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ccharold
03-19-2009, 08:45 AM
Brings the term "Big Rig" a new meaning
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCVdcBCbwtkw
txplowgirl
03-19-2009, 11:12 PM
Holy Moly! ::) I'll stick to my rig here in the good ol usa, thank you. ;D
OutRider
03-20-2009, 08:03 PM
Love those roo bars on those rigs...often considered putting them on the pickup....
rantinraven
03-21-2009, 10:30 AM
My Dh had to tell me what the bars were for (kangaroo). All I can say after watching that is WOW. Are the roads in Aussie land really wide?? I am just wondering since I have had the displeasure of driving the wrong way and having to turn around in small spots.... I can't even imagine trying to turn one of those around, back it up or anything of the sort. WOW
idris
04-10-2009, 05:17 AM
You won't find rigs that big too close to big cities, they are for long distance overland use. Here, in NSW, B-doubles are as big as it gets. Get them coming past my place. Once, in Cobar, one hit a pothole in the main street, and it was like a jolt in an earthquake. Truckies are the life blood of transport, cos the take everything from everywhere to every where else, and they are much better drivers than most folk on the roads. Except when they try to race a train to a level crossing XXXX That rarely works out well. Kangas are the least of these guys worries: try stray cattle, water buffalo, wild horse, camels, and drunks. Not that you would want to hit a kanga. We call then BULL BARS.
AZTimT
10-17-2009, 11:02 PM
Must be pretty flat down there. I can't imagine pulling any kind of grade with one of those beasts. I wonder what the braking distance :eek: and tonnage on those are. Definitely impressive though.

I remember taking a 53' single trailer into Beverly Hills, CA and it felt like it might as well have been one of those. :wacko:
Phil_Oz
01-03-2010, 01:30 AM
You might like to see some actual footage rather than stills?;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgV1euc60qE&NR=1&feature=fvwp

From this post which links to some more clips you might find interesting?;

One of the links to this post;

http://pracs-blog.blogspot.com/search/label/Road%20trains

(Also lets you see what the country in 'the outback' actually looks like).