Big Loads - Post Photos Number 2

Loading me bucket in Elko, NV today but can't leave until Monday the 21st...look me up if you're coming thru this weekend for a beer.
I know there's a green truck comin to the general area...

 

Here's something I came across today while archiving old photographs.

This KW C500 was known as the "Beast from the East" and had been operated by the WJ Casey Trucking & Rigging company here in NJ. Gotta love prime movers.

 

Helped this guy get it backed up and broken down and offloaded so could get out of road and into parking lot to reload. 2 3/8 chains on front, 2 on back 1 on middle

Edit, did find a 1/2 that had snapped on back, said car cut him off and slammed on brakes and when turned corner it came off

 

That looks ugly

Any reason he had it loaded facing forward?

 

Not sure, looks like really short well also. Rush job, just picked it up in Cortez, over here at Ute mountain casino when happened

 

I'd think trying to make weight on a short well 8 axle. Can get more weight up front.

 

He's obviously a gambler if that's all the chain he had on it.

 

All I can say is WOW!

We always drive them on as the bed is high enough to go over the neck. With every one that I have moved the weights are pretty much equal between the front axle and the 2 rear axles.

How the heck did he get past the Cortez port with that thing only having 5 3/8" chains on it? I was just there last week picking up a M14 grader.

I would guess that he only has a 24' well on that trailer. We have 2 trailers that we move these haul trucks with. One has a 26' deck and the other one that I like has a 28' deck and it is 9' wide.

 

Got it reloaded and he bought dinner. Had to back it Onto last bolster, hook up neck then drive up onto blocks to clear neck. 21' in the well. Used a couple more 1/2" this time, but only had 3/8"-1/2" binders.

 

This was right before broke the neck down,ran some blocks under the tires and backed it up onto blocks to steady it