Posted by The Famous Grouse on December 12, 2017 at 08:08:40 from (184.100.96.153):
In Reply to: What does this weigh? posted by Jon f mn on December 12, 2017 at 07:25:47:
Is the hitch on the front of that tractor so they can couple up a second tractor to make it up hills?
Some really heavy stuff comes into Duluth by ship. Back when they were building the Hiawatha light rail line in Minneapolis, they brought in a tunnel boring machine by ship from Europe that needed a 20+ foot wide trailer. IIRC they pulled it with tandem side x side rigs and then had a pusher to get it up the hill out of Duluth. I believe they ran it out of Duluth and down I35 in the middle of the night to minimize traffic backup.
Whatever that thing is in the picture, it's heavy. My last farming uncle would love to have that trailer with a grain box on it so finally, he'd have something that his "just a couple of extra bushels" father in law couldn't overload.
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