Mast transport

[Daydream believer]

Try driving in country areas of West Oz. A road train can be well over 100 metres long. ie tractor with semi trailer and an additional 3 or even 4 trailers behind. 21 axles or more. Yes difficult to overtake especially when they are traveling at 100kmph. ie you don't overtake them. ol'will

Here in the Uk, we here about these mythical beasts, but do they really exist anywhere other than on rails. A 100m long road train does sound like an exageration. Then doing 100Km/ph . How do they get out of cities to begin with? Just interested

 

[coopec]

Here in the Uk, we here about these mythical beasts, but do they really exist anywhere other than on rails. A 100m long road train does sound like an exageration. Then doing 100Km/ph . How do they get out of cities to begin with? Just interested

They certainly do exist!

At night our worst fear on outback roads is hitting a kangaroo (which would stop you in your tracks) I could see a road train out in front so I sped up and sat right on his tail for a couple of hundred kilometers. (I felt pretty safe with three trailers and the prime mover in front of me)

The World's Longest Truck - Road Train in Australia

 

[coopec]

Here in the Uk, we here about these mythical beasts, but do they really exist anywhere other than on rails. A 100m long road train does sound like an exageration. Then doing 100Km/ph . How do they get out of cities to begin with? Just interested

They can operate quite well as a lot of outback roads are straight.

 

[Daydream believer]

They certainly do exist!
The World's Longest Truck - Road Train in Australia

Yes , longest road train is 160 ft. That is 49 M--- less than half the claimed 100 metres.
Been at the Fosters, have we? ?
Still impressive though.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Yes , longest road train is 160 ft. That is 49 M--- less than half the claimed 100 metres. Trust an Australian to exagerate. ?

Almost as bad as anglers?

 

[Daydream believer]

Almost as bad as anglers?

You want to see their crocodiles

 

[AntarcticPilot]

You want to see their crocodiles

 

[Jodel]

coincidentally this cropped up in my youtube feed today...

Quite an overhang!