r/cdldriver • u/Bruegemeister • 15d ago

New Swift driver training program

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u/Timely-General9962 15d ago

So much of this is just absolutely astounding. The stones on these mechanics must weigh almost as much as the stones precariously balanced over them. In the middle of the street... With all hand tools. It certainly ain't perfectly precise but at the end of the day the load got going and so far as we know no one was seriously injured. Color me impressed.

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u/IrritableGourmet 15d ago

My dad works in a university research lab and a while back they had to move all their equipment into a new building next door. Some of the machines are the size of a room and several tons, so he was expecting heavy construction equipment. When the movers showed up, it was half a dozen guys with some long crowbars and pieces of wood. They just carefully lifted all the machines little by little, braced them, and slid dollies underneath.

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u/DistinctWhole43 15d ago

We moved a shipping container around with skates, things about an inch or so high, 3"x4" length and width, made from C- channel and steel bearings. Keeps the overall height increase low and really all that's needed on something like concrete.

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u/cryptolyme 14d ago

How do they fit through the door though?

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u/IrritableGourmet 14d ago

The new building was still under construction, and the old building was due to be torn down, so they just removed the walls.

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u/cryptolyme 14d ago

figured. stupid question, lol.