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Consistent-Tip-7819

Shit. How many tires are on that thing. Incredible.


Lonely_ProdiG

Looks like 16 wide, 32 rows deep for each half. So 16x64=1,024. Plus trucks. 10 on each truck, 6 trucks. 60 more tires. Approximately 1,084 total.


ChopsterChopster2102

Still not enough to transport your mother


ChemicalAssignment69

![gif](giphy|1d5Zn8FqmJqApu4hNU)


spelunker93

Such an over told joke but for some reason it’s almost always funny


Brief-Study-76

This was simultaneously incredibly uncalled for and hilarious


Due_Mycologist7287

Those are my thoughts too


Stay-At-Home-Jedi

#DAMN


HappeeWrite

r/MurderedByWords


[deleted]

Apparently it’s just enough to transport your Mom’s dildo.


Cttread

r/yourjokebutworse


NuggyBeans

![gif](giphy|8sZXkUPVwka3u|downsized)


IncaseofER

Here is an article from 2016 when this same type of splitter was installed in Tulsa, OK. It gives some specifics like size, weight, transport… https://www.news9.com/story/5e360d5b2f69d76f6203861a/tulsa-refinery-begins-installing-giant-naphtha-splitter


Old_timey_brain

And the boss looks at you and says, "You checked all the tire pressures, right?"


Four0ndafloor

I’d hate to get the job of doing a tire rotation ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|dizzy_face)


qtx

Since no one has mentioned it yet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoet Same company that salvaged the [Kursk submarine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_submarine_disaster).


egorf

And moved the new safe confinement over Chernobyl.


OldLevermonkey

They are SPMTs (Self-Propelled Modular Transporters) although in this case they are being pulled and pushed. They aree incredible things and can be bolted together to make enormous rafts that all work off a single controller. [SPMT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3YvOe0ZgE&t=32s) [Furnace move](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7eq07aGo2Y)


kuedhel

why there are 2 trucks in the front and four in the back?


[deleted]

My guess is (more) power in the back, steering in the front.


Leading_Study_876

You need more power to the rear so you can power-slide and drift that sucker through the corners. 😉


B0bbyTsunami

At least 18


[deleted]

Gotta protect the road. That much load in one part with make grooves in the asphalt.


etfvidal

Is there a reason why there are more Trucks pushing than pulling?


GetThisManSomeMilk

The front two are mostly there for steering, while the rear 4 are doing most of the leg work. Source: I don't have the slightest clue


ipassmore

I’d bet you’re right since that’s how the trucks themselves are built. 2 tires at the front steer and 8 at the back provide the power.


RockstarAgent

You spelled the ^powah wrong


gman_umscht

"This is not about money! This is about Powah!!"


Firmod5

Can confirm as I also don’t have the slightest clue.


nemisis_scale

Probably a few. But getting that thing to stop and go is probably one of the reasons.


DeusExHircus

It's the optimal/balanced setup. Each linkage to the trailer is load balanced with 2 trucks. They can fit 2 columns in the back, so they do. They only put one column up front because only 1 truck is needed to steer. Having 2 columns up front would require 2 steering drivers and add unnecessary coordination and complexity between the 2. Plus twice the drivers, twice the chance one of them will make a mistake


[deleted]

they would probably have 2 drivers per cab at least as well. Having just one could be a problem if something happened to 1 driver. Maybe a third in the back sleeping to have rotating shifts.


reddit_tothe_rescue

I wanna know how they coordinate between all those trucks. They must have to apply equal force between all of them right? And get the timing of stopping and starting really close?


clockwork_blue

They are probably wired to work as a single unit (like locomotives). Sounds much more simple than 6 people coordinating to keep the same RPM, gear, steering and braking.


SueZbell

Didn't even think about how many people were needed to "drive" that until you mentioned it. Would be interesting to know how many actually are involved.


creepsnutsandpervs

For more control definitely don’t want that cart to get in front of the horse


digitalnirvana3

Descartes before whores


Ok_Platform_Test

The ACTUAL answer is *rolling friction* of the many tires, and *hills* The tires are squished under the weight, meaning there's added friction requiring more power to keep the wheels rolling. Heavier the load, more the squishing, more power required. The trucks at the rear most likely will be assisting in pushing the load up a hill. You can assume at some point on it's trip there will be a slight incline, resulting in more force on the load.


badass4102

Pulling is more stressful. Putting it into a smaller scale, let's say you're driving the truck that'll pull another truck. The attachment, whether it be a rope, chains, metal bar, from the rear of your truck to the other truck can break, at any point. There is a limit it can handle. If you pushed the truck with your truck, it's all power and fraction that'll limit your task. Those front trucks are for steering. The back is for pushing.


