There had to be a bet involved.....

And his transmission probably let go on the way home.

http://youtu.be/_S70oTnsucU

My dually could probably do it, though it would want to spin between the ties. Just take your time and let the torque converter do the slipping. Pulling that thing at 1mph for 100 feet probably isn't any worse than pulling a 35' camper at 75mph for 500 miles.

Whatever. I've seen humans pull those things for records. If its loaded, however...

Well, their video says 98,000 lbs, but that would probably be a quarter full if that were the case. Covered hoppers are about 60,000 lbs unloaded and about 280,000 fully loaded. That is, if it's a 44' hopper.

I honestly don't think they know the actual weight.

First gear, 4wd, low range, I don't see a problem.

These videos are dumb. But reading the comments always highlights how little the average grasps physics.

f = ma.

You can move an incredibly large mass with just about any force (as long as you can overcome rolling resistance), it will just result in a tiny acceleration. Only limitation in this case is tq. converter slippage & the resulting heat.

Two words: rolling load.

When the tundra pulled the shuttle that was nearly 300K#. And that was just with a gas V8.

neon4891 wrote: When the tundra pulled the shuttle that was nearly 300K#. And that was just with a gas V8.

i believe it also had dollies that actually helped move it, with the truck just looking cool at the front...

...and then the rail road police showed up...