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« on: September 19, 2005, 11:21:46 »
Here is one of the vehicles i happen to drive at the moment!!
It's approx 88 tonnes worth of muscle used for towing Boeing 747's around Heathrow Airport! Douglas DC 12!
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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2005, 11:40:34 »
Blimey, had no idea those things were so heavy.  Do they fill them with concrete?  Or lead?
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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2005, 11:46:21 »
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Blimey, had no idea those things were so heavy.  Do they fill them with concrete?  Or lead?


They look so tiny and insignificant next to an jumbo, I never imagined them to be that heavy.

How much can they / do they pull?
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2005, 11:47:45 »
always fancyed drivin one of them. cool job mate  :wink:
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2005, 11:53:57 »
They are just solid steel all round! with a mommoth engine and 3 gears forward and Back! top speed of about 20 mph But could drive straight through a building from a standstill! Very Torquee! But the Pay is Cr*p!  :D  :D  :D
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« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2005, 12:15:06 »
awsome :D if u had 2, they look like they could be used as roller skates for a giant :lol: :lol:  :roll:
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2005, 13:39:42 »
thunderbirds  comes to mind :wink:
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« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2005, 14:07:00 »
Nice,  imaging parking that in the local ASDA.
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« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2005, 15:44:51 »
hows this
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« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2005, 20:59:56 »
Might be big and heavy but a mini is taller!
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« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2005, 21:03:38 »
Was that picture taken just before you ram raided the HSBC. :lol:
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« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2005, 21:06:40 »
Demolish HSBC! Don't you mean? :(biglaugh):
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« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2005, 21:13:11 »
Quote from: "TUFFTEE"
Demolish HSBC! Don't you mean? :(biglaugh):


Yeah I fogot 88 tonne, :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2005, 21:22:57 »
Nice one woody  :D
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