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brush

(53,475 posts)
3. That takes some skill by the driver to control both front and...
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 11:42 AM
Dec 2019

rear wheels to get that huge rig up that narrow lane.

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
6. Right?
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 01:56 PM
Dec 2019

I can recall a few places where I could have used a steering mechanism for the trailer wheels! I'm impressed with the tiny clearance for the bridge rail! That was close! I've driven a lot of combinations but that one is unique, I don't think I've ever see a cabover that tall. Of course, that's not in the US so I can imagine that this isn't all that unusual.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
8. It looks to me like a bridge support or an assembly for a cell phone tower. I too was echoing
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 06:22 PM
Dec 2019

the words to a spoken comedy song, "What the hell is that?"

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
11. It's a wind turbine blade. I've seen them transported on trucks also, but
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:03 PM
Dec 2019

on freeways, not on narrow roads with sharp turns. That was pretty impressive.

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
12. We have a couple manufacturers in the area, so they are a frequent sight on the local interstates
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:10 PM
Dec 2019

That is one of 3 blades that comes in a full set.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
13. There is a large wind farm in northern Iowa along I-35 near the MN border
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 10:13 PM
Dec 2019

which is where I think they were going.

Response to lillypaddle (Reply #7)

hunter

(38,264 posts)
10. It's a useless wind turbine blade.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:25 PM
Dec 2019

A whirling bauble meant to distract us from the horrors the natural gas industry. As this is the lounge, I won't say more.

All in all, I'd rather be the tiller driver of a fire truck.

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