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Thursday, December 31, 2020
210 foot long wind blade being transported by road
I wonder what wind speed would make this a tipping problem. Since the blade is designed to translate a normal wind force into rotational movement, I am guessing it's low values.
Last year I drove from east Tennessee to Albuquerque NM hauling a 20-ft RV trailer, and I can't tell y'all how many of these were on the interstate being hauled to new construction sites. The wind farms across the Texas panhandle were massive and went as far as the eye could see in all directions. But all the rigs I passed or encountered, the blades were lying down flat with some special rig at the back that appeared to have its own steering mechanism that was probably controlled from the cab up front. I never saw a rig like this one and wonder why they're doing it this way?
That doesn't look like a normal truck when I view the image and zoom it. It appears more like one of those transporter vehicles that SpaceX uses to move their Starship prototypes down in Boca Chica, Texas. You can see a couple of people standing on the road near the base end of the blade. I suspect that is last mile transport as those transporter vehicles don't move at much more than a walk.
Actually just the opposite. In 20-25 years when it's ended it's service life, someone will have to find a landfill (they're not recyclable) to dump it in.
Either that thing is light as a feather or they have tons of counterweight on the flat bed to counter the torque from it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe both.
It's hollow and filled with hydrogen.
DeleteI've seen those things shipped before on trucks but never like that
ReplyDeleteI wonder what wind speed would make this a tipping problem. Since the blade is designed to translate a normal wind force into rotational movement, I am guessing it's low values.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of axels on that rig.
ReplyDeleteLast year I drove from east Tennessee to Albuquerque NM hauling a 20-ft RV trailer, and I can't tell y'all how many of these were on the interstate being hauled to new construction sites. The wind farms across the Texas panhandle were massive and went as far as the eye could see in all directions. But all the rigs I passed or encountered, the blades were lying down flat with some special rig at the back that appeared to have its own steering mechanism that was probably controlled from the cab up front. I never saw a rig like this one and wonder why they're doing it this way?
ReplyDeleteI’ve seen those blades transported in sections but never one full length. PhotoShop...maybe? That length is illegal where I live.
ReplyDeleteUS interstates don't have hairpin turns so they can carry the blades flat.
DeleteYabbut US interstates have overpasses.
DeleteThat doesn't look like a normal truck when I view the image and zoom it. It appears more like one of those transporter vehicles that SpaceX uses to move their Starship prototypes down in Boca Chica, Texas. You can see a couple of people standing on the road near the base end of the blade. I suspect that is last mile transport as those transporter vehicles don't move at much more than a walk.
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DeleteLittle French towns have little narrow streets. That video is wild!
DeleteHappy New Year CW. Mountain transport up to its construction site on narrow twisty roads.
ReplyDeleteSome serious saving the environment going on there.
ReplyDeleteActually just the opposite. In 20-25 years when it's ended it's service life, someone will have to find a landfill (they're not recyclable) to dump it in.
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