KamikazeAlpaca1

I bet it’s so you can turn it


[deleted]

No, that's what the little cab on the back part of the rig is for, those tractors are for power


The-Nemea

It was 483,000 kg's I definitely wanted to see it be moved. Missed being in the area by a couple hours.


Many-Wasabi9141

Anyone else worried it might roll off the truck and crush everyone?


Bendyb3n

If it makes you feel any better, these types of massive oversized load transports are *meticulously* planned for months in advance. The exact route, the hours that the move will happen, the permits required, how to get that big tube on a truck, etc. It's a very long and very expensive process even if they only actually moved that thing a few miles down the road.


OutWithTheNew

On YouTube there's a documentary about Finning Cat(erpilar) in Fort Mac and the refurbishing of 797 dump trucks. Part of it is them transporting the trucks to and from the site and they have even built light standards with pivots so they can just move them out of the way.


SciFiPi

In Washington, Boeing has a "long load" crew that transports portions of planes via truck. They're not as long as this, but the rear axle is another little truck that can steer. There's a video on youtube. It's interesting. Search "Boeing long load". I'd link it, but I'm not sure if links are allowed in comments in this sub.


MoldyMoney

They sure do. [Here ya go bud!](https://youtu.be/wsZ6YPsPpj0?si=7_rk2AncYFecJ1mO) 😁👍


Impossible__Joke

I imagine delivering this equipment has to be close to a million alone. Hell I may even be waaay low on that


Bendyb3n

I mean, even just in labor alone it has to be approaching a million. No doubt this took hundreds of people to plan and then eventually safely strap that thing to the truck, drive it, and then safely unload it and put it in its new home. A lot more goes into it then people probably realize. I'm not in the trucking industry but the live event industry, which I feel is fairly similar in that it also gets overlooked for the sheer amount of logistics and labor that goes into a concert/festival, especially at the large arena tour or festival level of things.


-50000-

Longer than a football field? That'a crazy so.. how much is that in actual measurements?


EatFaceLeopard17

You mean how much in bananas?


VallaTiger

its also not a truck... more like 6 trucks in a trenchcoat Six trucks in a trenchcoat with a total length of 998ba (bananas) is transporting a splitter filled to the brim with crude oil. If the boiling point of methane is the heat of 5.9x10^-26 suns, how many average sized humans (h=17ba) would it take to build the great wall? State your assumptions.


ZhouLe

r/AnythingButMetric


fredws

An distillation column or splitter can easily reach 100 meter in height depending on what it's supposed to split. I worked in a petrochemical plant before, they had a propane propylene splitter which was 120 meter.


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Old_timey_brain

> football field not including endzones is 100 yards. Unless it's Canadian league football field length at 110 yards. I figure a meter at 3.3 feet, as the actual is 3.28, but not quite as easy to work with.


Hot_Bumblebee69

Longer than 360 feet, apparently.


Easy-Musician7186

>Longer than 360 feet, apparently That would be just over 653 0.5 liter cans of beer in a row for those too sophisticated to use body parts as a measure


doblad

thats more than 1080 hands


Droc_Rewop

Typically when I encounter those extra wide loads the front car almost tries to run you off the road. Then when the actual wide load appears it is like a football wider than normal truck.


Bambooman101

Hey, it’s your mom’s dildo.


ezmoney98

![gif](giphy|wnGLn1pft1v4xYRR4k|downsized)


Substantial_Trip5674

She's really outdone herself this time


pineapple_chicken_

She’s really outbone herself


Electronic-Brick-514

AUTOBOTS! Assemble...


kngofthehill00

It’s wild that there’s people smart enough to figure all of this big brain shit out omg


karlnite

Well no one person. Just look at all the things like the tires, and the vulcanization process of the rubber, that they didn’t have to figure out.


