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3.4 Million dollars down the drain
Posted by: John Lee PeTTimore (123) on 2009-10-19 13:05:57	Share \| Report

Note to self, a 400 Ton Haul Truck can not carry 600 Tons

2012 VW Golf TDI, 6MT
Sold:
2011 Audi S4, 6MT
2008 Audi TT
2004 Audi allroad
1993 Audi 100CS

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3.4 Million dollars down the drain - John Lee PeTTimore 2009-10-19 13:05:57 (16742 views)
- LOL zOMG! CATastrophic failure! - UrbanAssaultAudi 2009-10-20 01:12:30 (4720 views)
- myhusband just looked at the photo's...he said it wasn't due to the load...but it is a suspension - Rakete 2009-10-19 19:48:02 (5108 views)
- Pancakin' - Max'sCoupeGT 2009-10-19 19:15:44 (4693 views)
- arrived! - @wesome 2009-10-19 18:35:05 (4637 views)
- was here - sizquik 2009-10-19 15:17:39 (4713 views)
  - 2x - 99avant 2009-10-19 16:08:33 (4545 views)
    - 3x - Higher750 2009-10-19 16:13:27 (4526 views)
      - me too via jalopnik - Delta-9 2009-10-19 17:53:45 (4532 views)
        
        we have a 24 year old virgin on here as well. - sizquik 2009-10-19 18:36:56 (4586 views)
- www.raxles.com - s.carder 2009-10-19 15:16:07 (4699 views)
- I bet that guy got a raise - krypt0 2009-10-19 14:47:22 (4588 views)
- Reminds me of this... - mh03911 2009-10-19 14:19:36 (4915 views)
  - same thread re: - .5 Limey156 2009-10-19 14:21:53 (4576 views)
- congrats, this is your first worthwhile post in quite some time. - aveRAGEjoe 2009-10-19 14:17:42 (4570 views)
  - lol - audi_dtw 2009-10-19 14:19:54 (4504 views)
    - 2nd - invisiblemonster 2009-10-19 22:00:17 (4490 views)
- $250 million FAIL during ground engine run up - audi_dtw 2009-10-19 14:14:11 (5189 views)
  - i loaded this plane. This fuckup was way more expensive! $270m + for a c-5 - .5 Limey156 2009-10-19 14:18:16 (5142 views)
    - wow, that was alot of fucking up happening together - apancher 2009-10-19 16:05:21 (4596 views)
    - Wow! - A4wheelin 2009-10-19 15:54:41 (4582 views)
      - pilot lost #2 engine and then throttled back #3 accidentally, flying on "2" engines........ - .5 Limey156 2009-10-19 17:00:50 (4653 views)
        
        Wow that's crazy! - A4wheelin 2009-10-19 18:03:39 (4549 views)
    - Cliffs Notes? *STALL* *STALL* (why is this voice so calm...it should be moar panicky!) - rbt: Exiled 2009-10-19 15:14:18 (4566 views)
    - Wow. I can imagine that will be the latest CRM case study. I have never seen that before, amazing. - Pilot4hire 2009-10-19 14:33:17 (4558 views)
      - yeah, the loadmaster seat is right where the plane cracked. guy in it had his legs dangling... - .5 Limey156 2009-10-19 17:03:57 (4601 views)
    - yeah big crew f up - audi_dtw 2009-10-19 14:24:31 (4516 views)
- You need to run out and slap a "No Fat Chicks!" bumper sticker on it. - Bob58 2009-10-19 14:04:53 (4581 views)
  - LOL - apancher 2009-10-19 14:12:41 (4502 views)
- Be right there...lemme grab my scissor jack from the trunk. - Audi2Ody 2009-10-19 13:47:09 (4600 views)
- That's an awesome photo set. - Europa, M.D., KBE, PhD 2009-10-19 13:45:39 (4584 views)
  - nope, not sure where it happend, co-worker sent it to me - John Lee PeTTimore 2009-10-19 14:11:36 (4548 views)
- someone forgot to carry the '1' - TwentyValve 2009-10-19 13:40:30 (4540 views)
- will it take off? - el macho borracho 2009-10-19 13:36:22 (4519 views)
  - all it needs is larger coils, some really strong magnets .... and a conveyor - stickyS4 2009-10-20 01:46:03 (4479 views)
- fill until it pours over all 4 sides of box = max load - northof49(+1+1) 2009-10-19 13:33:23 (4533 views)
  - Correct answer, worked in teh sandbox as a kid, so should apply to real adult life - S4solong 2009-10-19 13:39:00 (4540 views)
- Same suspension manufacturer as the allroad? - no.radar 2009-10-19 13:23:06 (4555 views)
- Holy crap! Thats an easy axle fix. Er oh. - King of Thieves 2009-10-19 13:23:02 (4538 views)
  - I think each wheel is independently driven by electric motors... - Europa, M.D., KBE, PhD 2009-10-19 13:49:06 (4533 views)
    - there's a huge differential in the back, so i;d have to disagree - apancher 2009-10-19 14:15:44 (4543 views)
      - I should have clarified: the front wheels are, IIRC, independently driven. - Europa, M.D., KBE, PhD 2009-10-19 14:23:06 (4578 views)
        
