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11:03 am
March 10, 2010
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nwaringa
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|  Monkey Wrenchers | posts 785 |
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Thought you guys would appreciate this. It is a recent rock slide on I-70 in Colorado. Stopping a TON of trucks from moving through the Rockies… many of them Internationals.
 
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11:51 am
March 10, 2010
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ENGLISHROB
| | eastern canada | |
|  Freshly Restored | posts 738 |
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now that's a ROCK you don't get that in Holland
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truck mechanic looking for an easier life 1956 S110 ……………………………………n Rob
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1:11 pm
March 10, 2010
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mag623
| | Merritt B.C. Can. | |
|  Golden Anniversary | posts 1168 |
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If you took that rock to Holland, Holland would sink!!
As for that little rock stopping Binders, I think you are confusing the Binder with the Navistar. If there were binders waiting to get around that, they would just tie enough trucks onto the rock, and move it out of the way. No more problem!
Like what it did to the concrete no-post.
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1:51 pm
March 10, 2010
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Jackiedog29
| | Iowa | |
|  Rusty Driver | posts 206 |
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Hey Guys
If You start picking on the Hollander's this Dutch Man will make You a swimming suit out of that rock.
Besides My SSS alone could haul that pebble with plenty of room left for a cooler of Heineken. LOL
That much land mass would be worth a fortune there.
Jackiedog29-Al
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5:48 pm
March 10, 2010
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HillBillyEngineer
| | Spokane, WA | |
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Post edited 12:28 am – March 11, 2010 by hillbillyengineer
So that's why they call em' "The Rockies"
Around here rocks like that breed under the clay during the winter and their offspring push their way to the surface in the spring.
Dave
PS. Is that on a bridge? and do you have any additional photos of scene?
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5:53 pm
March 10, 2010
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Eric's49KB1
| | Trenton, Ontario | |
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If you could figure out how to place it in a lake, you could have your own island. I know I've seen smaller with a cottage on it.
That sure would scare the heck out of you driving near there when it decided to fall.
Eric
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9:09 pm
March 10, 2010
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spreader
| | Chino Valley.Az | |
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Post edited 3:12 am – March 11, 2010 by spreader
Fellow over on Pirate 4X4 was asking about routes, grades, & highways for a trip. A Colorado local gave him some very good info on this slide. Saving a ton of headaches. To see the local news/paper report of incident read post #8 on link below. I believe that is a cantilevered roadbed in the picture.
http://www.pirate4×4.com…..p?t=870044
Colorado DOT site for updates, etc.
http://www.coloradodot.info/ne…..-room.html
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12:48 pm
March 11, 2010
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kjhogue
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Post edited 6:48 pm – March 11, 2010 by kjhogue
isn't that amazing. two summers ago there was one about this size skidded down the mountain at the Black Canyon on the Gunnison east of Montrose where my parents live. it tore holly heck out of the road and it was closed for the rest of the year. when those things decide the blast down the hill, look out. glad no one was hurt.
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