ryoder 1,362 #1 August 31, 2016 It is apparently a commercial for C&C Trucks, (which becomes obvious at the end). But holy shit, I would not want to be driving that rig when a big gust of wind comes along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cnHui4pFBU"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #3 August 31, 2016 Easy to install spoilers, just strap wooden planks around the blade. Then the blade is "stalled" at all wind angles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #4 August 31, 2016 riggerrob Easy to install spoilers, just strap wooden planks around the blade. Then the blade is "stalled" at all wind angles. Me thinks the problems are more cg and obstacle avoidance rather than a wind problem as slow as they are going. But what do I know? I only do that kinda shit for a living. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,329 #5 August 31, 2016 With that much weight (says 80 tons), and the blade set "feathered" to any side wind, I don't think crosswinds would be too much of an issue. As a comparison, my truck goes around 16-17 tons empty, the van trailer is 13'6"9'6" tall and 53' long. That's a bit over 700 500 square feet of "sail area". Probably more than those blades, at a fraction of the weight. I get nervous with anything over about 30 mph crosswind component. I've parked with a 40 mph (sustained) direct crosswind (on I-25 between Cheyenne & the CO line). Edit to fix size of trailer. The 4' from the ground to the bottom of the trailer don't really count."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #6 August 31, 2016 I'd drive the truck, but the guy sitting outside steering the blade has the job that sucks.U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #7 August 31, 2016 Rocky Mountain Metro (KBJC) sits on sort of an elevated plateau on the West side of town here. So the road that runs along the North side of it (120th) is is exposed to the wind. One day I was cycling Westbound along there, tilted into a hell of a nasty wind out of the South. Approaching from the West was a rig pulling what appeared to be one half of a mobile/modular home. Just as he reached a point about 150' from me, the whole trailer did a quarter of a barrel roll into my lane. If only I'd had a helmet cam that day. When I came back through an hour later, they were just getting it back on its wheels. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #8 September 1, 2016 wolfriverjoe I've parked with a 40 mph (sustained) direct crosswind (on I-25 between Cheyenne & the CO line). That is one windy stretch of highway. I don't care much for I-80 west of Cheyenne either. Quote Edit to fix size of trailer. The 4' from the ground to the bottom of the trailer don't really count. That 4' off the ground counts as a good moment arm for leverage in tipping over the trailer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,029 #9 September 1, 2016 ENGINEERS QUESTION: I've pondered on more than one occasion as to why use those giant blades instead of Flettner rotors like on the E-Ship 1. Would that [the Marcus Effect] not work?Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites