Any Metalurgists out there?...

[imalumberjack]

(08-19-2018 )Rawze Wrote:  

(08-19-2018 )imalumberjack Wrote:  I have been offered a free lowboy ..... A shop caught on fire last winter and we are demo-ing it. Lowboy was sitting inside along with several other vehicles, pretty much a total loss. Lowboy is 55 ton 16 tire expando. Maybe it would survive as a 25 ton? Looking at it: there were aluminum wheels on rear (outers) they melted so it got to 1200 degrees, the electrical wiring is still intact I guess copper melts at 1800 degrees? I think it would cost 12 to 15 thousand in parts to make it roadable? Any thoughts?

If you put it on the roads, A weld or something on it breaks at some point and kills a family of 6 in an S.U.V. behind you,... the DOT/NTSB will throw you in jail for a very long time for knowing it was not safe. -- Cut it up with a torch and sell it as scrap. Don't chance it. Trucking has a higher standard than other businesses when it comes to safety of the motoring public.

Rawze, that was my thoughts exactly. I did contemplate it for a few hours while I looked it over but it would be hard to move it down the road unless it was empty and then its ..... worthless.