2stacksuperdog Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 MattThat Electric lead in still looks intact?? What did they have across the driveway from the other end of the building???Not sure. The article makes it sound like there was another power line. http://www.wfsb.com/story/28534862/crews-respond-to-partial-building-collapse-in-willimantic 1 Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 A few years ago, I was detoured into a residential neighborhood to get around a large structure fire. I eased my way through with several wires riding the top of the trailer as I passed under. One wire somehow got caught on a burr or something and was down as soon as the slightest bit of tension was put to it. Turned out to be the cable tv for a day care in one of the houses. About 1/2 a dozen or so preschoolers that will hate truckers for the rest of their lives. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 About 1/2 a dozen or so preschoolers that will hate truckers for the rest of their lives.LOL!!! Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Saw this on the news. Probably not a supertrucker but this R model pulling a box was a bit high or the wire was too low. Pulled the front of the building off with the wire.Wow, I wonder what shape the building was in to begin with. I have seen a few brick facades that were holding together with the paint the sprayed on it because if they used a brush they would have knocked it down. Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_martell Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 A few years ago, I was detoured into a residential neighborhood to get around a large structure fire. I eased my way through with several wires riding the top of the trailer as I passed under. One wire somehow got caught on a burr or something and was down as soon as the slightest bit of tension was put to it. Turned out to be the cable tv for a day care in one of the houses. About 1/2 a dozen or so preschoolers that will hate truckers for the rest of their lives.Similar story: My only "wire down" incident was trying to navigate a residential street in an old town, with a genie Z-60-34 on the deck of the roll off. Saw leaves and branches flying, then out of the corner of my eye, a wire whipping through the air.... Cable TV was hung lower than everything else. Measured before I left, was 13'4" to the top of the beacon on the genie. Quote Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Musta been some pretty stout wire and anchored into just about everything on the front wall of the building to pull it all down like that. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Jim, we must have similar paths! back in my moving van days,i was delivering a job into an Old/Historic neighborhood in Cape May,NJ customers house was near the end of a cul-de-sac (sp?) anyway,i navigated just fine going in,got turned around at the end just fine (single axle GMC Astro,48ft. moving van) got the job all done and headed out later that day,not taking into consideration the "crown" in the road. Well as I was leaving on the same street I came in on,i noticed a "booiiinnngg" type sound every few seconds,never thought much of it at the time. Long story short,i had taken out every single cable tv wire on the street (most were still hanging on the frame between tractor/trailer) there were more then a few pissed off blue-hairs wating for me at the end of the street,no Judge Judy today! one of the few times trucking I was in fear of my life!....................................Mark 1 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 just imagine in some neighborhoods if you took out the Opah Win-fey showBTW-I only take out the power to the landfillI avoid streets that have low wires/trees Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ezrider Posted March 19, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2015 for the super trucker who has everything 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Holy Cow! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 How uncomfortable could THAT be!! I live in cowboy boots and I don't think I could pull that off. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 came across this today http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11482699/Lorry-collapses-under-weight-of-65-tonne-steam-train.htmlPaul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 And that's just a little guy on the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 when they had a detour on 83 coming out of Baltimore a few years back. Well quite a few I had to go back east then north and make another left come out just south of the Pa welcome center. Idk how many cables I took down but I never stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 came across this today http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11482699/Lorry-collapses-under-weight-of-65-tonne-steam-train.htmlPaulPoor lil trailer. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keffer inc Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Roy and Mark are my two favorites. Sucks about Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2stacksuperdog Posted April 1, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2015 http://globalnews.ca/news/939098/truck-vs-sign-north-of-moose-jaw-sign-loses/ 6 Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 A good GPS will immediately update the new location of the exit. 2 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 http://globalnews.ca/news/939098/truck-vs-sign-north-of-moose-jaw-sign-loses/Damn it, that was funny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterMack Posted April 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2015 Saw a couple super stuck R-models while cruising the internet. Not sure where the tanker was at but the black R with the bunk gotcaught on the melting ice roads. Looks like a whole lot of pressure washing when it gets home. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterMack Posted April 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2015 This poor Superliner. I guess he piled into the back of a stopped truck. That had to hurt. Nice even spread job on the gravel though,but I think I could find a better way. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 That is one damaged round light Super! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 where is it at? , I have hood I can sell him. Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hatcity Posted April 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2015 something don't look right.Just can't put my finger on it 5 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 They said to make sure to put the landing gear on firm ground..... 2 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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