HHA 16 Axle Big Move - 241 ton Generator

Here are the HHA boys movin a big 241 ton Generator Section from Brisbane to Central Queensland - Total Gross Weight 500 ton. The Trucks used were the C501 of JK's 2 x T908's steered by Trucker Dave and Mr Superliner Jason and the Rear Truck is a T900 driven by Captain Overload Paul McNae. Check it out more new videos to come.....

[@petea2721]

Thats not a big load. I had like 5 bags of cement on the back of my ute today, now thats more impressive, but my rims aren't as shiny:(

[@2jzgtejza80]

@Niurzgius It's much smoother and better that 4 engines pull that load. One Volvo FH16 or new Scania R730 can pull that alone, but it's not good for handling like someone said, and it's less stressed to 4 engines than to 1.

[@sootyvoo100]

Okay guys who's up for tire rotation

[@smacman68]

One of the most impressive displays of power, team work and finesse I've ever witnessed. I bow in the presence of the Masters.

[@465walker]

MAN I love those trucks!

[@DUDEWithDODGES]

@Badluckboys with out AMERICAN trucks you guys wouldn't even know what a semi is all a Volvo is a reversed engineered AMERICAN MADE SEMI. and if you didn't know what reverse engineering is when you take a good producat make it less better and sale it cheaper cuz other countries dont have patten laws like we do in AMERICA, i bet 10 years from now our trucks will still be running with well over million miles still running great why you ask cuz its made in AMERICA!

[@silverblackss]

@TheyCallMeNewb those roadtrains you see don't climb hills to often, they start and brake after 100 miles and take corners with the radius of Moon. Moreover, this unit has over 500 tons for 4 trucks and you can't go to fast when you have trucks tighten to close. There are some major drawbacks when you move something so big.

[@Donsfast]

And anybody that has driven a European truck with 500hp knows it runs like a a 300hp truck any where else. MCB diesels are the worst running things ever and wont move out of their own way.

[@danwat1234]

That is the ugliest police car I have EVER seen. It's like a mix between a hearse car and a bmw, and an ugly one at that

[@1934rod]

Beutiful trucks, I would not want to be the guy that has to polish all that aluminum. Seems like overkill to me with four trucks,one big ass Kenworth can do it.

[@baldymp3]

yeah of course you would, and it would be an old single drive with a 210 perkins with a joey box. and you would be doing a dollar 10 up hills too.

[@Irreo]

F**k man, 240tons... I wouldn't like to fall under those wheels. And really nice looking trucks, nice colors and looked really clean.

[@100ververis]

241 tonnes divided into four prime movers equals 60.25 each. That’s nothing.

[@inspktr51]

why so many trucks? I could have done it with my little tacoma and a car dolly without a problem

[@bestamerica]

' no need longest trailer,,, can use half size trailer,,, this generator is 241 tons are equal 1 / half germany MAUS tank

[@tommy13t]

The old equipment is cheaper to rent. Not everyone will do everything the safest way. Money has a big influence

[@mrbigbadonion]

Anyone saying you could pull that with one truck, if the truck is powerful enough, is probably correct, but try stopping it heh. Also the argument European vs american/Australian trucks is a bit pointless. While the american/australian style trucks for sure have their advantages over a cab over, just try taking one through the narrow streets of paris or any other old European city, it would be interesting for sure.

[@czasamitrudno]

@xmodrock Well 1157 tons is al lot. But it is not all about horsepower. A special semiautomatic transmission with its own strong cooling system in the back of the drivers cabin is important too. A "normal" transmission would blow up quickly. By the way, there are "normal" Trucks with 700hp-Engines in the market, just like Scania R730... Just copy and paste this one into the search window: "Schwertransport Flechum-Meppen vom 25. Januar 2009"

[@the1andonlytbone]

It may seem that way, but, the main reason this works is the trucks can only pull so much, so when an operator is told to go wide open or maintain a rpm the minute difference is taken up by the truck ahead or behind, and it gradually flows down the line till they are all equal. Like fuel in joined fuel tanks, the one with more pressure will gradually push the fuel in the tank with the least back pressure, until, they are equal. Good communication and good operators make this possible. Get it?

[@chicane2k]

@tunespt yeah? and were their generators 240 tons? you need to come out to australia (where this is filmed) and get a feel for the distances mate. brisbane to mountt isa (the route this convoy took) is about 2300 klms (1500 miles) and that is the same as driving all the way across europe. so whatever little toys you used your pretty pink hyundai to pull around, i don't think you'd make it from barcelona to moscow - thats the distance these convoys drive every day.

