Almost made it!

Discussion in 'Road Stories' started by Hurryupandwait, Jan 21, 2009.

  1. Hurryupandwait

    Hurryupandwait Light Load Member

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    Maybe if it was 13 cents American, the Canadian dollar isn't doing too well you know :biggrin_25525:
     
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  3. rikdev50s

    rikdev50s Medium Load Member

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    I'm thinkin' something gave just before he went under the bridge and some how the boom raised... Now he stopped, or the trailer did and either the goose neck broke or was disconnected hopefully. any way the trailer is trash now, and so is the unit... I was being sarcastic in my other post, but hey you all knew that... I hope. I sure would love to see the report on this one.
     
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  4. sxty9GTO

    sxty9GTO Bobtail Member

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    Look again, In pic #1 The boom goes THRU the lower side. As it does this the natual progression of the boom is to go in the direction of least resistance...which in this case STRAIGHT UP! Therfore puncturing the bridge towards the center.
     
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  5. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    Look at the pics . It was headed Eastbound . The boom hit the west side of the bridge below the side rail causing the excavator to lean back and the boom to raise higher . The truck stopped before the boom hit the east side of the bridge .
     
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  6. 1pissedoffdriver

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    :biggrin_25521:duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 1 pissed off...lol...got it thanks...geeshhhhhhhhhh to much pilot coffee today
     
  7. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    good one, thanks
     
  8. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    Just so y'all know...

    That driver was off his oversize route. He wasn't supposed to be on I-70 until the next exit. The article from the Hays paper is online, google it.
     
  9. Papa T

    Papa T Light Load Member

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    And the bridge contract goes to Inc., they submitted the lowest bid. And now we see how they did it
     
  10. CHICKENMAN

    CHICKENMAN Light Load Member

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    Just think this is creating JOBS :D
     
  11. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    I'm sure there was NET job creation!

    +30 Construction Workers
    -1 Truck Driver

    = 29 net jobs created. :)
     
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