Heavy haul transport of seven engines on the 400 Ton Dual Lane Loading 48 Axle Suspension Beam.

Perkins STC was hired to haul seven (7) engines weighing 637,000 lbs each, 61 miles from a port in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the summer of 2018. The job took over a year and a half to plan due to the extreme dimensions and weight and three and a half weeks to complete. Multiple route surveys, feasibility studies, permitting authorities, third party support teams, and government entities were involved in the success of this move.
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[@nicktorea4017]

I had my wheelbarrow all ready to go. But I see they went with another company. 😋

[@peep39]

I could have handled that in my 1500. It's got air bags and a harbor freight distributing hitch!

[@louielouiepks]

Yep !

[@Pat21617]

Hallucinate much?

[@mattsprayberry0]

Please one axle set would have sent your 1500 to the graveyard.

[@peep39]

@@mattsprayberry0 Dodge engineering will do that long before, my friend

[@brianweber4154]

My dad's a tv repair man he can fix anything

[@josephschaefer9163]

When you gotta trailer your trailer, you just might be a heavy hauler

[@brandonmezzell4921]

I just...OMG..that was impressive. How does this not have more views

[@mgp-bct7723]

Wow nice don guys thanks for the video

[@shaunhuckabee5904]

Absolutely incredible!

[@lowellmiller6663]

Natural gas engines to replace Coal Power in Upper Michigan.

[@lancecluster]

Thanks for your comment. I was wondering

[@jimvetromila4562]

I always wondered how they transported Hummer jeep frames to the assembly line.😆

[@kefka1911]

Lol hahahaha Except hummer and Jeeps are driven by pussies who've NEVER took their "rigs" on something more aggressive than a dirt road.

[@thomass1620]

Sorry, the items ordered are not available for amazon prime 1-2 day delivery 📦 😂😂😂

[@timhall4516]

I remember seeing them sitting up there by the CertainTeed plant

[@charlieabbot3649]

I would have bootlegged it on the weekends with my 5 axle. Cough cough

[@beckywatt5048]

Charlie Abbot Come to Michigan, we can get you at the very least nine or ten.

[@charlieabbot3649]

@@beckywatt5048 On my way. Ha ha That was an impressive move. Congrats

[@beckywatt5048]

Charlie Abbot I've seen guys bootleg 200,000+ from Chicago to Detroit on the weekends.Same with the dirt and asphalt guys running local.

[@charlieabbot3649]

@@beckywatt5048 I had a friend who knew a guy who heard that a 5 axle with a 90 yard dump was pulling 142k. Just a rumor.

[@beckywatt5048]

Charlie Abbot Been a mechanic all my life , not saying that it couldn't be done ,but that's some serious wieght on five , I've seen 130,00 on six, it was ground glass , man it was heavy, very hard to get moving.

[@51WCDodge]

OK, I'm impressed!!

[@ChiDraconis]

I would like to study how this is done

[@biggin5434]

Very impressive

[@a-a-ronbrowser1486]

1.3 million pounds. That’s incredible!

[@Wildlandfirefighting]

You could have made a really nice documentary out of this amazing job, instead of a 3 minute unnarrated video

[@checksitout5723]

Seriously

[@neilpuckett359]

No narration over simplified and ridiculous music.

[@ayl3166]

I have to agree with you. Would have liked to see and understand more. Having said that, it's very tricky getting the perfect balance of too much/too little - thought this is def too little.

[@MrSakamotothecat]

Mega awesome 👍😎👍

[@louielouiepks]

Teamwork ! ! !

[@carhauling101]

How much are tolls with something like this?

[@TheRoadhammer379]

They cannot use toll roads, won't fit through the toll gate

[@TricksterTimbo]

That’s awesome. What did this cost?

[@MrBillFold]

My guess would be around $25 million give or take two million for all seven.

[@bcahearn124]

That’s awesome! What does a job like that cost?

[@jmoya780]

Probably like 20 bucks for a crackhead

[@markcoleman2156]

We do the same in New Zealand but with smaller gear.your weight must be alot different to to our restricted roads

[@integr8er66]

And a God Damn roundabout in the damn way, wouldn't you know it. Those things suck so bad, a perfectly straight through intersection and now you have to make a right turn, then a left turn, then another damn right turn just to go straight. Great idea guys!

[@MrBillFold]

Stay the hell at home then if they bother you that damn bad.

