What's this wide load ?
Submitted: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:09
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Les - PK Ranger
Any ideas ?
It had a heck of a lot of pilot support, and obviously heavy with 2 trucks to pull it.
In the distance I thought it was a transportable, but the building is a lot more heavy duty that that.
There's a long load in the video first half, the wide load starts at 0:51 seconds.
Reply By: Member - A J - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:14
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:14
PK
Ranger
My guess wind turbine blade.
A J
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Follow Up By: Frank P (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:16
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:16
Yep, definitely.
The second one with the two prime movers, I reckon is a portable power house or switch/distribution/control centre. The doors had "Danger, Electrical Equipment"
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Follow Up By: Kazza055 - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:42
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:42
Third truck is definitely an Electrical Switchroom and it is a very big one.
I spent the last 10 years of my working life as a draftman designing them, best job I had in my working carrier, loved the challenge of designing them.
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:08
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:08
And a bit more digging on the company name (their own truck pulling it) showed they specialise in wind
farm engineering, so you blokes are right I reckon.
Probably both loads, unknown to me at the time, where heading to the same project.
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Reply By: Member -Pinko (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:16
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:16
Blades for a wind generator.
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Reply By: Member - Howard P (WA) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:18
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:18
First loads look like blade assemblies for a wind turbine and the second could be the high voltage switch room?
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:22
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:22
Think you're on the money Howard, possibly heading for the same place.
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Reply By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:21
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:21
Ha ha, thanks for the replies, but read the OP.
Video section starting at 0:51.
I think I tracked down the answer anyway, just looked up Robin Johnson Engineering, they specialise in wind
farm manufacture, so the wide load (big heavy room) is related, possibly tied up to the blade delivery earlier, which was further up the road . . .
They are in
Adelaide, so I guess there is a new wind
farm being built or extended in Vic somewhere.
http://www.rjeglobal.com.au/
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Follow Up By: Member - Howard P (WA) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:46
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 17:46
If they are part of the same project then that 'large room' will definitely be part of the switch gear, turbine control systems etc.
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Reply By: RMD - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:01
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:01
Les.
Yes the blades are for wind turbines but the building may not be all that heavy.
If the building is part of the windfarm they will have to negotiate uphill tracks to the site in the hillswhichcan be damp of loose surface. Just one truck can pull it uphill, but where traction becomes an issue the front truck with the traction block above the bogie drive has to be there to provide surety of delivery. It will have traction independent of the main unit. No good having it slide backwards uncontrolled down the hillside.
The front prime mover is insurance.
PS. I thought a Balckvue DR650 would see number plates clearer than
the pilot car plate is. Been looking and can't decide on one.
Cheers
RMD
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:10
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:10
Cheers RMD, I would have thought if that was the case they'd just hook up the extra rig where needed on site.
Maybe the hills on the way are a problem too.
I think youtube mucks with your video and reduces it to whatever they see fit when uploading.
Not sure but it's a pretty good camera, I did slow / speed up parts, which might also upset clarity.
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Follow Up By: RMD - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 23:03
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 23:03
Thanks Les.
I suppose the video has gone through a few degrading processes before seeing it.
I see, rereading my PS, my blood group and the word "Blackvue" are both TypeO.
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Reply By: Erad - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:24
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:24
The first two loads are definitely wind turbine blades. The second larger load is obvioulsy very heavy. It houses much more than a control room etc for the wind turbines. I would say there was a large 3 phase transformer and inverter inside that box/building (assuming that it was indeed part of the Wind Turbine from the earlier recording).
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Reply By: IvanTheTerrible - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:54
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 18:54
We have 4 or five a day through town. We have two farms being built just north of us
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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:07
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:07
This was in August
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Follow Up By: Kazza055 - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:43
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:43
That's only a small one.
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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:47
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:47
Had to be brought in in multiple sections because of narrow access. The one in the video is for the other wind
farm and ended up blocking the highway for nearly an hour because they couldn't turn it at the highway intersection.
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:12
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:12
There ya go.
Good to see it's built in good old
Adelaide, granted even though a lot of bits will be imported no doubt.
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:07
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:07
Hi Les
That is an easy one and everyone is correct
It is one of the blades for a new wind turbines.
We have seen them lots of time and when you see them open road under
Police escort, the amount of flex is unreal.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:51
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 19:51
In Vic blades and poles dont get a
police escort only the switch rooms. Blades are 4m wide and 70m long and the poles are 4.5m wide. Been stuck behind so many of these over the last few years. Probably not as many as someone from SA. We currently have 4 wind farms around our little town
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Follow Up By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:14
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 21:14
Yes, the blade was obvious :)
The related electric powerhouse was what had me stumped initially.
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Reply By: Member - John W (VIC) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 20:22
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 20:22
The switch room is for the Bulgana Wind
Farm, here are 2 pictures stuck at the intesection of the Western hwy and Vincent Street Ararat this afternoon.
Switch room stuck at Vincent st intersection
Some time later, They hand to move a traffic light to get through
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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 20:36
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 at 20:36
It's not like it's the first time they have done this. The Crowlands windfarm had couple smaller units instead of one big unit
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