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Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
Yes, it's the same truck. As a mod, I won't delete post simply because I disagree. That could be seen as an abuse of power. -
Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
Do you think it wouldn't pulled it if I had put it in gear? It would have. If I had pulled it down the road, I guess you could say " the deuce didn't pull that, any engine, trans, and axles could have done the same". Good grief, please inform me what parts make up the truck and what parts... -
Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
The big crane is a Liebherr LTM 1400, 500 US ton capacity. The smaller crane is a Liebherr LTM 1220, 265 US ton capacity. -
Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
G, I Love them too, after they are over. This project has been months in planning. There were floor load concerns and questionable ground conditions involved. We had everything calculated and engineers involved but if things had went really bad, it would have all landed right in my lap... -
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Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
The autoclave will go out that hole in the wall you see. We will roll the one end out through the door, hook onto it with one crane, continue rolling it out the door, and when we get to the other end, attach the other crane. From there it will go to the ground, in position to be loaded on a... -
Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
No trade secrets. Simple as jacking your car up to change a tire or moving a fridge on a dolly, just on a much larger scale. Of course, the shear size complicates things but the principles are the same. Yes, we fabricated a saddle to fit the radius of the autoclave to jack from. Another thing... -
Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
The math calculates line pull to be about 12,000 lb. There is some safety factor in that number so actual pull is probably less. All the pulling is being done by a 10,500 HMMWV hyd winch mounted at the front of the bed. This line is running through one block to change direction, to the... -
Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
We used a Enerpac jacking system. You can see the pump unit in this pic. -
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Deuce moves 240,000 lb load
I don't know what the record is but I may be in the running for the biggest load moved with a M35a2. we needed to move a 240,000 lb autoclave out of a building, on the second floor. I needed a winch truck so I put the deuce to earning it's keep. when these pics were taken, we had moved it...