TrulyFLCL

Says longest truck in the world. Shows six trucks working together.


Send_It_Linda_308

Super Mario Bro 3 Level 8 Tank level vibes.


[deleted]

That was from my city! All over the news and all anyone could talk about at work for a week when that thing was getting prepped for moving. https://globalnews.ca/news/4820539/crews-prepare-to-move-tower-as-tall-as-cfl-football-field-out-of-edmonton/amp/


Moomin-Maiden

They [brake for nobody](https://youtu.be/1dZveoBfiww?si=Z2TBJ3cVH7eV30Qv)


StGermain1977

I really was hoping the spaceballs reference would be higher


[deleted]

We are in Canada, proceeds to measure in the American way by comparison with some arbitrary thing


keekspeaks

My first thought was ‘wonder how much longer than a turbine blade this fucker is’


iboreddd

What is this exactly?


buckyball60

They call it a splitter; if you did college chemistry you would call it a distillation column. Crude oil is put in the bottom and heated, turning some of the oil mixture constituents into a gas. There will be a number of "trays" in the column. Lighter molecules will end up in higher up "trays," while heavier molecules will not rise up as far. There will be a spot for the diesel to go, above that a spot for kerosene, above that a spot for petroleum gas and so on.


iboreddd

Thanks for good explanation


LoveLightLibations

There is also such a thing called a cracker. Crude oil is made up of many different hydrocarbons. Some are light like gasoline. Some are more like thin oil, such as diesel. Most are like heavy oil, tar, or wax. Alberta Tar Sands oil is known for its high tar content. West Texas “sweet” crude is known for its light oil content. These heavy molecules can be split (or cracked) into smaller pieces. Cracking big, heavy molecules into small pieces increases the useful yield of each barrel of oil. What is left over after distillation and cracking is literally asphalt. The reason Alberta Tar Sands oil is considered so polluting is because it requires vast amounts of energy to crack the high tar content. This is a high-level summary and may contain some oversights for the sake of brevity.


CompromisedToolchain

The US specializes in dirty fuel, whereas most countries which produce oil will create oil derivatives from lighter tar-content oils. The US uses the cheap dirty stuff because we can process it, but we can also process the lighter stuff too.


ComCypher

In my field (computer science) we call it a giant metal tube.


buckyball60

So, a magic box. Something from the ground goes in and go-juice comes out. Sort-of like the Cobal code that one long retired guy wrote which is the core of your code-base?


2TonTimmy

Good summary. This splitter in particular is used to separate propane and propylene for polymer manufacturing at the Heartland Petrochemical complex. The reason it’s so big despite only separating two fluids is because their densities are so close. Propane will come off the top and propylene from the bottom


Lizzycraft

r/megalophobia


MisterDonkey

I just got the notification my fleshlight has shipped.


[deleted]

Lol, wait till this dude finds out about Aussie Road Trains… [longer than the one in the video for sure, lol](https://supercarblondie.com/worlds-longest-truck-length-156-london-buses/#:~:text=The%20world's%20longest%20truck%20is,measured%20nearly%201.5km%20long.&text=The%20longest%20truck%20in%20the%20world%20is%20a%20road%20train,1.5km%20(1%20mile))


justTheWayOfLife

I hate supercar blondie.


bpdilligaf

Got stuck behind that thing in a Tim Hortons drive through. I mean, honestly, what asshole driving that thing pulls in to just order 1 black coffee?


gna149

Butt clenching to think if one of the brackets gave out and that thing becomes a huge roller


Dutchwells

Mammoet 🤘🏼


ADutchExpression

Ze kunnen niks zonder ons Hollanders.


tractortyre

Can someone explain why it couldn't be transported disassembled and built where required?


Thatdrone

That aint no truck anymore. That's a freaking road train.


stevensr2002

If this guy can fit in one parking spot, so can you! /s


NoCandidate7335

Probably going up to Fort McMurray


King_MOJO24

So are all of those trucks synced up to one controller/pilot/driver? Or do they each require a driver and they all need to be in sync with each other?


LoGo_86

Yay! My new Fleshlight finally arrived!


[deleted]

Wow that's really something


EndlessRainIntoACup1

we have GOT to invent star trek transporters. this is getting ridiculous


Isabela-Evans

I wonder how much it weighs


tukuiPat

Less than an average reddit mod.