[@andymcdo]

@Niurzgius So it's not just power, it's a matter of traction and strength. Technically yes, you could give a truck enough power to pull all that weight but at the same time you would have to load it up with so much counter-weight in order to gain traction that you would defeat the purpose of all that power. Also, the frames of the trucks can only handle so much and they can't be stiffened due to the power they already have. Hence why they use multiple trucks.

[@lupo0144]

Great vid! On the crane part, Liebherr have a LTM 11200 9-1. It can lift 1200 tonnes at a radius of 2.5mts. Demag have a AC1000 out soon, 1000tonnes at 3mt radius. They will never lift this weight, maybe 200-250 tonnes max! It's what they offer on hight and reach! Couple of ton's to hight's of 100mts plus! Crawler cranes go up to 3200tonnes on the Demag cc8800 twin! Plus Mammoet make a PTC that can lift 1600 tonnes at 20mt radius on a 80mt boom! Hope this helps!!!

[@MultiVenividivici]

Beautiful, it can not see us, the whole kit and nice to read that long to set out our path, or did not fit.

[@mayukh1992]

Liked the Video a lot and all you enlightened gentlemen's comments more, but couldn't understand just one thing... what are all those police cars doing in the front and the back of the truck,, would someone like to steal a 200 tonne generator, 'LOOK MAA, DADDY'S BOUGHT A 200 TONNE GENERATOR HOME, 'll BE LIGHTING UP THE WHOLE TOWN...

[@bimernut]

I am always puzzled as to why anyone would post a message like this. It indicates a very insecure feeling about yourself. This is a great event, but is only appreciated in the context. There is no place in the world like Australia. No place in the world has such awesome road trains. Accept it. It's not worth arguing about. In fact it demeans you to argue about it.

[@madtownmadman]

@cole909cole You're from the U.S., and you've never noticed how all the major freeways, and interstates are made of concrete? Or at least they are in more populated areas. They really suck though, cause they put grooves in the concrete to channel the water away. The grooves make terrible noise, and they're always a lot bumpier than asphalt. Never smooth.

[@cole909cole]

@muddyboots111 well for one i dont know of any road made of concrete and i was just pointing out that it looked goofy with 4 trucks and with all those tires under the trailer dont you think theyd be smart and put breaks on them so that they dont need 4 trucks it makes sense to me and no need to throw a hissy fit bro

[@Maccall03]

@chicane2k In Europe we run special heavy haul trucks with different clutches,transmissions and axels for such loads,they pull 300t without a problem. Besides 300 tons are actually not extremly heavy when you talk about heavy loads. Oh...you really think that US and AUS are the only countrys that goto move mining equipment and other heavy and oversized loads dont you ?

[@chicane2k]

@myaghi86 no mercedes will pull 300 tons. and frankly, australia and the US have the best haulage capabilities in the world (australia hauls massive mining equipment mostly - that's where the generator in this video is going) because Australia and the US are so big. and we have deserted highways that can handle HUGE convoys.

[@lordtaw]

Its called a ballast box or weight box. Its a box or purpose made weight that attaches to the 5th wheel to load the axles down. When you tow with a draw bar there is no weight on the drive wheels. So in order to maintain traction on the drive wheels you need to load them with weights. Sand, concrete blocks and steel weights are used.

[@daver18qc]

Ah ! Put that in the back of my Jetta and watch me deliver that thing ! Don't need no 500 axle truck ! :D

[@AussieBoy4Life111]

@Lawrence5987 the roadtrains you see pulling lots of trailers only equal to around 120ton because of weight restrictions i know because my dad drives them and they need 4 trucks the front one and the back one are to slow it down when goin through hills and the middles ones are for power

[@Lawrence5987]

I don't understand why there are three rigs hauling this generator, when I've seen the road trains' you have over there with just one rig hauling many trailers, which I would suspect, could weigh in excess of the 500 ton load that these three rigs are hauling!?

[@czasamitrudno]

@xmodrock You don not understand. Take a look at the Vid and realize that these crap does not have any special/reinforced cooling, like european Trucks have. Take a look at "schwertransporter XXL 511TONNER". 2 Mercedes Actros pulling 324 tons up a hill, without any problems....

[@cole909cole]

@madtownmadman i have not i live in PA and here its all asphalt because concrete is so slippery when its wet and it wont last long with the weather we have here ive been all the way to florida (drove the whole way) and dont recall one concrete road only bridges where

[@chicane2k]

@Maccall03 sorry i wasn't trying to imply europe doesn't have those capabilities - i wrote that in a rush. i was just defending australia mostly. europeans have been moving big loads since before australia or the US were even colonized - we learned it from you guys.

[@Niurzgius]

@andymcdo Hey, I don't know much about trucks and all that stuff but I've seen single trucks pulling heavy loads on their own... I guess modified for that kinda job, so why aren't they using something more powerful instead of that many semi trucks? Sorry if I'm completely wrong.

