Wide Load: 286,000 LB Crystallizer

"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss) 01/07/2015 at 07:05 • Filed to: Wide Load

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Hello Oppo's!! Here we see a mighty 286,000 lb beer keg crystallizer make it's way to a potash mine from Saskatoon to Bethune SK, courtesy of the National Post!

I think that truck with the "D" is getting Oppo. This thing is awesome. Wide load mother trucker! I think that this trailer has 80! Count em 80! tires.

(Thank you to Bigblock440 for correcting my tire count).

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Cé hé sin > thebigbossyboss 01/07/2015 at 07:17

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Just out of curiosity, why do people in North America use lbs rather than tons/tonnes for large weights? I was all set to have to divide by 2,240 to make it mean something to me until I saw the original headline - and even that says 130,000 kg rather than 130 tonnes.

thebigbossyboss > Cé hé sin 01/07/2015 at 07:21

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Tradition.

pip bip - choose Corrour > thebigbossyboss 01/07/2015 at 07:39

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man that is a massive keg. ;)

shop-teacher > thebigbossyboss 01/07/2015 at 07:45

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Damn, that is one big mother ...

ly2v8-Brian > Cé hé sin 01/07/2015 at 08:52

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makes it sound more serious for purposes of exaggeration.

BigBlock440 > thebigbossyboss 01/07/2015 at 08:56

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I counted 10 tires on the side, or I guess 10 axles. 4 tires per axle, 40 tires per side, 80 total. I'm not seeing the extra 4, but I didn't expand any of the pictures. It's cool to see big things being moved.

thebigbossyboss > BigBlock440 01/07/2015 at 09:03

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I think you're right in terms of number of tires. It was early.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 01/07/2015 at 09:12

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What ly2v8-Brian said - it's a press thing. Imperial tons are what's usually used for anything above maybe the high tens of tons. Common use of "x,000lb" by people who need to use such numbers tapers off pretty sharply past about x=20.

Wacko > thebigbossyboss 01/07/2015 at 09:27

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Not one mom joke yet

I am amazed

7:07 > thebigbossyboss 01/07/2015 at 12:57

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I'm thirsty, eh?

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/08/2015 at 07:57

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Actually if you listen to a lot of truckers they always refer to their weight in pounds.