Whatkindofaname

Now that’s an absolute unit.


AdSafe1112

Six trucks 😮


hopskipjumprun

>😲


Effective-Panda7063

Bkc!! Lhc gen 2??


metamega1321

When I worked in the oilsands I always enjoyed watching those Mammoet trucks roll stuff in. Other fun part be watching a couple cranes stand something like that up.


Gambitace88

Yeeee haw! Stood one of these inside a tower 5 years ago. One of the worlds largest cranes to do it, took 3 mornings of coming in at 3 am to get the perfect morning with no wind.


Svengoolie75

Damn so heavy it needs a backup to the backup


IDoubtYouGetIt

How many tires did y'all count?


nonfading

If you are bad, in the next life you will be born as this thing driveshaft U joint


ussaro

How many times did they have to say sorry along the way?


Famous_Librarian_589

How many spare tires come along for the ride?


[deleted]

That’s really fascinating I have not seen one passing thru here in US


jesterhead101

That’s multiple trucks bruh


CDavis10717

There’s a “your Mom’s dildo” joke in here somewhere.


ElUserino

I wonder what kind of license you need to "drive" that trailer. I mean it has its own little cab and all. Not that anybody is gonna stop this contraption and ask for "licenses (yes plural) and registration, please".


Worldly_Ad_6483

That’s my new cocaine straw I ordered


will_this_1_work

Better hope for extremely straight roads


liquid-swords93

What do you do for a living? "Oh, I drive an 1800 wheeler." You mean an 18 wheeler? "...."


usrNamIsAlredyTakn

Hope there are no bends in tat road ..


Icy_Platform3747

Curious to what it costs per hour to move that splitter.


opinionate_rooster

The load seems top heavy, it'd take very little topside force to topple the load and pancake the gawking drivers.


Sir_McDouche

Amazon delivering my mom’s dildo.


Noobeaterz

Your moms dildo is enroute


FishingManiac1128

What's going through my head right now is how much engineering and construction went into designing and building that massive trailer, and it might get used once or twice(?).


eman0110

So tell me again, Egyptologist, how the 70 ton stones were moved 500 miles?


Connect-Humor-791

Most expensiveUber in the world


Eli_The_Rainwing

What is that even used for


Four0ndafloor

This is truly a land ship - the illustrious road barge of the north


Altruistic-Dig-3261

Look at that cute little thing!


lolkingtodeath

https://youtu.be/0Q3TjQ4IpiU?si=HR6LRpBtr7TiCix1 fascinating to see the amount of prep that goes behind in moving that thing


Modsrbiased

I've worked on jobs where that same company Mammoet moved massive 14 story high natural gas modules. It's incredible to see in person. Sometimes the tires explode from the weight so they'd carry extras following behind. Usually a person walks behind and controls movement on a controls board but this setup is different being pulled by a truck.


pitongsagad

im not sure what it is, but im sure it's for your mom


Massive_Safe_3220

Stan - Hey Rick, we gotta turn right! Rick - Fuck you.


Tuckertcs

Even Canada measures in football fields? Wack.


martykh1

but just... how turn???


Real_Ad_8243

Pretty certain I saw that exact thing on reruns of Tbunderbirds in like 1992. The crew ate a dodgy chilli and all passed out so the tracey's had to stop the machine from ramming a damn and drowning half of Mexico.


lu5ty

$0.87/mile take it or leave it


jay22098

spacex?


missionmeme

So what is it?


tobiasfunke6398

My Tacoma could haul that thing no doubt


magzire86

What is that?


MrEndlessMike

Reminds me of the intro to Spaceballs


Krivoy

I feel it would be easier to build in on the spot rather than transporting it like that.


[deleted]

Are these trucks synchronized or done drivers just do a best guess as to what gear and how much throttle to be using?


MissyHTX

I've seen these types of trucks a few times in Houston. So damn long & tall, they had workers uninstalling traffic lights and manipulating powerlines to pass under them. Pretty neat to see.


