Oversize Load Coming Through

 
Here it was, up close and in person.  Maybe you've heard about it, or maybe not, so here are some pictures.
  

 
This was an massive oversized load which was the talk of the area for a while.  Radios were announcing it, Facebook had links to it, and word of mouth got the news around, too.

 
We found out this load was coming right by our drive way, so we kept track of it, via Facebook, and got to see it yesterday.

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a post from Northwest Logistics Heavy Haul on Facebook, posted Oct. 21:
 

Some numbers on the load:
0 Incidents and Accidents
1 Traffic Signal Removed
2 Full time Trailer Operators
4 600 HP Trucks
4 Full time Highway Patrol Escorts
5 Full Time Civilian Escorts
6 month of planning
6 MPH Average Speed so far
8 Railroad crossings...
10 Turns Model and Analyzed by Engineers
18 feet Tall and Wide
21 MPH max speed
28 Inches of Vertical Travel on the Trailer
44 trailer axles
60 Total Axles
224 Tires
430 feet Long
5,000 lbs per trailer tire (same load per tire as regular tractor trailer load)
Trailer axles spread load out over 2 lanes wide on bridges.
1,192,000 Lbs of Weight total

Day 1: 22 Miles
Day 2: 43 Miles
Day 3: 64 Miles

Day 1 Ave Speed: 3.7 MPH
Day 2 Ave Speed: 6 MPH
Day 3 Ave Speed: 7.8 MPH

Routed Miles in each state:
OK miles: 420
KS miles: 194
CO miles:298
Total miles: 912
Distance if legal load: 719miles

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I really don't know all that much about the load, so please go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northwest-Logistics-Heavy-Haul/163327987018786 for more information.  There are videos and more pictures on the site.

Thought you would enjoy.  : )