tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post4719967009300734496..comments2024-03-27T06:49:01.448-05:00Comments on True Blue Sam the Travelin' Man: Weekend Steam: Oh No! DivisionDavid aka True Blue Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-32448853132111213622014-05-25T13:14:47.573-05:002014-05-25T13:14:47.573-05:00You're probably right. They probably did not ...You're probably right. They probably did not have it bound down with sufficient chains and binders for a such a load. I worked in a Joy Mfg. shop for a couple years, and every chain used in the shop had to be proofed. Everyone wanted to help clean up miners when they came in because there would be 1/4" high-test chains buried in the coal and rock. Management didn't allow any David aka True Blue Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-49928281402416613312014-05-25T12:45:51.291-05:002014-05-25T12:45:51.291-05:00Since it wasn't still on the trailer I "a...Since it wasn't still on the trailer I "assumed" it broke free. Since they were still venting steam, the boiler had to be pretty much full. Double jeprody, I would say. I've seen some loads come off flatbeds, but never anything that big.<br /><br />MerleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-50116650838089537972014-05-24T13:16:05.594-05:002014-05-24T13:16:05.594-05:00That engine is really big, and with the boiler loa...That engine is really big, and with the boiler loaded they may have rolled the trailer with the load. It's sickening to look at, even if you don't have any money in it.David aka True Blue Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213936692074268533.post-87931828178551300242014-05-24T12:55:46.971-05:002014-05-24T12:55:46.971-05:00HMMM, tie down chains too small?
I hope they had g...HMMM, tie down chains too small?<br />I hope they had good insurance!<br /><br />MerleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com