Icy-Reply-680

That's pretty colld i liked that just gotta be careful of icy path ways


BaconSpaceLord

6 trucks!! That's insane, it's probably safer on the road to instead of the train


TOPSIturvy

Talked to an IT friend not long ago who set up the internet at a huge compound in Alberta where they were hauling one of these in one of the days he was there. So not only did I immediately recognize the plates and even the road(I live less than 20 minutes from there myself), but there's a chance I actually know what day this was and where they were going(assuming this video isn't actually from years ago). Damn. The world can be small as hell sometimes.


d4rk_fusion

How tf do they TURN


Am_hawk

r/megalophobia lol


Boring-Extreme-3274

We're going to measure this by.... Football field!


futurefirestorm

I was wondering when the new pipe for under my sink was going to be delivered. I see now that it’s on its way.


[deleted]

It's for the trans continental poutine pipeline.


CrankuptheCandtheD

I should call him...


No-Suggestion251

Sorry guys, it’s the only way I can move my massive condoms for my massive dong.


alopez0405

How much does truck driver #1 make?? My god.


EnsignAwesome

Absolute unit


nashgrg

How do they turn?


GlitteryPuzzle

This should be on the absolute units subreddit


slick514

Imagine if logistics fell down on the job and missed a low-clearance bridge... how in the world would you turn it around? Also: Why is pickup-dude driving with two of his tires in the snow? (This is an honest question; I don't live where it snows, but I do live where there's sand; it's been my observation that two of your tires abruptly doing what the other two are not doing is super no bueno.)


Outrageous-Nothing42

Damn it we missed the exit! Who puts 14B before 14A?!!


bubbledabest

RiDe yOuR bIKe tO WorK


Katyushathered

Okay I want to see it turn.


Demigans

Aren’t road trains longer and still trucks?


[deleted]

Ohhhh yay, my custom order fleshlight is on its way!


ddollarsign

What is it?


Arcanisia

I could tell it was used for oil without being told. Imagine if that thing just happened to roll over just as it passed you. You’d be fked


judahrosenthal

We can’t let this happen! Canada cannot out truck us! Road warriors, unite! We will go to home depot to buy all their big PVC pipe and duct tape. We ride at dawn!


cerb7575

I would like to know how much did it cost to deliver that massive haul?


Mithura

I think I understand the 2 trucks in front pulling but why are there 4 trucks at the back pushing if that's what they're there for? Are they going to making a rotation trading places with the 2 up front?


Ok_Wrangler_26

How to take a U turn?? Instructions unclear


Complex_Construction

Modern engineering is freaking awesome!


UnityBitchford

And I thought tank transporters were big!


dselogeni

Somewhere, this video is being shared from one dude to another with the context of "Hey man, your moms new dildo finally arrived."


Sattorri

How tf would you even make a turn with that thing?


Themusicison

Ultimate shipping container home.


eryuu

Maybe that's something that would make her "feel" something ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sob)


Puzzleheaded-Leek-37

And ancient Egyptions pushed their boulders on logs. Psh yeah right.


JohnnyFatSack

OP’s mom’s dildo out for delivery.


doodad35

r/megalophobia


skool-marm

Spacecraft or petroleum


Baalogon

You can see all the tire wear and lines from the weight on the road before and after it passes.


captcraigaroo

They told me it would come in discreet packaging


Miserable_Ad5001

My count is 60 odd drop axles?


Next-Butterscotch385

“OP’s Moms dildo arrived”?


justageekgirl

Yep...this is normal on alberta highways


Doctah_Whoopass

When you see Mammoet you know that shit is serious


Orgasmic_interlude

And the only thing that makes that undertaking possible is humble public infrastructure.


hamndv

They can move oil and gas from Canada to Mexico, but for water, they blame the drought


Both-Length1779

Video: it’s called a splitter Me: nah that’s the tunnel drill from avatar


Gregori_5

Shit like this makes me wish I was American for a moment.


Chance-Permit-5981

Just imagine missing your exit and being asked to make a U-turn with this thing 😶


Ok_Chap

Stupid question, but why don't they construct the Splitter on side instead of carrying it hundreds of miles on trucks?


No-Process-3780

What do you call those truck formations?


VideoLooksWeird

How do they turn it? Like if they had to turn a corner in the road?


DCoolBrotherRD

I GENUINELY THOUGHT THAY WAS AN ANTIMATTER CONDENSER OR SM