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  History making 1.8 million pound generator to enter Edgefield County Friday web posted September 24, 2009 JOHNSTON – A massive move is taking place that will enter Edgefield County on Friday, stay overnight, then depart on Saturday. And when we say massive, we mean 1.8 million pounds of generator on a trailer 28 feet wide and 300 feet long reaching a height of 22 feet. If you think an 18-wheeler is big, think about a 576-wheeler. The generator is being transported to Gaffney, North Carolina for installation in a power plant. The move is slow going and is expected to take a month to make it from the South Carolina costal port in Jasper County to North Carolina. After the route was laid out, the company has been working in advance raising power lines and other logistical aspects of such a large moving operation, the largest object to ever travel on South Carolina Roads. The monster-moving trailer will be parked in Johnston on Highway 121 near Forrest Tire where it will stay overnight and make any repairs before continuing its journey on Highway 121 into Saluda County on Saturday. From there it will turning off onto Highway 178 towards Greenwood - a left-hand turn that has many interested in seeing how it will be accomplished. Area law enforcement agencies will be working in conjunction with Mammoet International, the company transporting the generator, with traffic control along with SC Department of Transportation and area power companies. The company is paying all the expenses incurred by local agencies involved as they pass through each county. Paul Winters of Johnston, who has followed the move since it began, said he is excited about seeing the history making transport pass in front of his house. “I’m getting ready to take a lot of pictures,” he said. The huge trailer, hydraulically controlled, will move at a rate between a slow crawl and a top speed of 20 mph on a long straightaway. Edgefield County residents will get one of the better views of the massive undertaking as it will stay just outside Johnston overnight. The trailer is pulled by two tractor-trailer rigs in the front and pushed by two in the rear. The impact on the local economy is also expected to get a boost with the use of motels, the purchase of fuel, food, and other spending from the crew which is expected to be between 60 and 70 people in the caravan. Crews will travel in front of and behind the generator to handle repairs of any damages caused to existing property during the move. “It’s going to be quite a sight,” Mr. Winters said, adding later it was the biggest thing to happen in Johnston since the Circus trains used to come to the town. © Copyright 2009
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