1.5 million pound transport out of Laramie WY

[@mikejohnson4617]

Take it back! I ordered the blue one!

[@milesdee1806]

😆🤣👍

[@vinny143]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mariohower4501]

What a great sense of humor

[@wanderingfido]

🤣🤣🤣

[@robertbowling8393]

@@mikejohnson4617 Thats what would've happened if I'd delivered it!! Lol

[@GotBuusted]

Pushes in red valve, waits 4 years for brakes to release.

[@figlexgonzalez3115]

“1.5 Million Pound” ….. looks like 95% of that weight was just on the trailer 😂

[@robertbowling8393]

@@figlexgonzalez3115 Indeed its amazing how they've engineered the distribution of weight for such loads. Sitting such concentrated weight on any conventional trailer would certainly break its back. This weight distribution isbif a science far above my feeble mind. LOL.... Years ago I drive coast to coast and Canada and hauled 'permit loads' (heavy, high and wide), but never operated anything of these proportions ... always thought I'd like to, but only ran conventional tri-axle heavies. The steering system on this rigging is what fascinates me the most.

[@jennajones2155]

Can you imagine checking the air pressure in all those tires 😂

[@user-rn3rn6nl3h]

They used to just carry a little midget in a box on the trailer, those were the days! He would even stand on the truck passing under low clearance obstacles, he would hold a bag of bells or in northern states they just put a single large bell on his hat, if you heard him fall, it was time to stop.

[@UTA_xx5kx]

He could also be used as a hood ornament

[@robertodebeers2551]

Knee pads and a very long hose.

[@williamwayman441]

No one will believe me if they see this but I was on the same substation job that this transformer was moving to. I left to the next job so I never got to see them move it so I’m glad this video somehow got recommended to me

[@jimbernard71]

The 1.5 million $$$ question- What is the payload???

[@spazzywhitebelt]

Electrical transformer I think

[@acescape88]

Yes, it is a high voltage substation transformer

[@GoldVP...]

Reminds me of the giant boilers I'd run a push truck with, heading up to Cold Lake Alberta Weapons Range, but this is looooong! Loved how the middle axles of the set were all individual steer! So smooth. All night runs though for us, no daytime until 5pm. Slow going. 25kms/hr max. Big frame sections, with pipe and walkways and around 65ft high. 2 pull trucks, 4 trucks pushing in spring to fall, or 6 push trucks in winter. All chained up too. Massive money driving for Premay

[@robertbowling8393]

@@GoldVP... They've came a long way with these specialized transports ... The new (I think it's called autonomous steering) has been a game changer for sure. I watch quite a few of the open mine videos, and they're using this steering on the newer dumpers. It blows one's mind to see the technologies that keep changing things. The one thing in this vid was my thoughts on what such a trailer syst would cost. I'd think we'll into the millions.

[@robertbowling8393]

I drove out of Ohio years ago and hauled 'permit loads' 48 states and Canada, even to and through WY. ... Never anything this massive and awesome tho ... I wish you'd have shown the on and off loading of this piece. I can't imagine the rigging that handles this sort of weight .... the trucks and trailer show the sheer power needed just to get it transported. Awesome job!! The responsibilities of the crew required means everyone had to be in synch 100% of the time ... the routing required, not to mention getting highways cleared to accommodate this sort of move. So many things factored in makes it a task.

[@thePronto]

Were you the guy who moved my wife's closet?

[@JayW0lf]

Just like the Egyptians did it

[@rickblackwell6435]

No, that's walking ...

[@justbe4481]

We still couldn't move anything as large as they did even with our technology today .

[@j.f.fisher5318]

​@@justbe4481lol maybe not your limited imagination, but there has been an enormous amount of experimental archeology working out how to move massive pieces of stone with relatively simple tech. Scans of the pyramids show internal ramps that were used to spiral the stones up the structure. Experiments with the easter island statues suggest they were walked by tying ropes at the top and rocking+twisting them. Stonehenge rocks were probably lifted into position with levers.

[@AndJusticeForOneBotC]

​@@justbe4481 the brainrot persists

[@ibrahimcehajic]

Dot officer:can you show me how you pretripped this thing in 10 minutes

[@carolinafrog4365]

saw you guys out on the road a few times back in my driving days, always wanted to work the big stuff, never got beyond soloing oversize transmission poles and trans pad overheads frames, broke my back 10yrs ago, god i miss it!

[@timsmothers8740]

Great video, Tyler, and also a great pick for the music track.

