Posted by Adirondack case guy on March 09, 2017 at 16:12:15 from (69.207.198.19):
Yesterday I had to travel east on US 20, only about 15 miles, but ran into this entourage of state troopers, power line trucks, various service type trucks, more power line trucks behind the big load and more state trooper cars. this heavy haul rig is about 20ft wide. In NY they can only travel during daylight hrs. The procession was parked over in a scenic parking area just to the east of me, This parking area is the highest altitude on US 20 east of the Mississippi. The power line guys arrived here about a half hour before the haul rig got here. Spent some time talking to one of the power line guys. He had a fiberglass pole to prop up a low line in front of my dads house. He was from Texas. He said it was really cold here in NY. I laughed and said this has been a mild winter. On the first move about 2 weeks ago, it was snowing hard and NYDOT was spreading salt ahead of the procession so they didn't spin out. Last time they also had a pull truck on the front to make the hill. NY DOT was also in the procession today because it was snowing again, but weren't spreading any salt. The logistics of a move like this must be astounding along with the hourly cost $$$$$$$$. Just feeding and lodging about a 100 guys in this neck of the woods has to be a logistical nightmare. The fellow said that in this area they were only traveling about 30 miles per day. About an hour and half later another procession of 4 double drop quad axle trailers pulled by tri axle trucks came by with support from line trucks and state police. Not sure if they were part of the equipment for the turbine or something else. They were moving much faster, but I suspect they would catch with the first entourage in a short time. I don't think 16ft. wide trailers can pass 20ft. wide trailers on a two lane hiway, so when they linked up that was one mighty long road train. If you want to see more about EDWARDS Moving & Rigging just google it. Loren
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