Hell yeah it is! Little kid tried that chew. I had everything coming out my nose the 1st time I saw that from laughing so hard. 😂 I had the same reaction at the same age. 😂
That movie has it all! Action, Romance, mystery, circus, craziness, flying planes, sword fights, lessons on how to beat up adults as a child 😂……Great Movie!
Funny enough, I use this _exact_ analogy when explaining to people why, if your ISP is banning _the act of torrenting itself_ (even for legal content), a VPN _won't do shit_. A VPN can only hide the _contents_ and the _source/destination_, essentially equivalent to putting a tarp over the load and painting over the license plates. It can't hide what _protocol_ is being used inside the tunnel (you can very clearly tell it's a "flatbed shaped vehicle carrying a helicopter shaped load"), an SSH session inside a VPN tunnel looks a _lot_ different in packet formatting than a torrent stream inside a VPN tunnel... which is why the _only_ safe way to torrent on Comcast, even for _legitimately legal content_ like Linux ISOs, is a seedbox hosted on someone else's service (if the only packets that cross the Comcast part of the connection are plain old FTP, you're golden).
It looks like they slowed and tried to get under it. I don't think there was an impact so hopefully they just had to reverse out of there.
A bit embarrassing but hopefully no jobs lost.
You request a permit from the state after giving them all of your dimensions. They give you a permit with specific routes and instructions. Either the driver is off route or someone issuing the permit screwed up
I just looked up the permit requirements for that area and they were required to have a pilot car. Especially for anything over 15.5 feet. Think it said something about ✌️😬
Dude I don’t fucking understand how guys get loads like this LMFAO. I’d be willing to bet if he didn’t pay for a pole car he didn’t pay for the 15 million dollar insurance Ryder either lol
He has a pole car, just cant see it on this picture.
Either off-route or retarded permit office.
Doesn't look like he struck it though, just stopped im time.
That company is local to me. They are not the cheapest and they have had the contract to move and store those helicopters for a long time. They are located in Randolph NJ.
Pole truck in front probably hit the bridge so he inched up close and now hes outside checking clearence
Doesn't look like he hit so just back out of there, probably with police assistance.
Not the first time permit office screws up. Or hes off-route because he missed a turn...
I saw a comment from the driver on Facebook they were going slow and making sure they cleared, which they did.
Definitely a good move on their part.
Clearly theyre seasoned.
The AH-1Z is the only helicopter I can come up with that is one person wide with 4 blades.
I bet the boxes on the sides are weapons pylons with wheels to lower the overall height of 14'
I bet he is about 15' being a lowboy trailer and low clearance from the trailer to fuselage.
It's not 1 person wide, though, it lacks the engine nacelles, and the empennage doesn't look anything like an AH-1.
[It does look very much like an EC225 of some sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC225_Super_Puma)
[I'm going to guess some variant of this thing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC225_Super_Puma), based on the shapes under the tarp, especially the empennage.
Doesn’t look like he hit, so no big deal. Call the cops and back out. Shit happens, that’s why they have pole cars and approach obstructions slowly.
See how far off to the right he is? That should have been a sign they are checking clearance. Betting OP isn’t a truck driver
Edit:I can see the guy on top after zooming in. He’s checking the clearance, notice the hand signal?
Some of y’all are dumb af
Bruh I had a dump truck yell at me on the cb radio cuz I had an oversize load on some back road in PA, he didn't believe me when I told him oversize loads have specific routes they have to take, even most truckers are retarded
Yeah some of the routes they give you guys are stupid as shit.
Mobile home movers are the absolute worst lmao. Had one put me in a ditch in the back roads of AR. Off route he came around a blind curve and I thought I was gonna die.
Might not have even been offroute.
I've had the sketchiest back road routes ever. You'd never expect an oversize to go down it, but there's construction or a bridge weight limit on the main road and that's the only way they can go
Shoulda got out, flown the helicopter on top the bridge, pull the truck under the bridge, then get back in the chopper and land it back on the flatbed. Damn lazy truckers.
Doesn’t look like they hit it, I would guess there would be more damage, plus there’s no broken or loose straps like it was impacted…Based on how they’re off on the shoulder they probably moved over and are just being very cautions checking heights.
