This year I haven’t travelled anywhere internationally, but I did visit a few places in Canada, to Saskatchewan (to see family), and around a few places in Alberta. This included a trip to a few places in southern Alberta and the Crowsnest Pass area in June, and a trip to Jasper in July.
I also made an impromptu trip to British Columbia for about 45 minutes when I was visiting the Crowsnest Pass. Why? I wanted to visit Sparwood, BC to see the Titan 33-19, a.k.a the world’s largest tandem axle truck.
If there’s one thing you should know about me it’s that I love tandem axle trucks. Just kidding; I don’t really know what tandem axle means. Thetruckhow.com says “A tandem axle truck has one front axle and two rear axles each with double wheels.” Cool.
What I do love is superlatives; they’re the best. So when I find out some town has the world’s largest whatever I’ll do what I can to see it. I mean within reason. Would I drive 524km from my house just to see the world’s largest tandem axle truck? No. Would I detour 45km from a place I was already visiting to see the world’s largest tandem axle truck?
This truck, the Titan 33-19, stands at 6.8 meters tall, but with the box raised it’s over 17 meters tall. I’m 5’10 and I didn’t reach the tops of tires. It can carry 350 tonnes of stuff. It was built by General Motors starting in 1968 and finished in 1974. It displayed at a Mining Convention in Las Vegas (travelling by 8 railcars) and used in mines in California before being moved to a mining operation outside of Sparwood, BC.
It’s big. It’s green. It’s a mining machine. And by machine I mean a truck – The World’s Largest Tandem Axle Truck to be specific. If you’re ever around Sparwood, BC take a gander to see this massive piece of mining history.
Things To Know
The World’s Largest Tandem Axel Truck is located 124-126 Aspen Drive, Sparwood, British Columbia. It’s located next to the Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Centre. If you see the big green truck you’re probably at the right spot. This is outside and free to visit. I came here in the late afternoon and didn’t really do anything else in Sparwood. Maybe next time I’ll spend more than 10 minutes here.
Have you seen any “World’s Largest Attraction” on your travels?