Western Star's XDs Can Really Haul

摘要

Off-road earthmoving equipment is bigger and heavier than normal vocational trucks, and I expect that. Still, I was rather wowed at the sight of the rig you see here: A Western Star 6900XD hitched to a Smithco 85-Metric-Ton Gooseneck Tipper, among the products recently displayed by Western Star Trucks and suppliers at the Michelin Proving Grounds in South Carolina. This event was mainly for customers and dealers; I was the lone writer, so tried to blend in.