Pulling a 110 000 lbs transformer up a 12% hill

Pulling a 110 000 lbs transformer up a 12% hill in Vallée-Jonction, Qc. This is a Freightliner Classic '07 with a Detroit Series60 515, pulling tandem jeep, a tandem lowbed with a tandem booster.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• transport chainé
• heavy haul
• transport spécialisé
• oversize load
• lowbed
• low bed
• fardier

[TheCaliforniatrucker]

HAha where was this ? canada or alaska

[datsuns11]

@TheCaliforniatrucker

Québec, Canada.

[MIKEL0352]

ill bet the dispatcher was asking why it was taking so long since the map was flat

[datsuns11]

12% grade... 1st gear, 9 km/h ... not a big challenge to me I think....

[The351441]

That road looks much like route 138 heading east of Quebec City. Lots of hills out that way to exercise a truck engine.

[osengosengjamur]

The Transporter well known of power transformer handling especially for haulage operations.

[TheRodgrodg]

bon pilote changement de vitesse comme un charme bravo

[123carlosbenedetto]

5mins later he runs out of petrol

[schrankm]

oh man! gotta have faith in all those u-joints.

[pskittle488]

@meks040

Would've been interesting if there were like three or four more trucks hooked up inline to pull that thing. They could've done 40 MPH up that hill.

[motor86obsessed]

really????? that slow?????? i think maybe that detroit needs to see the doctor

[mrstuperstefan]

Just keep watching those guages!

[datsuns11]

@indianadieselboy

In fact, most of the trucks they use in Australia are Made in Australia. Kenworth and Western Star are American builders, I agree, but the trucks built for Australia are different from the trucks built for America. First, the driver is on the right side. Their engines are different as well (thank to different government requirements) and, I believe, more powerfull than what we use in America and Canada (thank to the State of California.... bleh)