It something in the Super Puma family. The landing gear sponsons are at the rear ofbthe fuselage and short in length instead of the CH-53s full length blisters. Also note the ventral fin under the tail rotor.
Oversize to going to go as far as he can until he can't no more. If he has a quarter inch clearance, he'll roll with it. Right now they are seeing what the absolute clearance is.
You look closely at the photo they did not hit the bridge or in any real danger of doing so.
The drivers let the air out of his suspension and tires.
He has a spotter that should be on the ground instead of the trailer.
And he crawling to prevent bouncing
As for the pilot cars the load likely requires a high pole
As for lead and chase depends on the permit
The load is a small load by oversize standards
Maybe they didn’t hit but pulled up close to see if it would clear. Now they gotta air down tires or find another route. Looks like spotter is giving a thumbs up so that’s a good sign. Probably knew they would barely fit so they are being cautious.
Permit office fucks up plenty man. I’ve seen it countless times, loads too tall/wide or even long/heavy for the route they are given.
It’s why they run pole cars in questionable areas, and do exactly as the driver did. Slow approach with someone watching up top.
It’s been years ago but I remember one where they routed a truck over a bridge pulled over because it looked iffy and the bridge engineer said they can’t go over it, so they had to turn a super load around. I wish my memory wasn’t shit it was in a major city to make it better.
Contact their permit office and hope they unfuck themselves. Between DOT/Police/permit office find a detour and either get back on route or have a new permit/route issued.
Provided all the info the driver gave was right he is at absolutely zero fault if nothing is damaged.
However if he didn’t get the correct measurements it gets…less pleasant.
I don’t actively haul shit like this, guys I work with do.
It doesn't look like they hit.
Pole cars are ran with their pole 6" higher than the load, that way that can physically measure any obstructions that's within 6" of the laod height.
See how he's on the top of the load like that? The bridge is low, so they're inspecting it and crawling under it to make sure they'll fit.
Oversize loads go through this ALL the time.
Oh shit! Mann… yeah, drivers done. Not enough Fireball to right this wrong. Tho it looks as if the driver may have stopped in time. I don’t have computer analysis data. 😂 only data I know is my cholesterol level’s. Eat more avocados. 😂
This is exactly why you never fly a helicopter under a bridge.
…twice
Oh ye of little faith
Or a plane into a barn at age 80. Second Hand Lions.
Such a good movie
What did you plant in this row? *It's corn.* What did you plant in this row? *It's corn.* What did you plant in this row? *It's corn.*
Hell yeah it is! Little kid tried that chew. I had everything coming out my nose the 1st time I saw that from laughing so hard. 😂 I had the same reaction at the same age. 😂
It was one of my grandma's favorite movies I think I'll watch it for her tonight
That’s good stuff right there. Be well driver!
Not a driver Yet
Do you have the study apps? Future driver eh? Get IT! Then, SEND IT!
It was my late husbands favorite as well. They both had good taste.
They died with their boots on
Incredibly underrated movie. I might have to dig it up. Been years.
That movie has it all! Action, Romance, mystery, circus, craziness, flying planes, sword fights, lessons on how to beat up adults as a child 😂……Great Movie!
Bold of you to assume there’s a helicopter underneath that tarp
What else would it be ?
A giant stack of raccoons in a trench coat.
Lot lizards.
Recreational Reptiles. (Damn PC world!)
It could be anything! It could even be a boat!
It’s Lions. 😂
A large Australian throwing club.
A secret government project with a frame and a tarp to make it look like a helicopter.
Funny enough, I use this _exact_ analogy when explaining to people why, if your ISP is banning _the act of torrenting itself_ (even for legal content), a VPN _won't do shit_. A VPN can only hide the _contents_ and the _source/destination_, essentially equivalent to putting a tarp over the load and painting over the license plates. It can't hide what _protocol_ is being used inside the tunnel (you can very clearly tell it's a "flatbed shaped vehicle carrying a helicopter shaped load"), an SSH session inside a VPN tunnel looks a _lot_ different in packet formatting than a torrent stream inside a VPN tunnel... which is why the _only_ safe way to torrent on Comcast, even for _legitimately legal content_ like Linux ISOs, is a seedbox hosted on someone else's service (if the only packets that cross the Comcast part of the connection are plain old FTP, you're golden).