[@integr8er66]

@@MrBillFold Fuck you, you stay at home, who the fuck made you king of the road building. These things are stupid and if you like them then you are too stupid to know better

[@Abdulaziz2003]

@@integr8er66 Someone is a bit upset😂

[@mattvega6941]

what size crane was used for loading and unloading?

[@nickkaselnak194]

2500 Demag loaded them and a 2800 Demag unloaded.

[@redstonerelic]

What kind of Locos did they haul? was it going to a railroad museum? is that why it had to be transported by road?

[@TheRoadhammer379]

not train engines, ocean tanker engines

[@stevehoge]

They were natural gas-powered generators going to replace coal-fired generators at a power station

[@martinacuna7869]

Wow!

[@leehilton9932]

Doesn't hurt having a Trail King trailer for the hauling. I usta work there as a welder building the HDG trailers.

[@brettjohnson8009]

I worked there too, and on that trailer

[@leehilton9932]

@@brettjohnson8009 right on. I was there 2013 to 15 and had to leave for some family stuff in Tennessee.

[@brettjohnson8009]

@@leehilton9932 99 to 16 for me

[@brettjohnson8009]

@@leehilton9932 What part of Tenn.

[@leehilton9932]

@@brettjohnson8009 East Tennessee around Crossville. We're back out in Mitchell now, but not at Trail King.

[@memyselfandifarmer]

Sergei Dratchev heavy haul would only take a few days!

[@blueeyesmatter3424]

What type of engines were they?

[@1nm1]

Wartsila makes Marine & Energy market engines, I would assume these were for an electric generation power plant.

What kind of engine weighs that much?

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Giant ocean tanker

[@willk2678]

Impressive move. Stupid roundabouts.

[@4by4squared88]

Why didn’t they just hail one at a time....what am I missing here?

[@j.b.9895]

You missed that they did haul one at a time

[@johnjbarnes78]

637,000 lbs each times 7 engines moving only 61 miles It took 3 weeks of driving because it was 7 roundtrips with that rig taking up two lanes and going wicked slow due to weight and maneuverability

[@montybolinger6383]

@@johnjbarnes78 Would have only taken 1.5 weeks of driving but couldn't get off of that round a bout, was stuck on there for days.

[@doubleagent6951]

Whats the tare weight?

[@elbob248]

Call me crazy, but I'd subtract 637,000 from 1.3 million.

[@johnjbarnes78]

They were 637,000 each from what I gathered

[@robertheinkel6225]

Were they moving seven engines, one at a time?

[@jstoli996c4s]

Robert Heinkel yes.

[@MAYNARD4507]

No.... It looked individually....

[@aggabus]

7 truck tractor pull push..44wheel each trailer x2 14wheel each truck x7 186 wheel

[@richardbearden7889]

Sooo...what is it exactly?

[@ayl3166]

Its an "engine"! Doesn't that explain it all?

[@RubenKelevra]

Natural gas engines for a power plant

[@playwme3]

Engines for Chevy’s new midsize truck.

[@johncast9565]

Why not 7 smaller trips? With dolly's and boosters?

[@jdofmemi]

That was 7 loads that size, not 7 on one load

[@RubenKelevra]

They did 7 small trips, one load is one engine

[@airplanetrucker2316]

💯

[@derekchildress5]

Man! What were the engines for?

[@robertheinkel6225]

Converting a power plant to LP Gas.

[@moefuggerr2970]

Thumb down for the annoying noise.

[@aaronabney8924]

Here i sit with my 13 axle setup 🤣🤷‍♂️

[@tompw3141]

Train company: no big deal.

[@vincentshelpfulhints4085]

you would think it would be easier and cheaper to build the Engine plant onsite -- Portable Factory ,, coming to a city near you ,, you did hear it from myself 9/28/2019 11:58 AM

[@sammolloy1]

Simple. Separate cylinders, separate crank throws, bolt it all together on site. I could draw you the plans.

[@johnjbarnes78]

That's actually how they rebuild the engines in river tugs - the ones that move barges the length of the river

[@johnjbarnes78]

@bwahahaha ! Suppose I should have tagged the person I was responding to, huh? My comment was in reference to the comment by sammolly1. EMD engines have separate "power packs" wherein each cylinder is a cylinder sleeve; a piston and connecting rod; and may include the head. This is for 'quick' repairs when one cylinder goes soft significantly affecting performance, they stop at their next fleet and tie off while the swap is completed. Similar process when rebuilding the whole engine ss the crankshaft is rarely damaged from what I was told years ago.