[@vincentrogers3486]

I saw that thing today. Had traffic backed up for miles. Glad I was on the other side of the highway

[@ygtcbee23]

5:20 Bridge capacity sign shows 40-tons. Crew: we're sending it 😅

[@formu1fan]

Looks like the old Savage TK1000 got a new coat of paint. That trailer moved some serious loads, that Autoclave move back in the 90s is still one of my favorites.

[@GOOD_FARMER]

5:29 that bridge gave me this reaction 😬

[@gs1100ed]

Wonder what the lad rating is for that bridge

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Big ol' transformer in the middle of nowhere

[@nocomment3600]

Most power plants are way out in the middle of nowhere.

[@RogerKeulen]

We can put it in front of your house, if you really want to. The humming noice is kind a relaxing.

[@barrymeyer2805]

We saw this on the interstate just west of Laramie on Thursday night. It had backed up traffic on Interstate 80 for miles

[@myexpressways4106]

Some description would help.

[@mhughes1160]

The cargo weighs 250 pounds The trucks and trailer make up the rest of the weight . LoL 😂

[@davidrigoni8231]

@@mhughes1160 huh, or are you just an ahole?

[@jamescaliendo1030]

We do this here in NYC. What a nightmare. Wish we had roads this wide with little to no traffic. Great job guys!. And that high hood C500 is beautiful

[@teamcybr8375]

Oh the highway backed up for like 50 miles behind this thang

[@jamescaliendo1030]

@teamcybr8375 hahaha. Yeah that must suck....no where to go around

[@dougberry1011]

Trying to figure out what the load was.

[@williamwayman441]

It’s a transformer for a substation. I was on that job but I left and missed them moving it

[@SamSeth]

​@@williamwayman441 thanks

[@lawnmowerdude]

Love the green Pacific truck pushing.

[@jeremymason9123]

I saw that driving through Laramie about 2 weeks ago. On my way to Colorado

[@sonnypruitt6639]

I was right behind you, until you turned off.

[@glennjames7107]

I passed you guys just outta Laramie a few weeks ago. If I remember right there was two of those rigs running together. It's definitely a pretty incredible piece of equipment !

[@hanshaw1974]

Looks like the same trailer I worked with 25 years ago. I do miss the days of work for intermountain rigging in heavy haul.

[@zekragash4294]

Had to contract someone to move a 260,000 # vessel a few years back. Not like this, but a challenge for sure. Not many around that do this kind of thing. A lot of work goes into such an endeavor. Routing, permits, bridge upgrades, engineering, power lines, permits, crews, cranes and crews on both ends. Glad had a good team.

[@jamesweir2943]

Great teamwork

[@martygt3357]

That is the biggest trailer I have ever seen. I guess the load was 1,000,000 pounds and the tractors + Trailer = 500,000 lbs.

[@charlesbutterfield3464]

I was stuck behind that for approximately 50 miles before they pulled over in a parking area and let us by

[@user-gv3hb4tg5n]

That’s pretty cool and amazing - thanks for sharing this

[@teamcybr8375]

So that's what that was! Saw it while visiting family, and hoo boy did it have the southbound side backed up for miles!

[@OneHellOfASandwich]

Is it just the fisheye or is that green KW sagging really hard in the middle? Shoulda put his drop down!

[@clintrairdon3554]

Fascinating! But what was it used for,? Seeing it loaded and unloaded and set into place would have been nice.

[@codyapplegarth]

274 Tires on the ground? Did I count right??

[@JMiller-yw6yg]

Looks like 278

[@tinknal6449]

I tried and gave up.

[@FlatEarthMath]

I counted 1.5 million tires. What an amazing achievement in engineering and rigging. 🙂

[@dosgatosnegros]

Fisheye kinda ruins the shot with its distortion.

[@ChadPrestonOfficialThree]

Yep - we need to get rid of GoPro cameras with their curvilinear lenses and use cameras that have RECTILINEAR lenses in order to see things the way they REALLY are.

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

I literally saw this on the road the other day!!!! It was wild!

[@rmatt24]

The Wheel Seals on that Monster!😢🤯😵‍💫

[@prun8893]

The words "build on site" come to mind.

[@ArthurSchwartz-f9t]

That is an insane rig!

[@jacksnodgrass4346]

so... where did the transformer get built in the first place?

[@scottyirish3231]

I met Vic in 87' at the Koch refinery in Rosemont MN. Iwas blasting and painting for Rainbow. Union shit...

[@jimbtx-xx1cq]

What was the load? transformer? small volume for that much weight?

