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To: piytar
And it would fit on one or two semis.

What is the weight? Recall that it would have to travel over bridges and other load restricted areas.

And one $700,000,000 truck is a bigger target than 4 $200,000,000 trucks.

50 posted on 07/05/2015 9:09:48 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ("Psychopathia Sexualis, I'm in love with a horse that comes from Dallas" - Lenny Bruce (1958))
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To: a fool in paradise

Correct.

It is about 15 tons of gold. Big steel hauling rigs handle close to that, but it is nasty and they have to careful about their routes.

So OK, 4 or even 8 semis (with Texas Ranger armed escort) might be needed....


57 posted on 07/05/2015 9:29:10 PM PDT by piytar (Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
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To: a fool in paradise

BTW the biggest steel haulers truck around 30 to 35 tons of metal. My buddy once did nearly 40 tons of steel girders through those mountains in the Carolinas.

Then he sold his rig and quit.


60 posted on 07/05/2015 9:37:09 PM PDT by piytar (Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Couple of people said 14-15 ton.
That would easily travel in one semi.
Legal weight loaded 80,000 lbs, approx 44-45,000 lbs cargo.


75 posted on 07/06/2015 12:31:59 AM PDT by rikkir (Anyone still believe the 8/08 Atlantic cover wasn't 100% accurate?)
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