Spyke
midwest.social

Or, what a "full size truck" in America is going to be in 5 years.

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Oha
lemmy.ohaa.xyz

Holy fuck thats giant! What are these things used for?

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

Hauling at mines.

There are pictures of large pickup trucks (think Ford F250/F350) flattened like a pancake fire from trying to pass one of these without alerting the driver they're there. When you're on a mine, these things always have the right of way.

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Thebazillyreply
ttrpg.network

Ah yes, a new picture every MSHA refresher. No visibility on a haul truck when you have to climb a staircase to get into the cab.

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I imagine this beast doesn't exactly stop on a dime, especially with a big load.

Train rules apply. The train always wins. The vehicle with a staircase to the driver's cab always wins.

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Reminds me of the signs they used to have in Seminole County by railroads (could have been elsewhere as well)

"Big train, little car, are you passed the stop bar?"

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I could be mistaken but I believe they move materials in rock quarries, at least that's what I saw on an episode of some discovery show many years ago. I still think about them regularly too since it's like 3 stories tall and has a stair case to get to the driver seat lol

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lemmy.world

These are the types of tyres, that when they blow have inch thick steel cable in the side walls that could decapitate three men in a go. Ask me how I know...

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sizzlerreply
lemmy.world

Didn't find them til they didn't report in for lunch...

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lemm.ee

I wonder what the overhang is for.

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When hauling for a quarry, it's to keep the cab & driver from being smushed when the bucket gets filled with a big pile of boulders.

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