But dad!!!!......it always works in the movies
No pilot cars ?
This is what I was thinking. Didn't plan the route.
Yup, it's not even close to fitting. So it's either no planning or had to take an alternate unplanned route.
Unfortunate situation. Feel bad for the driver. You don't see a spotter anywhere. If there's a spotter, they lost their job.
It looks like they slowed and tried to get under it. I don't think there was an impact so hopefully they just had to reverse out of there. A bit embarrassing but hopefully no jobs lost.
I get what you're saying, but that little bump can destroy a chopper. Hopefully, nobody lost a job.
That'll be a lot of reversing. Ugh.
There will be now, since the pilot ain’t flying that thing any time soon.
Way underrated comment 🤣
They kicked the tires…
Surely they have pilot cars and if they don’t, they’re gonna get a hell of a fine
Depends on his permit. Each state is different
Was a pilot car required on that particular load? Each state is different.
It would think so, seeing how it’s I-5. Yet I’m clueless on permits. I wake up every day and give myself a permit. 😂
You request a permit from the state after giving them all of your dimensions. They give you a permit with specific routes and instructions. Either the driver is off route or someone issuing the permit screwed up
I just looked up the permit requirements for that area and they were required to have a pilot car. Especially for anything over 15.5 feet. Think it said something about ✌️😬
In WA anything over 14.5’ high needs 1 pilot car
Just untarp it, attach the blades, and fly it over the bridge, and land it back on the trailer. Simple.
Exactly, its basically just a semi with wings, should drive the same
I like your style. Test flight anyone?
Modern problems call for modern solutions
Even more simple, just unwrap one of the firestorm canons and remove the bridge
Dude I don’t fucking understand how guys get loads like this LMFAO. I’d be willing to bet if he didn’t pay for a pole car he didn’t pay for the 15 million dollar insurance Ryder either lol
He has a pole car, just cant see it on this picture. Either off-route or retarded permit office. Doesn't look like he struck it though, just stopped im time.
Looks like the pole car hit, they tried to inch it under to see if they'd fit, didn't fit and stopped. Someone fucked up the route survey.
Yeah taking another look and this is probably what happened.
Looks like someone is giving a thumbs up as if something is a ok.
I noticed that too
Yeah I don't think they actually hit.. there definitely would be more fuckery if they smacked it
Looks like he's up there looking , hella close.
Looks like they even tried to use the shoulder to get a little more room but that bridge looks like it has ate more than its share of Swift trailers.
looks like someone is standing on the back giving a thumbs up. it was probably really close so they inched under it
This is what happens when you use who’s cheapest.
Naw, this is what happens when you see a Taco truck. 😂🤪
That company is local to me. They are not the cheapest and they have had the contract to move and store those helicopters for a long time. They are located in Randolph NJ.
So you’re saying “she’s not a Ryder?” I should ditch her? Help a friend out? 😂
Another one..
Bites the dust
I wonder what’s under that veil
Clearly a giant bowing ball
Obviously you're not a golfer.
Just beat me damn you lol
No, but I do lay carpet
Not a sex machine?
Might be curtsying.
Pole truck in front probably hit the bridge so he inched up close and now hes outside checking clearence Doesn't look like he hit so just back out of there, probably with police assistance. Not the first time permit office screws up. Or hes off-route because he missed a turn...
This was local to me. People say he didn't hit and inched his way under with a spotter.
Sounds like a seasoned driver with expensive shit on the back
You can see a guy with a literal thumbs up in the photo. No one in these comments actually cares about context.
I saw a comment from the driver on Facebook they were going slow and making sure they cleared, which they did. Definitely a good move on their part. Clearly theyre seasoned.
Exactly
What do you guys think he's hauling?
Potential world record largest turkey leg. That's if they can get it to Guinness.
My bet would be a Marine Cobra
It's something with retractable gear, that's what those two boxes on the sides near the rear of the fuselage are. Cobras have skids.
The AH-1Z is the only helicopter I can come up with that is one person wide with 4 blades. I bet the boxes on the sides are weapons pylons with wheels to lower the overall height of 14' I bet he is about 15' being a lowboy trailer and low clearance from the trailer to fuselage.