[@needsmoreboosters4264]

That's a pretty incredible piece of machinery.

[@GotBuusted]

Wonder how long it takes to air that up from empty with one tractor.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

That old prime mover bringing up the rear ......if rigs could talk I'd bet that ole dude could spin some yarn for sure

[@TheAbelonius]

Is it transporting anything or just itself?

[@TheBlueCollarBaller]

I passed this at a rest stop 3 days ago thinking WHOA WTF IS THAT THING??! Ironic I just happened to scroll across this today

[@paulbonner-qd5cl]

What are they hauling

[@SanfordAlmeida]

The money shot at 5:18 - awesome footage, Tyler!

[@joepfeiler5911]

They must have calculated the axle spread and weight right. They did not fall thru the bridge.

[@GermanyDriver2112]

What is it a box of lead ??

[@jimsvideos7201]

How do they keep all the trailer axles pointed in the right directions through turns? Mechanical cleverness or something else?

[@jarhead1145]

Probably motorized steering

[@tylerw7531]

It is remote controlled hydraulic steering. 4 axles steer per wheel set, each wheel set controlled by different operators.

[@jimsvideos7201]

@@tylerw7531 Ok right on, thank you.

[@snydedon9636]

It sucks to get to your destination only to find out you were given the wrong address.

[@Mojave9370]

B The route is carefully planned out months or years ago.

[@seabulls69]

or the wrong transformer

[@ryanmartin4574]

No ya think??? He was making a joke good god

[@jasatx2024]

😂

[@heavyhaul8621]

One hell of a route survey 👍

[@michaelmcknight9394]

How did they even get that on the trailer

[@ahitch3681]

What is that, a bridge truss?

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

How much horsepower is moving all of this? 5:00 is pretty incredible. That looks like a significant hill. It's been a long time since I had a physics class, but to move 1.5M lbs up a 10° incline (17.6% grade) at 10 mph would take about 7000 HP, I think. And that just accounts for the weight, no rolling resistance. (1.5M lbs * sin(10) * 14.667 ft/s) / 550 lb-ft/s = 6946 HP So 3500 HP would be able to do the same incline at 5 mph, or do a 5° incline at 10 mph. Seems like 3500 is a little closer to what we see at the five minute mark, but I have no idea what the speed or incline was. Regardless it's nothing short of incredible. Just the coordination with the various jurisdictions to move a load like this is enough to make my head spin.

[@tylerw7531]

6% grade about .5 mph, that shot is X64 speed. HP wasn't the problem, it was traction on loose gravel.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

@@tylerw7531 Got it. That makes sense.

[@budwickman446]

That made my sticker peck out !! LOL !😂🤣😂🤣Awesome video. I miss doing heavy haul work.

[@hvh-g8z]

it looks great

[@Skidderoperator]

Probably headed to Canadastan.

[@Sparky4Life913]

345kv distribution transformer

[@bigskygeneration4474]

Not a distribution transformer. A substation power transformer. A distribution transformer fits on a flatbed truck.

[@HostageAsker]

What is it?

[@UASteamFitter]

Incredible

[@EpicRails]

It’d be a lot easier to transport that transformer on a train. They have rail cars the length of one dolly. Probably shorter than one dolly, but not by much.

[@bigrigbutters187]

What's the overall length on that rig? What is it hauling?

[@blueman5924]

Distribution Transformer.

[@tylerw7531]

377 ft

[@throughthoroughthought8064]

@@blueman5924 Cool. Saw something very similar roll through our town about 20 years ago. (Though I didn't see the whole thing all-at-once; I was at the back of a building looking through the front window.) I'd guessed it was about 2 blocks long. Always wondered about it.

[@jackdeforrest]

I don't know about those guys walking in-between the rolling axles though. One trip-up and you could be pancaked before you even had a chance 😮

[@tylerw7531]

Those shots are sped up X64 it is moving incredibly slow when the guys are walking through.

[@somethingepic777]

Can that even go through a chicken-coop (DoT weight-station for you non-truckers)?

[@davidhamm5626]

Sure, just reserve it for the whole day !

[@tylerw7531]

Absolutely!

[@robwar2288]

What is going on?

[@elixaro]

Parallel park that bad boy in New York.

[@OneHellOfASandwich]

Gotta be a Kenworth!

[@zigmogcreator]

Gotta be a Peterbilt because it takes balls to roll that down the road.

[@zigmogcreator]

Nothing against a Kenworth so don't start complaining

[@OneHellOfASandwich]

@@zigmogcreator yeah I just like the look of KE more that’s just my personal bias

[@PlaneCrazyyyy]

Uncle T!what are they transporting?

