Truck Driving Jobs

PackRatTDI · #1 03-20-2007, 09:05 PM

I was watching an episode of Mythbusters just now where they crashed two cabover trucks together head on. The resulting carnage was incredible. If there were human drivers present, they'd have become instantly tenderized!

I must give props to the Mack, it seemed to hold together slightly better than the Ford. :lol:

Twilight Flyer · #2 03-20-2007, 09:29 PM

Was that the one where they crashed them together with a car in between them to see if they whole mess melded together? The pulled them with tow-trucks hooked up to an elaborate pulley system.

Fozzy · #3 03-20-2007, 09:33 PM

yeah, thats the one! it was awesome!!! unless of course you were Buster!!!

PackRatTDI · #4 03-20-2007, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Twilight Flyer

Was that the one where they crashed them together with a car in between them to see if they whole mess melded together? The pulled them with tow-trucks hooked up to an elaborate pulley system.

Yeah, that's the one.

They got those pulleys smoking!

ben45750 · #5 03-20-2007, 10:20 PM

I was watching that episode today. good episode! To bad they didn't get the impact they wanted, that would have been a mess!

Fozzy · #6 03-20-2007, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PackRatTDI

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Originally Posted by Twilight Flyer

Was that the one where they crashed them together with a car in between them to see if they whole mess melded together? The pulled them with tow-trucks hooked up to an elaborate pulley system.

Yeah, that's the one.

They got those pulleys smoking!

I'm amazed that Adam didn't run over and pick one of them up!!

Mr. Ford95 · #7 03-20-2007, 10:24 PM

Even though it wasn't the result they wanted because one truck arrived slightly sooner than the other, it showed that you do not want to be between 2 trucks about to crash into one another. Those 2 trucks were also empty, imagine the carnage of a 2 fully loaded one's.

Hat Rak · #8 03-21-2007, 07:53 AM

I love seeing that ole cement truck get obliterated with about a thousand pounds of TNT inside the barrel. Great show. And Kari is adorably cute.

Malaki86 · #9 03-21-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Ford95

Even though it wasn't the result they wanted because one truck arrived slightly sooner than the other, it showed that you do not want to be between 2 trucks about to crash into one another. Those 2 trucks were also empty, imagine the carnage of a 2 fully loaded one's.

They had plates of steel in the trailers - I think they said 40,000lbs - Not sure of the exact weight though.

But yeah, that was a great episode.

Mr. Ford95 · #10 03-22-2007, 08:53 PM

They did?? I don't remember seeing or hearing of them put any weight in them. I missed the re-run the other day so I can't remember.