HEAVY construction

Above, Liebherr T 264 weighs 400 tons, that's more than a 747

above, the Vermeer T1255 weighs 110 tons. About twice what an Abrams tanks weighs

Images and info from http://derstandard.at/1385171626381/Fett-ins-neue-Jahr-Heavy-Equipment-Calendar

Touch a Truck, an annual and growing event that raises funds, and kids interest in big rigs, semi's, and trucks has grown to the point that it happens in the Qualcomm stadium parking lot now

This family-friendly car show is a sure hit with kids and parents alike, as all the vehicles are open for you to climb in and honk the horn! From the Wells Fargo Stage Coach to Robosaurus, military vehicles to monster trucks, Harley's to HumVees, classic cars to emergency vehicles, big rigs to construction rigs. Touch A Truck will please your palate, too, with 20 gourmet food trucks, an old fashioned bake sale, lemonade "experience", and more

This is Robosaurus! I didn't get there early enough to catch it in action, I had a car show I was at before this years Touch a Truck.. some days there are more than one car show to see.

The jungle gym  bus interior

The Boogie Brothers Blues Band was pretty good! I liked them, and their playlist, though I doubt the kids were able to hear the music.. the kids were HYPED up!

Max's Ring of Fire (MROF), a 501(c)3 tax-exempt public charity, is a pediatric cancer fundraising and advocacy organization that supports innovative pediatric cancer research and clinical trials. We are dedicated to funding practical, relevant Phase I and II clinical trials which are based on research from the University of Vermont, University of Texas/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Hawaii, UCSD, the Van Andel Institute, among others.

We also focus on speed, by helping to bring new therapies to the bedside now for the patients that need them most - those with advanced relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma. These are the hard cases that most oncology research frequently overlooks - yet it is these difficult cases that likely hold the key to finding the answer to cancer.

100% of every donated dollar is guaranteed to fund meaningful neuroblastoma research and clinical trials.

http://www.maxsringoffire.org/  http://www.maxsringoffire.org/touch-a-truck/

Drag racing dump truck clocks a 15 second pass. Damn! that is hauling!

Fuel consumption with no equal

The above dump truck is using 3 liters of fuel a minute, and in one trip from the bottom to the top of this open pit mine, which is 10 kilometers, it burns as much fuel in that one trip as a normal passenger car uses in a year

found on Tamerlane's Thoughts http://karakullake.blogspot.com/

ever seen VW dump trucks?

I'm thinking that the obvious problem is too much weight over the rear

axle, and if they had too heavy a load getting dumped, it might tip this over backwards.

from http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/04/classic-volkswagen-vanswell-ti.html

Kiev subway construction railcars... that's a new variation I've never come across

Makes sense that the easiest way to get concrete into the subway where you need it is with a mixer truck... but I'd never thought about it..

from http://englishrussia.com/

To get where you want to go, drive something on caterpillar tracks

photos from Caradisiac http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet225087-3780.htm

Now, that's funny!

From " That will buff out ": http://cars.failblog.org/