Big Rock Moving thru SoCal

[998Junkie]

And no one in LA County wants to drive to Riverside to see a rock.

I would if I could drive on it.

I need to test my future sliders.

 

[kochevnik]

I was thinking that sure looked kinda small for 640 tons, but if you do the math looks like 20' x 30' x 10' to me (altho I'm sure that's off a lot) that's 6000 cubic and granite weighs about 166 pounds per cubic foot so that's about 1 million pounds = close enough.

Still looks small to me LOL

 

[RodUSMC1962]

What did they pick this thing up with?

 

[rlwm211]

I would guess the thing that is carrying it.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

What did they pick this thing up with?

I would guess the thing that is carrying it.

I'm guessing that the same rig that has already moved it around at the quarry will be brought in to hoist it onto it's new perch atop that structure with the columns shown earlier in this thread.

Let's see....

640 Tons x 2000 lbs/Ton = 1,280,000 Lbs.

Whatever lifts it is going to need some pretty BIG STONES of its own !!!
IMHO

Kinda like the first 4 seconds of this little video clip.....

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PPf3aaZmUw[/media]

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[100dollarman]

"Giant Rock" in Landers, Ca.

Some say this is the largest single boulder in North America-- I dont know about that, but it is BIG!

 

[Outlaw86er]

I don't know exactly what model it is or any technical specifications, but here's a good picture of the big Kenworth at the front.

Edit: Here's a link to the Flikr account of the gentleman that took the pictures --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/93762593@N00/6807262346/in/photostream/

 

[SMOKEWAGON66]

As I watched the video, I think the "OVERSIZED LOAD" sign on a couple of the trucks adds a nice touch. As if the boulder itself is not enough of a warning already

...You forget..this thing is IN California...you would be suprised what people in Cali hit when driving. Best one I saw was a police cruiser in the middle of the road parked with ALL lights flashing and the driver was outside in a green reflector vest waving a light stick type flashlight, and someone still crashed into it at highway speed...He said he didnt see it. So all in all Im suprised they dont have like 3 or 4 CHiPers up front running abreast and 3 or 4 in the back as well, with all the disco lights and noise toys going...

 

[quickfarms]

The best one was when a guy in a stolen car ran the light by my house and t-boned a sheriff's suv. The deputy kicked out the windshield and chased the guy down. Let's just say the deputy was upset.

 

[Krink545]

How long before someone TAGS it?

 

[MyothersanM1]

I was thinking that sure looked kinda small for 640 tons, but if you do the math looks like 20' x 30' x 10' to me (altho I'm sure that's off a lot) that's 6000 cubic and granite weighs about 166 pounds per cubic foot so that's about 1 million pounds = close enough.

Still looks small to me LOL

I believe the BFR weighs in at 340 tons.

 

[SMOKEWAGON66]

How long before someone TAGS it?

 

[mcmullag]

berry interesting......

outlaw86er
thanks for posting the pics of the KW lead truck.
I imagine that that rig has huge planetary gear sets in the hubs so that the preceding drive train components are not so stressed. I wonder if all three axles are driven.

 

[MyothersanM1]

outlaw86er
thanks for posting the pics of the KW lead truck.
I imagine that that rig has huge planetary gear sets in the hubs so that the preceding drive train components are not so stressed. I wonder if all three axles are driven.

I would say judging by the hubs on that truck it certainly does look like a 6X6.

 

[rlwm211]

the bigger the better

Pacific trucks are perhaps ancestors of the KENWORTH C500.

They built a model P-12-W3 with the following specs and loads it was designed for:

There was a fleet of P-12-W3 trucks to a coal mine in Soda Springs, Idaho. These trucks had Detroit Diesel 16V71T engine 615hp and were pulling three bottom dump trailers with a total weight of 250 tons.

I know they use this model to move huge loads. The Pacific Truck Company has been through several parent companies and their patterns, spare parts and license to build under the Pacific name is now in the hands of Coast Power Train In Vancouver Canada

This is definitely a BIG TRUCK

 

[MyothersanM1]

Pacifics are nothing short of incredible. Just massive, massive haul tractors!

 

[Ferroequinologist]

And here we see Maddawg308's GL rock purchase finally make the trek home.

 

[Atwater]

im kind of suprised it took 6 pages to bring up maddawg

 

[Amram]

For some reason that news cast reminds me of the movie "Idiocracy". Are they really that excited over a stupid rock. Here is an idea take a trip outside your crime infested, dirty poop hole of a city and see all kinds of big rocks. This type of stuff really worries me about the future of the human race.

 

[quickfarms]

What bus route goes to the rocks?

It is a good idea to keep them in the city