[@johnjbarnes78]

@bwahahaha ! The tugs I worked on 20 years ago were 7000 - 10500 hp (two EMD diesel engines each making 3500 - 5500 hp turning separate propellers) we would push upwards of 42 barges at a time (although not always that many) that's nearly 1/4 mile long and 200 - 250 ft wide plus the tug for another 180 ft by 45 ft give or take.

[@sammolloy1]

Normally I don’t respond to morons, bwahoo, but.... for years, automobile and water cooled aircraft blocks had separate parts. Henry Ford did not invent the V-8. He just figured out a way to make cheap ones by casting the block in one piece. And the first 2-stroke Kawasaki three cylinder 500’s had a crankshaft made of separate throws, with rubber seals between them (2 stroke, look up how they work).

[@checksitout5723]

I just wanna know what this pays!!

[@coatingkings]

Got to be 200k minimum!

[@NabilAmaruSC]

This is monster truck driving

[@3RTracing]

this could have been a stellar, great video about the logistics and feet on the ground movement of some heavy haul items. But instead you totally screw it up with some really lame, unnecessary music that is just not fit at all. For those of us who are in logistics and other freight movement, you could have used some of the audio from your video clips that was actually what was really happening. The tractors engine sounds moving the trailers, the crane lifting the engines, and as interesting, since so many comments seem to ask, some of the issues dealt with in this kind of move. It would have been great hearing the foreman and safety officers briefing the crews in the video. You show them meeting, why not shed some lignt on the subject and event by letting the viewers in on what instructions, plans, issues, concerns and questions were they discussed. Very high quality video, but the lowest of low audio track. Videographers must do a better job in today's media environment. NO excuse for this audio track. IT just plain stinks.

[@3RTracing]

@AusWash salty??

[@oldhick9047]

You missed the point, though you are 100% right about the music.

[@jstoli996c4s]

Did you change your tampon yet?

[@Abdulaziz2003]

So much entitlement😂 Not satisfied, go watch another video that’s up to your standards

[@hvyhaultruckingwithshuee]

@@Abdulaziz2003 Agreed. 100% Dont like something dont be a part of it its really that simple. Awesome video by the way. This makes what I do for heavy haul like a walk in the park. Kudos to this team for what they do. Also FYI this may be a promo video for the company showing what they can do. No need for all the truck engine sounds if they dont want to.

[@yaminrivera4567]

How much does something like that pay the company

[@cannoncarpetcleaning]

YAMIN RIVERA $250,000-$300,000

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

7 engines? Locomotive engines?

[@pdxrailtransit]

No, by the size these must be marine engines. Wish there was more info. Maybe they will be installed in Lake Freighters.

[@JuanKaMech]

Those are Wartsila 12V46 Diesel engines for Power Generation. Basically in that area is a new power plant.

[@pdxrailtransit]

@@JuanKaMech Thank you!

[@lowellmiller6663]

Natural gas engines to replace Coal Power in Upper Michigan.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

I think they're made in Finland. 🤔🤔

[@harold1098]

WOW!!!!!!!!

[@backho12]

Nice video and editing spoiled by the lame noise called music.

[@Pat21617]

Women owned? A ruse to get big jobs and government work.

[@theanomalous1401]

Is nothing sacred anymore? I ain't got nuttin against wahmen in trucking mind you. But virtue signaling in trucking?

[@Deezle_Gaming]

@@theanomalous1401 It's not really virtue signalling. It's a game you have to play to win government contracts.

[@theanomalous1401]

@@Deezle_Gaming: In no way would I make light of any small business trying to get ahead today. Especially in the dog eat dog world of trucking. They have to fight and scratch for every load they can get. You gotta figure that govt contracts already comply with EEOC mandates. What now? Affirmative action in trucking? How epic would it be to see, "Moe's Trucking, Local or Long Distance. Bonded & Insured. Straight White Male Owned!"

[@patrickc1508]

It’s okay to say that, or even minority owned, but you’ll be shamed if you said white male owned. That would be racist or sexist...... Everyone is equal. Quit advertising people separated into groups.

[@theanomalous1401]

@@patrickc1508: Thank you! My Father-in-law, RIP drove truck for 30yrs +. I learned so much from him about life even though he wasn't "Formally educated". If I could bend the ear of these Trucking firms today, I would say, Do right by your drivers. Give them proper equipment, pay them right. Above all else, listen to them, It don't matter if the owner is Black, White, Female, Male, whatever. It's the drivers that make or break your company. Good drivers that are happy, will stay with you through thick or thin if you just do right by them.

[@pajcash3170]

Who else wanted to see a disaster lol...