        gotcha, i just had to be a dick and point out the diff - apancher 2009-10-19 15:22:52 (4530 views)
- That will buff right out. - Hugh Jardon 2009-10-19 13:18:20 (4519 views)
- That's too much negative camber. - John/TSR 2009-10-19 13:16:28 (4559 views)
  - At first I thought, "aggressive auto-x setup," but then I slowly realized...... - freakness 2009-10-19 13:21:51 (4565 views)
  - lol. i want to find those funny pics of that VW at waterfest with the crazy camber now. - .5 Limey156 2009-10-19 13:21:23 (4576 views)
    - h2o - euroslut 2009-10-19 13:25:54 (4914 views)
      - what a moron - apancher 2009-10-19 14:14:03 (4522 views)
      - Yes! thanks rofl.   -  .5 Limey156  2009-10-19 13:26:36 (4495 views)
        
        Story?   -  S4solong  2009-10-19 13:32:27 (4508 views)
        
        Hacked to look like that. Idiot kid. Impounded.   -  euroslut  2009-10-19 13:38:33 (4558 views)
        
        LOL, there should be a darwin award equivalent for people that do stupid sh!t   -  S4solong  2009-10-19 13:40:56 (4514 views)
        
        Bingo.   -  euroslut  2009-10-19 13:45:10 (4777 views)
        
        reminds me of an "island car" that I bought for the ex-wife when we moved to Oahu for internship...  -  dermboy  2009-10-19 14:30:20 (4538 views)
        
        it's not rice, it's German!!!   -  Solaris  2009-10-19 13:48:42 (4573 views)
        
        "It's totally safe I don't know why people keep saying it isn't"   -  Europa, M.D., KBE, PhD  2009-10-19 13:48:17 (4515 views)
        
        that whole thread was hilarious.   -  .5 Limey156  2009-10-19 13:48:07 (4508 views)
        
        link?   -  dermboy  2009-10-19 14:26:33 (4508 views)
        
        here   -  euroslut  2009-10-19 15:20:51 (4518 views)
        
        *speechless*   -  S4solong  2009-10-19 13:46:24 (4498 views)
- job well done - thomas1978 2009-10-19 13:13:35 (4523 views)
- Looks like Big-O didn't torque the lugnuts correctly. - freakness 2009-10-19 13:12:33 (4560 views)
- but it wasn't full yet... - bubba 2009-10-19 13:10:44 (4554 views)
- Damn - GoCougarsWSU 2009-10-19 13:10:41 (4494 views)
- wow...that is a big screw up....someone going to get in trouble...not CAT... - Rakete 2009-10-19 13:10:38 (4559 views)
  - Shovel and Truck operator to blame - John Lee PeTTimore 2009-10-19 13:11:40 (4572 views)
    - i would say fault lies solely with the truck driver. - aveRAGEjoe 2009-10-19 16:14:44 (4533 views)
    - was the material heavier than normal? - Rakete 2009-10-19 13:20:26 (4492 views)
- wheres the 2x safety factor? - Bahn S4 2009-10-19 13:09:40 (4513 views)
  - I think they are rated to 380, but 90% of the loads are "overloaded" per manuf spec. - John Lee PeTTimore 2009-10-19 13:10:23 (4551 views)
  - 2nd - nyet 2009-10-19 13:10:19 (4505 views)
- Oopsie! - Bella TT/GT 2009-10-19 13:09:22 (4506 views)
- That's a big rear axle - quattrothatcould 2009-10-19 13:08:44 (4519 views)
- now THAT's an EPIC FAIL Wow. Just wow. - Quatroad 2009-10-19 13:08:18 (4585 views)
  - we used to load ours down to 500 sometimes ;) - John Lee PeTTimore 2009-10-19 13:09:15 (4617 views)
    - one of our project where we hauled a lot of dirt...we put side boards on the (TEREX)...never had a - Rakete 2009-10-19 13:11:55 (4666 views)
      - Is this on an articulated dump?   -  ScratchRob13  2009-10-19 13:14:50 (4535 views)
        
        no, it is not articulated.....it is a straight frame.   -  Rakete  2009-10-19 14:25:29 (4504 views)
        
        can't remember if the 350 is articulated or not.   -  Rakete  2009-10-19 13:52:12 (4530 views)
      - TEREX=CRAP - John Lee PeTTimore 2009-10-19 13:13:01 (4573 views)
        
        We had all new Payhaulers at the time....just part of the fleet. We had full time Payhauler people - Rakete 2009-10-19 13:19:09 (4572 views)
- whoops.... - .5 Limey156 2009-10-19 13:07:38 (4595 views)
- wow. Strong tires - Solaris 2009-10-19 13:07:36 (4542 views)
  - Caterpillar: Now with lifetime warrranty on all tires! - CC Rider 2009-10-19 14:04:32 (4570 views)

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