Over 500t ABNORMAL LOAD traveling through Merthyr Tydfil. Largest movement in history of Welsh roads

Over 500t abnormal load traveling through Merthyr Tydfil to its destination in Hirwaun power station.
Generator traveling on 6.7m wide and 78m long trailer with 28 axles.

[@GoogleChromeB]

Very much surprised to see such a heavy load being transported. Thanks for the video.👍

[@martinbalounadventure]

I'm glad you like it. Yes, definitely something you don't see every day on the road 🙂

[@JL-rx6hl]

At least they are keeping under the 20mph limit...............

[@martinbalounadventure]

That's true, they should lower down the limit even more 😁

[@ericdunn555]

Super video. Thank you for sharing - reminds me of the time I worked for them back in the 1990's.

[@martinbalounadventure]

That must have been cool work. I wouldn't mind doing it 😉

[@charlesharrison2248]

Great video,thanks,and well done to the allelys team, real men and women carrying out a big move professionally from planning to operation finish,

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. Yes, amazing job from all of them involved. I wish I could see more of these

[@tomatoes3]

Great video, thanks for posting.

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it 🙂

[@MrDriftspirit]

Nice captures! Like the moments they often close brakes completely from 2 kmh to zero. Hard for material and lots of work for air supply of devices!!

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thank you, yes, it's incredible machinery 🙂

[@willtricks9432]

Not sure about largest movement on Welsh roads, have you seen the chubby munters head out to Greggs in Newport?

[@martinbalounadventure]

I haven't sadly, no. I've got this information from the news. I've tried to google those chubby munters but couldn't find any

[@andrewcowling5804]

ooh thats so funny.. lol the reply above was priceless as he hadnt had the penny drop. Brilliant

[@spitfirekev]

Never seen anything like it. Thank you muchly for sharing. 👍

[@martinbalounadventure]

I'm glad you liked it. It was my first time also. There are 3 these loads and this is the 2nd one. I missed the first one and will miss next week's one due to work commitments

[@spitfirekev]

@@martinbalounadventure I'm glad you caught one of them then. Top job. 👏

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thank you 😊

[@r1bew42]

Thats some bit of kit. Allelys are obviously nationally recognised. I was a Cop for 30yrs in Newcastle. Shepherd Offshore used Alleleys a few years ago to move these massive shipping cable spools. We were used for escorts.

[@martinbalounadventure]

That must have been easy going shift, no patrolling around. I'd like to see more transports like these. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@letrainavapeur]

Makes a change for Allelys from shuttling locos around the country

[@martinbalounadventure]

I'd like to see that 🙂

[@letrainavapeur]

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[@warringtonminge4167]

I live in York, these Alleleys runs (to/from the National Railway Museum) aren't everyday occurrences but they're not really noteworthy here, other than the load of course!

[@Tuckaway]

Well they won't get done for breaking the 20mph speed limit .LOL

[@martinbalounadventure]

Definitely not 😁

[@markissboi3583]

Simular them wind generators coming thru towns in aussie country was 10 now i see 50 1/2 are never on

[@martinbalounadventure]

I've seen some videos of those and wow, what an incredible maneuvering for those truck drivers

[@maaberr25]

Nice

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thank you 😊

[@mae1st]

What! Is that illegal?

[@martinbalounadventure]

Perfectly legal. Transports like these must be planned long time ahead and once approved all will be smooth like this one 😊

[@mr_howahox]

Nice video. Just wondering what faktor 5.5 means? Do other rigs have different factor numbers?

[@pete.i7057]

From another video I saw, 5.5 means the trailer can take 5.5 times its own weight

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thanks for your reply, I was trying to find out but couldn't get any answer 👍

[@christopherstacey9541]

THE TRUCKS CLUTCHES MUST GET CHANGED SO OFTEN. 😮

[@martinbalounadventure]

Most likely, although I wouldn't be surprised if they have some extra gear reduction so they don't have to stand on the clutch that often.

[@ronaldpell2802]

They will all be automatic or electronic gearshift.

[@martinbalounadventure]

Will it be a standard transmission or some sort of modified for low speeds with higher torque? Just wondering. That slow speed under heavy load can't be healthy for the gearbox and the clutch 🤔

[@ronaldpell2802]

@@martinbalounadventure MAN use TIPMATIC transmissions with wide spread of gear ratios for heavy haulage use which knows the right gear ratio for the load weight and terrain it’s operating under.