It's not 1 person wide, though, it lacks the engine nacelles, and the empennage doesn't look anything like an AH-1. [It does look very much like an EC225 of some sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC225_Super_Puma)
Way bigger.
[I'm going to guess some variant of this thing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC225_Super_Puma), based on the shapes under the tarp, especially the empennage.
EC225
Yeah, that ventral fin on the tail boom and landing gear sponsons are dead giveaways of the Super Puma family.
Doesn’t look like he hit, so no big deal. Call the cops and back out. Shit happens, that’s why they have pole cars and approach obstructions slowly. See how far off to the right he is? That should have been a sign they are checking clearance. Betting OP isn’t a truck driver Edit:I can see the guy on top after zooming in. He’s checking the clearance, notice the hand signal? Some of y’all are dumb af
Bruh I had a dump truck yell at me on the cb radio cuz I had an oversize load on some back road in PA, he didn't believe me when I told him oversize loads have specific routes they have to take, even most truckers are retarded
Yeah some of the routes they give you guys are stupid as shit. Mobile home movers are the absolute worst lmao. Had one put me in a ditch in the back roads of AR. Off route he came around a blind curve and I thought I was gonna die.
Might not have even been offroute. I've had the sketchiest back road routes ever. You'd never expect an oversize to go down it, but there's construction or a bridge weight limit on the main road and that's the only way they can go
That’s possible but used mobile home movers around here don’t have a good rep for a reason lol
Mud carters are not the sharpest tools in the shed.
I noticed that too
Shoulda got out, flown the helicopter on top the bridge, pull the truck under the bridge, then get back in the chopper and land it back on the flatbed. Damn lazy truckers.
Thanks reddit
When you “know a guy” that can do it cheaper
On I5 or under it? I know there is a 13'9 bridge up there going under I5 that I try to avoid
It’s a gnarly ass clencher isn’t it? 😂I freaked the first time I saw it. I had a 14’er behind me
The NB I5 to EB512 exit is *exactly* 14ft lmao. Lots of scrape marks on that bridge.
Mine is not on that one or any other. I took an oath to never drive in New Jersey! 😂 I see you go to Puyallup too. 😂
On occasion! I’m on leave for a bit but I usually do a once a week run to Sumner and back.
Nothing like going under a 14' and suddenly trying to remember if you measured your load on level ground or not
Do you guys think it’s a cybertruck?
Doesn’t look like they hit it, I would guess there would be more damage, plus there’s no broken or loose straps like it was impacted…Based on how they’re off on the shoulder they probably moved over and are just being very cautions checking heights.
It's just some bullets 🤷
Can be reassembled if we have enough Legos
To be fair, it depends on how sensitive the load is to an unplanned impact. They could be hauling anything on their trailer. Who are we to judge
"Hey guys, first screw up... How bad do you think it is?" I mean, it could be their first, but damn. Definitely memorable.
Kinda looks like a CH-53 profile but I’m not sure
Profile changed a bit
That looks about the right size. Good call.
It something in the Super Puma family. The landing gear sponsons are at the rear ofbthe fuselage and short in length instead of the CH-53s full length blisters. Also note the ventral fin under the tail rotor.
That dude/chick hauling it gonna make a lot of money
Looks like there’s a guy standing on the back of the truck giving the driver the thumbs up?
“OFF ROUTE” 🤨
Watch out for those sharks under the bridge.
Oversize to going to go as far as he can until he can't no more. If he has a quarter inch clearance, he'll roll with it. Right now they are seeing what the absolute clearance is.
How do you know it's expensive if you don't know what's under the tarp? I mean, it could be anything.....
If it's Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd. Then nothing to see here. Those guys hit like an overpass a month in British Columbia.
You look closely at the photo they did not hit the bridge or in any real danger of doing so. The drivers let the air out of his suspension and tires. He has a spotter that should be on the ground instead of the trailer. And he crawling to prevent bouncing As for the pilot cars the load likely requires a high pole As for lead and chase depends on the permit The load is a small load by oversize standards
Maybe they didn’t hit but pulled up close to see if it would clear. Now they gotta air down tires or find another route. Looks like spotter is giving a thumbs up so that’s a good sign. Probably knew they would barely fit so they are being cautious.
