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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: TUFFTEE on September 19, 2005, 11:21:46

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: TUFFTEE on September 19, 2005, 11:21:46

Here is one of the vehicles i happen to drive at the moment!!
It's approx 88 tonnes worth of muscle used for towing Boeing 747's around Heathrow Airport! Douglas DC 12!

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: thermidorthelobster on September 19, 2005, 11:40:34

Blimey, had no idea those things were so heavy.  Do they fill them with concrete?  Or lead?

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: TimM on September 19, 2005, 11:46:21

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

Blimey, had no idea those things were so heavy.  Do they fill them with concrete?  Or lead?

They look so tiny and insignificant next to an jumbo, I never imagined them to be that heavy.

How much can they / do they pull?

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: denviks on September 19, 2005, 11:47:45

always fancyed drivin one of them. cool job mate  :wink:

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: TUFFTEE on September 19, 2005, 11:53:57

They are just solid steel all round! with a mommoth engine and 3 gears forward and Back! top speed of about 20 mph But could drive straight through a building from a standstill! Very Torquee! But the Pay is Cr*p!  :D  :D  :D

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: Littledan on September 19, 2005, 12:15:06

awsome :D if u had 2, they look like they could be used as roller skates for a giant :lol: :lol:  :roll:

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: rolling thunder on September 19, 2005, 13:39:42

thunderbirds  comes to mind :wink:

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: Barry Scott on September 19, 2005, 14:07:00

Nice,  imaging parking that in the local ASDA.

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: woody on September 19, 2005, 15:44:51

hows this

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: Jake on September 19, 2005, 20:59:56

Might be big and heavy but a mini is taller!
 :lol:

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: Colin 009 on September 19, 2005, 21:03:38

Was that picture taken just before you ram raided the HSBC. :lol:

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: TUFFTEE on September 19, 2005, 21:06:40

Demolish HSBC! Don't you mean? :(biglaugh):

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: Colin 009 on September 19, 2005, 21:13:11

Quote from: "TUFFTEE"

Demolish HSBC! Don't you mean? :(biglaugh):

Yeah I fogot 88 tonne, :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: 88 tonnes worth of muscle
Post by: Barry Scott on September 19, 2005, 21:22:57

Nice one woody  :D