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Eiffel tower? Movable. 😎 In 1984, our engineers spotted an ad from Dutch parcel delivery company Van Gend & Loos claiming, "If van Gend & Loos doesn’t know what to do with it, it cannot be moved," featuring the Eiffel Tower. And naturally, our engineers couldn't resist! 😄 After crunching the numbers (288 axle lines of SPMT!), they proved even the Eiffel Tower could be moved. Their response to Van Gend & Loos: “Our engineering department spent some time drawing and calculating, but even the Eiffel Tower can be moved. So, if you don’t know what to do with it, call #Mammoet." Wouldn't it be amazing to see the Eiffel Tower cruising on SPMTs? #Engineering #Innovation #FridayFun

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Laurens van Dorp

at Shell Nederland Pernis

1mo

Nice, argument. Any mass can be carried with enough axis/wheels. However, driving/moving is something else. then the dynamic forces (acceleration, unanimity of the SPMT's, etc ) also have to be absorbed. I am very curious what this picture looks like. And whether the Eiffel Tower can be moved. in reality

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Kaloyan Simov

Lastebilsjåfør hos Ringnes AS

1mo

Your engineers must be really bored at work😁

shailendra kumar mistry

Business Development &Design at Zariya Solar

1mo

thanks for share ! team Mammoet we too want to extend it further... bringing ET to #udaipur ... please find an image! thanks for listening! thanks for time! good wishes to all! #safety1st

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Geoffrey H. Goldberg

Crane Applications & Heavy Lift Engineer

1mo

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. - Archimedes

Nick Lapierre

Mammoet global supervisor

1mo

Mammoet I have always loved this ad but it’s 2024! Let’s see it in MOVE3D 

Michał Sadecki

HSE Officer | Industrial & Construction Photographer

1mo

Nothing is impossible 😎 Mammoet

Nick Murphy

Heavy Transport / Lifting Supervisor / Construction Plant.

1mo

I remember that 🤣

Isaq Muhammad

Projects & Operations Supervisor ||Heavy transport & Installation Specialist||

1mo

Wow, 288 axle lines of SPMT! That's some serious planning! Great post highlighting Mammoet's capabilities.

Hans Bisschop

Passionate about ship repair - ship repair sales in Asia for Damen - posts are strictly personal

1mo

And .... any ideas where to move it?

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