The fuuny thing about driving a tow truck is ...............

[AlleyCat]

You just never know what you'll run into out there.



The drive truck on this stack of new Peterbilts developed engine problems and quit running on I79 about 10 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA. A 20 year old Kenworth brought them safely to the dealer. Peterbilt and Kenworth are sister companies of PACCAR Industries.

[forrestbump]

I've never seen Trucks mating before. I always thought they were built in factories. Well NOW I know!

[71highboy]

I've never seen Trucks mating before. I always thought they were built in factories. Well NOW I know!

thats funny.

[Mancar1]

That is a interesting pic. When the turbine blades for the giant wind turbines came through here it was something. Never thought they could truck something so huge.

[AlleyCat]

That is a interesting pic. When the turbine blades for the giant wind turbines came through here it was something. Never thought they could truck something so huge.

Next time we get a big order come in I'll try to get a pic. If you've never seen it 80 to 100 trucks stacked ( decked is the proper term ) in groups of 3 or 4 is pretty impressive.

[averagef250]

That's a neat picture!

That reminded me of a video I've seen a few times of a truck hauling a D11? cat. Anyone seen the one where you can just see the truck way out in the distance on an empty freeway, but you can here the Jake in every gear, as it gets closer you can make out just how huge the thing is. I think it was an Australian video.

[towtruckerfour]

I had never seen them towed like that til I moved to Idaho where it is a normal sight to see a truck towing 2or 3 more tractors going down the highway.

[AlleyCat]

That's a neat picture!

That reminded me of a video I've seen a few times of a truck hauling a D11? cat. Anyone seen the one where you can just see the truck way out in the distance on an empty freeway, but you can here the Jake in every gear, as it gets closer you can make out just how huge the thing is. I think it was an Australian video.

I think I know the video you're talking about. The machine is so big it kinda makes the truck look like a toy.

[ezernut9mm]

that's a pretty normal site around here seeing as we have all of the big one's "up on the hill". westfall gmc, ihc international, kansas city freightliner, and midway ford. all next to each other on the same street. see lots of decked trucks coming and going.

[rjewkes]

I always thought that certain models of both looked similiar enough now i know why. and if I remember right Toyota owns frieghtshasker and hino or hyno how ever you spell that one.

[AlleyCat]

I always thought that certain models of both looked similiar enough now i know why. and if I remember right Toyota owns frieghtshasker and hino or hyno how ever you spell that one.

Toyota owns Hino. Freightliner is owned by Mercedes-Benz.

[averagef250]

I think this is the video I was thinking of, I remember it being a lot longer though. http://www.youtube.com/user/jonyknoxvil ... 3mNAGnxqvc

[fireguywtc]

Looks like a tractor that they use in the Austrailian road trains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsL7lEo6CIE

[Thunderfoot]

Cool Pic Clay

Looking at that Vid them Aussies do have some of the biggest trucks and some big loads check this one out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIv08kun6vM lots of grunt'n going on here.

[AlleyCat]

Those are all cool vids. All are from Australia. The bumpers are a good point but that style of bumper is also fairly common in the northern plains states and Canada where moose and elk are a big problem for truckers. One thing that does point out Aussie trucks is the tall air intakes. I was told this helps with filter life since a great deal of the roads used by the road trains are not paved and the dust clouds are enormous.