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10-31-2009, 12:02 PM
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Its been so long that I forget the brand name, but they were mining trucks. The small ones had about a 250 ton payload, and the large ones were closer to 400 tons. This was at Fording Coal in B.C. And was too close to 40 years ago.
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11-01-2009, 08:02 AM
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We have been driving a 26 ft Motor home with a Ford Escape attached via a dolly on the back all summer. About 48 ft total. Interesting to drive something that you can NOT back up!!
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11-03-2009, 06:25 PM
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40' 1970 GMC Buffalo bus.
best box truck I had was the Penske rental.. 24' International diesel truck I had in 2008.. took that one 1300 miles towing a 16' enclosed trailer. Truck didn't even know it was back there.
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11-03-2009, 08:23 PM
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11-03-2009, 08:46 PM
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11-04-2009, 12:04 AM
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US Army 10 ton wrecker. Also learned to drive the Tank Retriever my unit at Ft Lewis had. Can't remember the Make, Model of the monster but it was a kick. I wasn't formally trained to drive it but my best friend taught me on the sly. Was trained to drive the Wrecker. Later when I returned from training I transfered back to my home town and ended up in Infantry Training Brigade as a cook, go figure. 91st Division US Army Reserve.
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11-04-2009, 10:41 AM
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Umm... would a Ohio-class Trident nuclear submarine count? About 560 feet long, 42 feet wide displacing 18,400+ tons and, um... let's just say, significant horsepower.
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11-04-2009, 07:58 PM
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