[@USMC1984]

The multi wheeled haulers have hydraulically driven motors and brakes on each wheel set to assist in the move at low speeds that’s why there were only two semi trucks helping with the move. I would hate to be the one to do the brake job on all 56 brakes!😂

[@Mick526]

Those brakes need oiling...

[@alexpezzoli5119]

Che spettacolo solo i migliori possono bravissimi tutti🔝💯💪✔️🚛🚛

[@martinbalounadventure]

Sì, sono stati tutti incredibili a manovrarlo. Sono contento che ti sia piaciuto il video. Prenditi cura di te, amico mio.

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Amazin to think this was the biggest colliery in Wales. So to think 500ton is travelin over the rabbit warren of tunnels???

[@martinbalounadventure]

Yes that's right. So many mines all over the place 👍

[@paulcoverdale8312]

@@martinbalounadventure yup my grandad dug out parts of mertha an others in the Rhonda.

[@martinbalounadventure]

Is that so? That's good to hear. Me and my son just starting to visit places which are connected to coal mining or steam train railways. Feel free to see some of my other videos 🙂

[@davidrees7978]

The total weight transported is less important than the point loads on the roadway and subsoil. Hence all them wheels.

[@paulcoverdale8312]

@@davidrees7978 oh yeh! I get it.

[@Frankie789]

I guess the smartest guy there is the one doing the rear wheel steering! Not easy!

[@martinbalounadventure]

Definitely not an easy job

[@Claude88ful]

Oh ! Un gros lingot d'or !

[@martinbalounadventure]

Oui, c'est un gros

[@adienowed6366]

What are they actually moving?

[@martinbalounadventure]

They're building new gas turbine power station in nearby town Hirwaun and this is their 2nd transport with generator. I missed the first one with the turbine and the 3rd and last one with the transformer due to work commitments.

[@adienowed6366]

@@martinbalounadventure Thanks for the info.

[@martinbalounadventure]

You're very welcome my friend 🙂

[@arneanka4633]

They are building a power station at a huge expense to fill up the gaps when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing, Most of the time, it will not produce anything but when it does, you have to pay the capital cost for a full year on your energy bill. Just to allow Chinese companies to harvest big profit on their windmills they built near you. Those who can only produce electricity when the price is low. They don't absorb the cost of balancing the grid. You pay for that.

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thanks for the info, that's shocking to know 😯

[@warringtonminge4167]

That's some piece of kit. Not the load, the combo it's sitting on. Makes STGO look like stuff in a kid's nursery. Impressive is too mild a word for it

[@martinbalounadventure]

Yes definitely. When they approached a roundabout it looked like they can go sideways also

[@yamyamrob4130]

they local to me litrally move anything anywhere

[@martinbalounadventure]

I'd love to see them more often 👍

[@ericdunn555]

Have they still got the yard in Studley? When I worked for them, the road gate was tight, even with a 40ft low-loader trailer.

[@Rs500ybd]

Yeah No Dramas Mate I will Hook up my 1.8 D 75 Escort Van mate Mk 6 She's a Turbo No Problem mate.... 😂😛💥🙏

[@das5813]

They are called heavy locomotives and they couple up together to get the load up steep hills, for safety and obviously control reasons locomotives must have a mass of minimum 20% of the weight often more so coupled up they could end up weighing more than the load. The trailers are independently powered for steering and braking and can also move themselves using hydraulic motors. In the 1990s there was only 2 mobile cranes in the UK that could lift such weights, they were so big that they only just managed the 16ft motorway bridge limit. I was unloaded by one of them in Aylesford Print in Kent once which lifted the whole load in one go because some bonehead driver had loaded it incorrectly so it couldn't be unloaded in individual pieces.

[@martinbalounadventure]

Thanks for the info

[@richardschindler8822]

Worst job the have there, check all the ties pressures. WOW! Some rig

[@martinbalounadventure]

Must be fun to check them all 🙂

[@dcvariousvids8082]

Someone needs to grease that wheelbarrow.

[@Fester_]

Thank goodness it wasn't a very windy night - it could have blown the whole load over.......