I will say nothing except to sit back with a bag of popcorn
Explanation:
With a whopping capacity of 158,000 litres, this new PBS quad road train is the worlds biggest fuel road train combination to date.
Produced by Tieman Tankers, the 56.5m long combination features the manufacturers patent pending turntable connection that ensures all Performance-Based Standards (PBS) measures, including rearward amplification at speed, are met
With a gross combination mass (GCM) of 186.5 tonnes the quad train offers increased productivity for Recharge Petroleum, the BP fuel distributor in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.
The combination was built within the PBS limits of up to 60m, and travels at 90km/h with load and 100km/hr when empty.
Roll coupling all four tankers eliminates the risk of the rear tanker rolling over due to the special designed horizontal drawbar with skid plate and king pin.
At the helm is a T909 Kenworth with a powerful 600Hp X15 Cummins engine.
The Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics was instrumental in allowing the innovative combination to hit the roads.
All key performance factors were evaluated by both independent PBS simulations prior to build as well as the physical on road trials when loaded.
I hope he's not over weight or he'll be jumped on.
yobarr said
09:15 PM Dec 27, 2023
This was Big Gear a few years ago, but has 4 fewer axle (16 wheels) than the subject vehicle.
However, the photo at the bottom has 3 more axles. (12 wheels) and runs at 205 ton. Cheers
P.S And the side-tippers are 60 metres overall length.
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 09:18:12 PM
Whenarewethere said
09:43 PM Dec 27, 2023
Have they upped the length allowed. Wasn't it about 53 metres.
Happened to have a chat with a road train driver, he lost 18 tyres in one incident, & I thought 2 on a car in one go was painful!
yobarr said
09:58 PM Dec 27, 2023
Generally maximum length is 53.5 metres but I believe that these ore trucks, which run between Port Hedland and areas around Marble Bar, are allowed to be 60 metres! I didn't measure it, however.
Quick call to MGM would probably get the answer, but I've lost my contact there.Cheers
BIG GEAR almost 50 years ago, with each axle having 8 wheels, so 192 wheels on trailers alone!
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 10:16:36 PM
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 10:08:25 PM
Rodsvan said
06:04 AM Dec 28, 2023
Interesting to have a front end loader in the mix in one photo. I spent years on trucks & heavy machinery and have used loaders for extracting bogged machinery & trucks but I'd worry about the transmission with long distance very heavy towing. There'd be some extra strain on attachments at front & rear due to articulated steering and potential bouncing (no suspension) although they would be travelling very slowly with no sharp turns.
Craig1 said
08:30 AM Dec 28, 2023
With a whopping capacity of 158,000 litres,
Worth hijacking at the price of fuel.
Southern Cruizer said
09:56 AM Dec 28, 2023
Yes Craig and the topic as usual has wandered to who has the biggest. The original post was about a fuel tanker but somehow the topic goes west as usual. Just gotta see who has the biggest toy hahaha
Dougwe said
11:39 AM Dec 28, 2023
This sort of reminds me something a comedian once said.
"I hate it when you go to the loo at Maccas and the bloke next to you has a big mac and you only have a junior burger"
Who said that
Not me, no way
yobarr said
10:36 PM Dec 28, 2023
Southern Cruizer wrote:
Yes Craig and the topic as usual has wandered to who has the biggest . The original post was about a fuel tanker but somehow the topic goes west as usual. Just gotta see who has the biggest toy hahaha
Sorry Graham, but it was not my intention to attempt to outdo your photo, and I simply thought that if members were at all interested in that tanker, perhaps other tankers and trucks may also be of interest.
Because I have many photos in my records I decided to post a couple, and when Jonathan put up a few (some of which I also have!) I posted one more, of the Cometto trailers from the 70s.
Anyway, to placate the more sensitive souls amongst us, I will show this LITTLE Big RIG, the same model as one of the first "trucks" I ever drove.
About the same size as a wheel barrow, just can't carry as much! Good to grab a few cartons of coldies though. Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Thursday 28th of December 2023 10:40:39 PM
Interesting to have a front end loader in the mix in one photo. I spent years on trucks & heavy machinery and have used loaders for extracting bogged machinery & trucks but I'd worry about the transmission with long distance very heavy towing. There'd be some extra strain on attachments at front & rear due to articulated steering and potential bouncing (no suspension) although they would be travelling very slowly with no sharp turns.
You're on to it Rod, as the whole thing moved at almost walking pace. From memory the journey was only about 20km, although other, smaller and lighter, loads travelled greater distances. Cheers
I will say nothing except to sit back with a bag of popcorn
Explanation:
With a whopping capacity of 158,000 litres, this new PBS quad road train is the worlds biggest fuel road train combination to date.
Produced by Tieman Tankers, the 56.5m long combination features the manufacturers patent pending turntable connection that ensures all Performance-Based Standards (PBS) measures, including rearward amplification at speed, are met
With a gross combination mass (GCM) of 186.5 tonnes the quad train offers increased productivity for Recharge Petroleum, the BP fuel distributor in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.
The combination was built within the PBS limits of up to 60m, and travels at 90km/h with load and 100km/hr when empty.
Roll coupling all four tankers eliminates the risk of the rear tanker rolling over due to the special designed horizontal drawbar with skid plate and king pin.
At the helm is a T909 Kenworth with a powerful 600Hp X15 Cummins engine.
The Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics was instrumental in allowing the innovative combination to hit the roads.
All key performance factors were evaluated by both independent PBS simulations prior to build as well as the physical on road trials when loaded.
I hope he's not over weight or he'll be jumped on.
This was Big Gear a few years ago, but has 4 fewer axle (16 wheels) than the subject vehicle.
However, the photo at the bottom has 3 more axles. (12 wheels) and runs at 205 ton. Cheers
P.S And the side-tippers are 60 metres overall length.
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 09:18:12 PM
Have they upped the length allowed. Wasn't it about 53 metres.
Happened to have a chat with a road train driver, he lost 18 tyres in one incident, & I thought 2 on a car in one go was painful!
Generally maximum length is 53.5 metres but I believe that these ore trucks, which run between Port Hedland and areas around Marble Bar, are allowed to be 60 metres! I didn't measure it, however.
Quick call to MGM would probably get the answer, but I've lost my contact there.Cheers
BIG GEAR almost 50 years ago, with each axle having 8 wheels, so 192 wheels on trailers alone!
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 10:16:36 PM
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 10:08:25 PM
Worth hijacking at the price of fuel.
This sort of reminds me something a comedian once said.
"I hate it when you go to the loo at Maccas and the bloke next to you has a big mac and you only have a junior burger"
Who said that
Not me, no way
Sorry Graham, but it was not my intention to attempt to outdo your photo, and I simply thought that if members were at all interested in that tanker, perhaps other tankers and trucks may also be of interest.
Because I have many photos in my records I decided to post a couple, and when Jonathan put up a few (some of which I also have!) I posted one more, of the Cometto trailers from the 70s.
Anyway, to placate the more sensitive souls amongst us, I will show this LITTLE Big RIG, the same model as one of the first "trucks" I ever drove.
About the same size as a wheel barrow, just can't carry as much! Good to grab a few cartons of coldies though. Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Thursday 28th of December 2023 10:40:39 PM
You're on to it Rod, as the whole thing moved at almost walking pace. From memory the journey was only about 20km, although other, smaller and lighter, loads travelled greater distances. Cheers