Cement Truck Racing

Chris G

I'd love to see it. Stuff like that always makes me smile.

That is all.

O_Snap#2

Full?

Richard

I did 77 mph in the 1/4 mile once


In a Uhaul....

Full

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concretemasonry

Go to Europe. If it has wheels, they will race it. You might find ready-mix trucks racing.

To them truck racing is real truck racing and not some puny Toyotas, Fords and Chev pick-ups. - They race real trucks like huge all-out semi tractors (MAN, Volvo, and maybe a few American Peterbilts, Kenworths throuwn in for food.)

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mdshunk

I about went head-on with one today. He was going so fast around a curve on a country road, he had to be on my side of the road to make it. Luckily, I happened to anticipate this since I saw him coming, and jammed the brakes on hard. Scary. It was a big ole Oshkosh with a McNeilus transit mixer. Bad news...

O_Snap#2

Humm, Yardville Supply has one for sale.......

Chris G

With full load, what do you think the 1/4 mile time would be? It's gotta be around 30 seconds...

mdshunk

Hey, if the MythBusters can blow up a couple of them, we can race them. What's a used cement truck go for? Turn them up, like they do at the tractor pulls, and you'll have black smoke churning out of them puppies in no time.

O_Snap#2

I think there gettin rid of it for like $500 and it runs, just needs some new hydraulic hoses.

concretemasonry

I hope he had a chance to dump the sugar in the drum and get a few turns out of it.

You can also salvage the engine and drum drive if it tips. - Maybe the flaps too.

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O_Snap#2

Is the drum motor ran of the engine mechanlic, or is hydraulic?

TempestV

I was reading about some of the diesel drag races where they race garbage trucks and semis

Richard

The episode in the wide open desert was so good...I'm bringing it here. If you guys missed this....here you go


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy1b4k4nbMQ

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Same Old

I've seen school bus racing

Norrrrrrrrrrrrm

I'd rather watch grass grow...

Chris G

"I left it RIGHT HERE." Funniest moment. Actually it was all funny. I'm still a child.

I like that school bus racing btw. BOBO looks to have some extreme strain on the steering system.

TempestV

I've been on some buses with drivers that might have been in that race- the scariest was the one that sideswiped a telephone pole and didn't realize.