[@tylerw7531]

A 500kv transformer

[@samharbers3858]

Is that diamond?

[@3DogKnight]

I counted 224 tires not including the trucks.

[@RealJohnWayne]

What exactly are they transporting?

[@Baja4Autism]

Likely a unit step-up transformer for a power generation facility.

[@kellywilson8440]

Now thats some billy bob big rigger load out , I wonder how much they charge per mile ?

[@erinconnelly7339]

All of it

[@hankclingingsmith8707]

50k just to begin negotiating

[@kellywilson8440]

@@hankclingingsmith8707 thank you !

[@vaardwho5630]

How do you backup?

[@hankclingingsmith8707]

You just watched it back up

[@ricco0911]

Dang, I just ran over a box of roofing nails….

[@KouuToriProductions]

Ratecon: $1.79/mile

[@theien5929]

Holy Sh**!!!

[@kurtsmith5202]

That’s nothing I’ve seen bigger loads when they haul Coker’s to Suncor in northern Alberta

[@mtnbound2764]

wtf is that tiny cargo container filled with? u238?

[@monkeyanimationandgaming]

Its a power transformer for a substation or something

[@whataboutbob7967]

It's only 750 tons. Probably 100 tons of trucks & rigging

[@JoeLinux2000]

What does it move?

[@tylerw7531]

A 500kv transformer

[@timsmothers8740]

​@tylerw7531 Thanks for answering. My son is a Lineman, and he sent me some pictures of an End dump dump truck that got into some 69Kv lines, and it went to the ground in mess of places, turned big patches of tires into charcoal.

[@blueman5924]

Cool ! 👍👍

[@user-fl9wt2wm8o]

Meanwhile, in Michigan, all it takes is a sled

[@davidrigoni8231]

As far as I can tell the weight of the transformer is not given in the video. So where are all these “experts” getting their information from?

[@warshark3595]

The transformer it's about 660.000-680.000 pounds Gross weight is 1.4-1.5 million pounds

[@tylerw7531]

​@@warshark3595682,800#

[@cdsmit27]

All that just to carry a little grey box that looked like it would've fit on a flatbed 18wheeler? WTF!!

[@teamcybr8375]

It's hella heavy, gotta distribute the weight

[@cdsmit27]

@@teamcybr8375 what is it made of?

[@dracos85]

Whoever was the contractor that built the bridge they went over, you know damn good and well he was going "Yeah, it will hold....Im pretty sure anyways...I hope it will...oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit...WHEW!!!!!!"

[@trentoncastle]

They must be hauling the national debt?

[@kylewalton7005]

lemme guess going to a solar farm to send power to california?

[@klayvonisme]

So what the heck is that supposed to be?

[@tlrxj11]

My ford ranger could have hauled that without all the do-dads and extra turny things. Hit me up next time, i give you a good deal 😂

[@GeorgeGarcia-p8u]

Omega Morgan at their best right there !!!

[@CATech1138]

the fish eye camera sma complete screw up

[@tylerw7531]

Not really another way to capture it u less at a far distance. Please come capture it better with a stationary camera.

[@user-vp9pm4jy1p]

CHEAP FREIGHT LOL

[@martinpenwald9475]

1 million pounds. What a ridiculous unit. Hey, why not use 680 milliards mg ?

[@hawaii3100]

all that for 100 ton?

[@buddycat81]

better redo that calculation....closer to 750 ton

[@cliffordmeberg1443]

Transformer is 235 tons then you have to add in the weight of the full vehicle that’s transporting it.

[@hereintranzit]

Because of the “bridge law” in the US they have to distribute so much weight per axle and each axle group has to be at a certain distance from the next axle group. This is why they have to put together such a monstrosity of a trailer which weighs double than the piece of freight being transported. If the GVW is 750 tons and the transformer is 235 tons, then the equipment weight is 515 tons. Gaoood almighty, that’s terribly inefficient! There’s allot of transportation infrastructure in the USA, as in roads and bridges, but it’s all sh!t because it has a very limited weigh ratio as compared to the infrastructure in Europe.

[@cliffordmeberg1443]

@@hereintranzit Europe transports heavy loads the same way. All you have to do is check out heavy loads being transported in Europe.

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Big transformer.

[@36terraplane57]

At what point does these oversize loads become ridiculous? I say now.

[@jamesweir2943]

why would you even care?

[@Alex-pl1ye]

Looks like your finally taking your mom out to eat