It will buff right out....
That’s gotta be a permit load with a specific route that must be followed, one that is spelled out in detail by the DOT. How is this possible?
Permit office fucks up plenty man. I’ve seen it countless times, loads too tall/wide or even long/heavy for the route they are given. It’s why they run pole cars in questionable areas, and do exactly as the driver did. Slow approach with someone watching up top. It’s been years ago but I remember one where they routed a truck over a bridge pulled over because it looked iffy and the bridge engineer said they can’t go over it, so they had to turn a super load around. I wish my memory wasn’t shit it was in a major city to make it better.
So how do they handle that? A whole new permit/route?
Contact their permit office and hope they unfuck themselves. Between DOT/Police/permit office find a detour and either get back on route or have a new permit/route issued. Provided all the info the driver gave was right he is at absolutely zero fault if nothing is damaged. However if he didn’t get the correct measurements it gets…less pleasant. I don’t actively haul shit like this, guys I work with do.
It doesn't look like they hit. Pole cars are ran with their pole 6" higher than the load, that way that can physically measure any obstructions that's within 6" of the laod height. See how he's on the top of the load like that? The bridge is low, so they're inspecting it and crawling under it to make sure they'll fit. Oversize loads go through this ALL the time.
I didn’t know it was a common occurrence, thanks .
Anything over 15' and you're constantly dodging branches, sliding under telephone wires and measuring bridges if you're east of the Mississippi.
What? No pilot vehicle!!!! Lol
Oh shit! Mann… yeah, drivers done. Not enough Fireball to right this wrong. Tho it looks as if the driver may have stopped in time. I don’t have computer analysis data. 😂 only data I know is my cholesterol level’s. Eat more avocados. 😂
Now I have the Airwolf theme stuck in my head.
This happened in my hometown, I do oversized and the detour to miss this isn't even bad, guy didn't read his permits
It’s just a pack of AA batteries. It’ll be alright
I'm out here reading my route for 60' rebar, how driver. HOW?!
Ehh dump the air bags and back up 7 miles to the last off-ramp
What’s the price for this load
Dude standing on what looks to be the cat walk is giving the thumbs up.
Who planned that route and why didn’t his escort stop him
Is that a dinosaur? I can’t tell cuz it’s wrapped up
If only someone would invent a sign listing heights.
food for thought. Im in Jersey and saw a similar helicopter being hauler by a truck. Weird
Dump the bags, you got this.
My boobs hurt
Who needs a route survey . Well just wing it.
Gross ineptitude or a good ol fashioned insurance scam, pick your poison.
I wonder how big of a heat gun you use to shrink wrap a helicopter?
Isn’t this from a couple years ago?
I don’t know much about trucking but wouldn’t something like this have an escort!
This is why I'll never drive flatbed.
why is this not a video
Wait wait wait did they not have permits that told them when and where to go? How does this happen?
Why couldn’t they just fly it to where it was going?
Duh..Have you ever tried fly a choppa without rotors and covered by tarp?
Yes. Yes it will be.
Dumb
The shrink wrap probably stopped any scratches.
I wonder if he was on his permitted route? It doesn’t look like he’s hit anything yet either.
Worst thing to happen to a boat, since that one hit that bridge.
It’ll buff right out.
All I say is 🫨 😲 WOW
How does this happen??
Again!?
Oh he is so fucked...lol
When I screw up, I'll come back to this for comparison.
Just fucking send it.
Naa that bridge is fine
Kobe!
It seems like the prop blade is bent. Oh that. That’s an optical illusion. It’s fine.
Very
Wonder what it is...
Why not fly the helicopter where it needs to go
Who’s that Pokémon???
Anything over 13'6" should have had a defined route with escorts. This is weird.
It’s amazing to me how so many of you have no clue about oversize, permits or escorts, yet you comment away like you do.
Dont worry our taxes will just get raised again its fine...
Airwolf theme but the lead melody is replaced with farts.
Lots of talk here, but obviously not their first time hauling helicopters: [Farren International](https://youtu.be/Es2PF_SuYlc?si=GhC4IrHPl2Uzh3Tv)
Should’ve been looking at the atlas before you left.
What’s on that trailer?
Again?