Largest Vehicle you have ever driven/towed?
04-22-10, 06:39 AM
#1
Dysfunctional Veteran
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Largest Vehicle you have ever driven/towed?
Whats the largest vehicle you have ever driven or towed (By weight)?
For me it is:
The Up-Armored Super-Heavy Equipment Transport w/M1A1 Abrams in tow:
Comes in at a total weight of around 374,000lbs with the tank in tow (about 187 tons roughly)
The M88A2 Hercules:
and the M984 HEMTT Wrecker (HEMTT=Heavy Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck.)
For me it is:
The Up-Armored Super-Heavy Equipment Transport w/M1A1 Abrams in tow:
Comes in at a total weight of around 374,000lbs with the tank in tow (about 187 tons roughly)
The M88A2 Hercules:
and the M984 HEMTT Wrecker (HEMTT=Heavy Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck.)
04-22-10, 06:46 AM
#2
Recovering Lexus Addict
You have an unfair advantage because your employer has bigger & better toys.
In the mid-70s, I worked for an environmental research lab. One of my jobs was collecting water samples from automated sampling stations along streams and rivers. One of our finer vehicles was a '69 VW Bus that I had to downshift for headwinds and "sail" in crosswinds. The biggest vehicles I've personally owned were an '88 Ford E-150 Club Wagon and an '04 GMC Sierra Denali pickup.
In the mid-70s, I worked for an environmental research lab. One of my jobs was collecting water samples from automated sampling stations along streams and rivers. One of our finer vehicles was a '69 VW Bus that I had to downshift for headwinds and "sail" in crosswinds. The biggest vehicles I've personally owned were an '88 Ford E-150 Club Wagon and an '04 GMC Sierra Denali pickup.
04-22-10, 06:56 AM
#3
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You have an unfair advantage because your employer has bigger & better toys.
In the mid-70s, I worked for an environmental research lab. One of my jobs was collecting water samples from automated sampling stations along streams and rivers. One of our finer vehicles was a '69 VW Bus that I had to downshift for headwinds and "sail" in crosswinds. The biggest vehicles I've personally owned were an '88 Ford E-150 Club Wagon and an '04 GMC Sierra Denali pickup.
In the mid-70s, I worked for an environmental research lab. One of my jobs was collecting water samples from automated sampling stations along streams and rivers. One of our finer vehicles was a '69 VW Bus that I had to downshift for headwinds and "sail" in crosswinds. The biggest vehicles I've personally owned were an '88 Ford E-150 Club Wagon and an '04 GMC Sierra Denali pickup.
Civilian wise it was a Peterbuilt 379x, w/53' trailer. 
04-22-10, 07:52 AM
#5
I did a stint with specialized equipment hauling,and it was nerve wrecking. The pic below is not my trailer, but similar to one I had to use. this one operated on a push/pull method. One truck in front to pull, one truck bolted all the way at the rear to push. Took alot of coordinated effort in orderf to move one of these things. Have moved large generators for power plants, huge a/c units, etc. ALWAYS required a police escort whereever I went. I don't do that type of hauling anymore, but it was an attention getter.
***Oh and BTW,, you and MEOWCAT are officially cut off for throwing me and my age under the bus. LOL!!!
***Oh and BTW,, you and MEOWCAT are officially cut off for throwing me and my age under the bus. LOL!!!
04-22-10, 08:21 AM
#6
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I did a stint with specialized equipment hauling,and it was nerve wrecking. The pic below is not my trailer, but similar to one I had to use. this one operated on a push/pull method. One truck in front to pull, one truck bolted all the way at the rear to push. Took alot of coordinated effort in orderf to move one of these things. Have moved large generators for power plants, huge a/c units, etc. ALWAYS required a police escort whereever I went. I don't do that type of hauling anymore, but it was an attention getter.
***Oh and BTW,, you and MEOWCAT are officially cut off for throwing me and my age under the bus. LOL!!!
***Oh and BTW,, you and MEOWCAT are officially cut off for throwing me and my age under the bus. LOL!!!
Wow, thats quite the trailer! definately longer than anything I have towed/driven. Must be interesting driving through the city w/ one of those LOL!
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04-22-10, 10:12 AM
#11
When I was in the military, I did communications work...which included antenna and tower work.
I had to drive a VERY old telephone linesman's truck (cherry picker) up the Catalina Highway to the top of Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ for antenna work once.
Twisty, 2-lane road...big honkin' truck...and it was so old that it had a non-syncromesh transmission...double-clutch EVERY gear change...up and down!
That was a hairy-knuckled drive!
I had to drive a VERY old telephone linesman's truck (cherry picker) up the Catalina Highway to the top of Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ for antenna work once.
Twisty, 2-lane road...big honkin' truck...and it was so old that it had a non-syncromesh transmission...double-clutch EVERY gear change...up and down!
That was a hairy-knuckled drive!
04-22-10, 10:25 AM
#12
Boardroom Thug
42ft boat, dry weight 12,000lbs
Toughest was couple loads of pulp wood on a triple axel, for whatever reason was just a real pain to control \ brake.
I have nothing on you military guys
Toughest was couple loads of pulp wood on a triple axel, for whatever reason was just a real pain to control \ brake.
I have nothing on you military guys
04-22-10, 10:30 AM
#13
Dysfunctional Veteran
Thread Starter
When I was in the military, I did communications work...which included antenna and tower work.
I had to drive a VERY old telephone linesman's truck (cherry picker) up the Catalina Highway to the top of Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ for antenna work once.
Twisty, 2-lane road...big honkin' truck...and it was so old that it had a non-syncromesh transmission...double-clutch EVERY gear change...up and down!
That was a hairy-knuckled drive!
I had to drive a VERY old telephone linesman's truck (cherry picker) up the Catalina Highway to the top of Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ for antenna work once.
Twisty, 2-lane road...big honkin' truck...and it was so old that it had a non-syncromesh transmission...double-clutch EVERY gear change...up and down!
That was a hairy-knuckled drive!
You can keep that route, no thanks LOL!
