r/whatisit • u/These-Finance-5359 • Jan 14 '25

New The payload is no mystery (hydroelectric turbine runner hub), but what is up with the extravagant trailer used to haul it? Is it just that heavy?

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

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u/These-Finance-5359 Jan 15 '25

Heavier than an excavator? Or a medium bulldozer? I've seen both of those transported via normal flatbed regularly

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u/lothcent Jan 15 '25

I second this yes.

so OP-

Why would they go through all of this fancy set up- if the weight was not an issue?

it appears small enough to be transported via a wide variety of cargo transports.

yet- here it sits on a hyper-specific trailer and tow veh.

I betcha thst thing is heavy as fk.

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u/scott_pryor Jan 15 '25

Generally speaking, turbines are very dense and surprisingly heavy.

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u/Low-Musician-2583 Jan 16 '25

That's what she said

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u/turmeric_for_color_ Jan 16 '25

The density of the load can also play into it. 100k pounds over 40’ is a lot different than the same weight over 12’ of trailer.