I didn't expect to sit and watch over an hour of very careful haulage but here I am, at the very end.

I watch as many of these type of videos as I can because it shows skill and planning at it's best. I  was in Ipswich Docks in the 70s with my Dad when he picked up a load of steel coils, No security gates then. Quick nod the the old boy in the kiosk and on down to where the ship was. Big fry up in the dock cafe and then a walk through the Cargo door of the ship with cranes lift stuff out, tractors and cars driving past, aged 10 it was excellent. Three steel coils were loaded onto my Dads trough trailer, chained down and off to deliver. Great day out.

You nailed it there Lawrie. Top notch filming with no annoying zooming and panning all over the place. Keeping the camera movement to a minimum and letting the action speak for itself is the way to do it. Informative narration and perfect use of drone footage to show us the whole incredible operation. Nice to have the route map at the beginning. Ipswich is my County Town which makes this even more interesting for me. Your enthusiasm is evident and infectious which made for a very enjoyable video. Well done!

Fantastic coverage of this load going through Ipswich,  being an ex hgv1 driver, I was in awe of the skill these guys took to get the job done. 👏

That trailer is an amazing piece of engineering.  All bolted and pinned together. The control on those wheels.  Great video Lawrie.  Couldn't but help think that Gerry Anderson would have loved that machine!

Hi Lawrie was nice to meet you that day I was driving the third truck for the pull up the hill then I disappeared to go load the other piece of the boat into the other frame
Got to say that was a stunning video well done watched all the way through 👍

Superbly crafted documentary letting the camera do all of the work with great angles and with no unnecessary chat. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Can’t believe my wife sat through the whole video spellbound with me. Excellent work finding ways through the streets to keep up.

Great footage … and fantastically skilled drivers and crew from ALLELYS  HEAVY HAULAGE…..

I had Alleleys move a load for the company I worked for, admittedly it was only 150 tonnes, but it was amazing to watch. Especially the bit where the driver reversed the 70 foot trailer into our compound from a minor road. They also did all the heavy lifting to install the piece of equipment on site, great company to work with.

I enjoy watching these videos. They remind me of when I was a small boy 70 years ago in Glasgow watching Pickfords move big steam locos from the North British works to the docks for shipment to the "colonies". It was decades before I found out that that was what was happening. At the time as a 3 or 4 year old I would either watch from our front window or go down to the main road with some friends and marvel at these huge machines taking up the whole road, with police motorcycles guarding the way as they slowly moved past. Back then the loco would be on a similar trailer, but with many less axles, and a lot less tech. However they would have a tractor before and after in the same way.

Goldhofer make some trailers which are quite magical. The HS2 Colne Valley viaduct project is using some of their self-power platforms which have wireless remotes, to move huge precast concrete sections from the on-site factory. One of the UK companies which uses these set a record for picking up an oil production rig of 17K tonnes and moving it on to a barge! The used a lot of them! I think the size of the platforms on the ends of this trailer is set to cope with the overhang. I think it is called "throw-out". They are speced for axleweight. The MAN tractors have V8 engines of 750 to 800 HP and gearboxes with crawler gears to allow them to develop maximum torque at only 1 or 2 MPH. I don't know if these have this feature, but you can have a remote throttle for the additional tractors.

As you said watching them work as a team without any fuss is wonderful.

Brilliant thanks Lawrie, especially the drone footage.👍👍👍

The crack about the Tesla police car had me in stitches. lol

Absolutely brilliant. I just love it. The skill of the drivers is on another level. I drove trucks all my life, including Oversize . I can watch this stuff all day long. I have some footage I took in Victoria, Australia, of a 550-ton genset being moved. I will send it to you.

For someone on a break you sure are uploading a lot, not complaining mind you I love the videos just don’t let yourself get burnt out

Working in Barrow-in-Furness back in the 70's and watching a whole section of submarine being moved through the streets was pretty impressive.

The bird's-eye views were a very good idea.
Cheers!

Next time you're at the docks have a look at the small old house set back on the left just before the security gates. Some interesting wood carvings around the building. Cheers

Lawrie did you notice the load was lowered to go under the railway bridge. The gentleman with the beard signal to raise after the load cleared. Also the load wasn't on the trailer,  but hanging from.

Also the "wrong way" they were going at the start is a one-way system with tight bends and a roundabout.  You're not normally allowed to turn right outside the Forge restaurant to go uphill either, you used to be able to until late 2010 or thereabouts because that junction was once a roundabout.

I'd say Bishop's Hill and some of the surrounding streets might be literally some of the steepest roads in Suffolk - a place which is generally flat as a tortilla. I used to go running around there and it could be a killer if you weren't in the right headspace.

(I used to live a stone's throw from where the journey began)