[@AggregateDood]

Are the tractor's throttles synched through an MU cable, like on railroad locomotives?

[@Torvikholm]

@Lawrence5987 Ever considerd there to be more hills in the aera where these trucks are going, than in the red centre? Mabey it is a bit over the top with this many rigs, i don´t know. But this pretty expencive, so there must be a reason. Don´t you think?

[@dutchtrainmanserie22]

Your video zoom from the Camera is F....ck , but the movie is Awesome, 1000 stars!!!

[@xmodrock]

@czasamitrudno and these trucks have cooled transmissions go look it up.. there are 700HP peterbilts with cooled MANUAL transmissions... there are even V12 CAT engined perterbilts.. can't beat america with trucks

[@datsuns11]

I've even seen a 650 hydraulic crane in Montréal,QC.... and they still can use 2 cranes and make it a tandem lift! ... otherwise they could have use a jack and roll system that can move massive weights...

[@silverblackss]

@mutudelaromania Nu se numeste tir, inteligentule, ci camion. TIR este un standard international de transport. si nu sunt multe "tiruri', raman peste 100 de tone de fiecare camion.

[@silverblackss]

@mutudelaromania Nu se numeste tir, inteligentule, ci camion. TIR este un standard international de transport. si nu sunt multe "tiruri', raman peste 100 de tone de fiecare camion.

[@nighthuff1]

hahahahaha yeh and you pull a load for 20kms in 10 degrees......... try pull that load for hundreds or thousands of kms in 40-50 degree heat.......lets see how long your mighty scania or volvo last!!! LOL

[@BigSexysHouse]

@wabbles323 As much as they probably paid for that to be moved those trucks and wheels better shine!

[@christophers1247]

@krondax true but the statement made was a vette would beat any euro car. ok if price is a problem how about a supercharged ariel atom half the price of a vette and it would beat it to 150mph.

[@xmodrock]

@czasamitrudno wow 324 tons.. i have seen these "shitty" American trucks do 1157 tons.. ya need bigger engines..and i didn't see any cooling things sor special reinforcement on the euro trucks either

[@20cricket09]

@JettanBettan find me a driver that would pull 200 tons by himself..OH and btw there is a Volvo plant right down the road from my house IN USA....200 tons LMAO thats how much a damn locomotive weighs..LMAO

[@darkwindblinding]

where they belong not in the video. Don't you know if you have to haul a real load Kenworth is the ONLY way to go. besides if you were to use a mack engine you simply would not have the bottom end torque

[@czasamitrudno]

@blah666ful The Vette is a very fast car, no doubt abput that! But that´s the only one from the U.S. There are MANY european sportscars which are at least equal or even better...

[@czasamitrudno]

@TeamNarcosis You are wrong, because European Trucks for heavy Loads do have special cooling for transmission, clutch and engine, instead of chrome and nice rims, like these ones...

[@markjthomson]

@JettanBettan 200 ton is 200 thousand kg (200,000kg) you are a few orders of magnitude off in your calcs. Your numbers are right, just move the decimal place three spaces to the right.

[@AussieBoy4Life111]

@SchwerMetallMann we only use one truck half the time aswell but cause these blokes are goin through hills and shit they need 4 trucks its called push pull actions

[@markjthomson]

@JettanBettan In Australia they use the Metric system, 1 tonne is 1000kg. The imperial equivalent (the ton) is slightly less (short ton) or long ton (slightly more)

[@dmfcnl]

Funny to see that these big trucks may look impressive but one is not enough to tow this. Sure: it has not enough grip..... Needs more downforce when towing with only one.

[@Badluckboys]

WTF!!! 4 Uggly trucks!?? In Sweden we use 1!!! one Volvo 750hp or 1 Scania 730hp .....

[@BradburyGTR]

@Carondriver When you're trying to move a 241 ton generator I think you need them...

[@Kopihucky]

could be wrong, but i think ive seen 500 ton mobile cranes shown on discovery channel

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

1 semi tows 170t often going quickly, why here are there 4 semis for this 241t generator moving slowly? those lovies could move the empire state building together

[@johnboy2266]

482,000 lbs...the average truck driver complains about 80,000....I been wanting to get into that but I have no clue where or who to talk to about it.

[@32middlelinebacker]

I'm sorry but Ive seen 1 Kenworth or Western star pull bigger heavier shit up to Fort Mac on its own...These guys overkilled the shit out of that haul!

[@TheRick2130]

@Lawrence5987 because they have up hill road and down hill roads. thats why there's 1 extra truck to the front so they could slow down the road

[@Dolomedesspider]

@Badluckboys No need even for a R730 Scania, would be nuf with an R620 for a tiny load of 241ton like this. Check: /watch?v=uDkxCcWqUR0

[@SZ19891993]

675 is not only the number of the people who liked this video...it's even the number of all the wheels you can count on those road trains!

[@srgarza2007]

dam really nice vid those trucks are really clean including the jeep hauler.

[@MILEodDUPNICA]

Ugly trucks ??? European cab over trucks are not ugly and this are ugly. Look in the mirror if you don't know what ugly is.

[@semtex84]

@bestamerica they use a long trailer like that to distribute the weight so they dont bust things like bridges and causeways.

[@asdfghjkl2574654]

Seems like an American truck can still take care of business. HHA T908 Heavy Haul - EX3600 Track Section - 215 ton Gross

[@xmodrock]

@czasamitrudno euro trucks would blow up and die... lol.. the americans have always and will always be the best with trucks

[@jetmech11jr]

If they would have used a Peterbuilt they would have only needed 1 truck instead of 4...lol. Im not much for kenworths.

[@azimuth361]

That's not a generator. That's my mother-in-law's deep fried turkey delivery. It's time for her 3:00 afternoon snack.

[@dodgeram241]

i'd hate do be in front that, then hit the brakes cause of some crazy driver and that huge thing not stoppong fast enough.

[@JRSProductions2010]

@Badluckboys yer this is what sweden has to offer lol can barely pull a b-double like i said born with 2 on ya head

[@xmodrock]

@czasamitrudno Manuals are better but american trucks do offer semi-autos as well i just think they are inefficient

[@crazy7997]

That's no briggs and straton generator there. WoW and I imagine the rear trucks makes it easier to go down hills.

[@paulderbyshire1919]

@andymcdo Try 1,102,311 pounds bro. Thats 500,000kilograms not pounds. So double what u thought and thats what u got.

[@RedDogFab]

On the eighth day the Big Man created Kenworth!!!!! There is no way about it, there are just KILLER!!!!BAD ASS!!!!!!

[@czasamitrudno]

Haha, 4 Trucks??-Crap...1 or 2 european Trucks (Mercedes Actros, MAN TGX) would be sufficient for this freight

[@christophers1247]

Bugatti veryon is all I have to say to the comment about corvettes. A veryon would shit all over a corvette.

[@insanegokartguys]

u know who i would be in that the drunk guy in front on a lawn mower with a party hat on and my shirt off

[@bestamerica]

' one long haul trailer can carry four M1A1 or four M1A2 tanks at once

[@MrMarkpark]

That thing didn't seem that big. Crazy that it was 241 tons. I wonder what kind of milage they're gonna get

[@ESPsplit]

American Trucks,,, Big Pipes many Chrom..BUT NO POWER !!! xD in Germany we Take one MAN 680 for this^^

[@syklem]

now that's real trucking , sure makes us heavy haul Canadians put to shame, we aint truck drivers, lol

[@bestamerica]

wow 4 trucks are BAADD strong,,, 2 trucks pulls and 2 trucks pushs

[@andymcdo]

@Niurzgius That's 500 thousand pounds. the average semi tractor pulls less than 80 thousand pounds

[@TeamNarcosis]

@czasamitrudno I think your euro trucks would suck the big one in these conditions my friend!

[@Apjooz]

Can that thing, whatsima call it, "bed", really distribute all the load evenly to every tire?

[@67500fan]

what gear are they riding in engines sound kinda wound up and those are some good lookin trucks

[@24preacherboy]

@wabbles323 Its a black guy. They are good at stuff like that.

[@CrackyOo]

@Dolomedesspider Looks like its in struggle town. truck wont last long doing shit like that

[@silverblackss]

@MrMarkpark Well, mileage of a petrol-ship - 4 yards / gallon.

[@jrand13]

ho leee shit, i couldnt see what was on thee trailer the shine was so bright. nice trucks!

[@AceTreeManagement]

who does all the washing on the trucks, that would take a week.

[@rafailproios4539]

just find kroustalelis from greece on youtube .... you will see cab overs with balls !!

[@angkatanpw]

@SchwerMetallMann thats what differentiates german engineering and american engineering

[@debowh]

I dont know if I'am more impress with the load or trucks i never seen nothing like that

[@maccodj]

loool, talking about fuel economy...the truck will be destroyed in less than 500km if he uses only one! that is the only reason! how in the hell you can say that someone makes economy when needs to transport this?! using 4 trucks is more expensive to rent including the drivers than the shitty fuel you are saying! you think they care about few dollars when they payed this thousens of dollars to move? and also this only the company that made the contract will decide how many they will use!

[@TonoVinco]

This is how we move 475 Tons with 3 old Mercedes Trucks in Europe /watch?v=zd-Hup3crkw