt doesnt like the petes either, hes a super trucker and drives this 05 freightliner
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Oh, BTW, who were telling to shut up?
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Originally Posted by MouSe
(Post 1571438)
Oh, BTW, who were telling to shut up?
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In the video. It sounds like a female on the radio and you say "Oh shut up"
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Oh! Freaking every damn day we hear that stupid CB shop down in South Cackalacki. She comes in better than some guys that are 1/2 a mile down the road. Friggin skip.
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Ha. I still gotta have my antennas tuned.
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Pretty cool. Not as long as those wind turbine blades I see around here all the time but way heavier.
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