Left Sullivan, MO early this morning and drove to Decatur, Illinois to the Caterpillar plant. It was packed full of trucks. Some waiting to be loaded and others loaded and waiting on Illinois permits. There were so many trucks there that they were sending everyone to the truck stop a few miles away, They would call them on the cell phone when they were ready for them. At first I didn't have to go, but then I did. I waited at the truck stop and had lunch. As soon as I finished lunch they called and I went back in. They loaded a chassis for a Caterpillar 785 dump truck. The thing is huge! It weighs 70,364 pounds. Just to add a little perspective to it, a fully loaded semi truck weighs 80,000 pounds. This is the biggest load I have had so far. Got on the scale at the yard and my gross weight is 107,560 pounds without full fuel tanks. I am 12 feet, 7 inches wide.
Here is a photo I got from the Internet of the truck when it has all it's parts attached.
I am taking it to the port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD. From there it is going on a big boat to the Ukraine. After I got it all tied down I got on the road and drove to Oakwood, Illinois to a truck stop there for the night. My Indiana escort will meet me first thing in the morning at the state line a few miles away from here.
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