Spotted Shipment

This is a massive D9R Cat. It is a massive piece of equipment when you need to do some heavy work. It was spotted along with two others today as it passed through Dallas today.  If you would like to see the military version of this monster you can see it on Wikipedia . Yes, the military has an armored version.  Since I was a kid, I have always liked Heavy Industry Equipment. The bigger, the better! Trains, Planes, big CATs and the heavy Mining dump trucks with tires as big as a house.

CATs D9R

There were three on three flatbeds with the big blades and rakes loaded in front and in back.

 

Airport Firemen at Work

One of the Big Boys rolling on an in flight emergency on final.

You can see the two big boys (21 and 22) and a regular ladder truck and supervisor car on the roll to the runway 13 where the emergency plane will be handled.
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We all dread looking out the window of a jet and seeing flashing lights on firetrucks lined up on a taxiways or runway, but those pieces of equipment and men that man that equipment are there to help whatever the emergency might be--even if it doesn't involve an aircraft. Today, it was for an aircraft that had an emergency on a 10-mile final at Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport.