BBC News - Range Rover transporter lorry crash on A34 shuts road some ££ worth there... at least there will be some good parts left lol
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sas1810
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well, at least some engine and interior parts. dont hold much hope for bodywork LOL
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That recovery drivers career is over then :-(
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hope that comment wasnt aimed at ratty
The recovery driver was 29 and Ratty is ALOT OLDER than that, close to being coffin dodger status
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I know the recovery firm
Diesel Do
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I'll rephrase that! I know the recovery firm with the police contract that attended the accident!
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I'm in the heavy recovery game and all i can say is he must of been a very sloppy operator.
If the towed vehicle is sat on the boom forks/pedestals correctly and chained correctly there is no way it's coming off unless something fails and then it can't be classed as an unsecure load but equipment failure.
Unless the feckers hoofin it round corners
If the towed vehicle is sat on the boom forks/pedestals correctly and chained correctly there is no way it's coming off unless something fails and then it can't be classed as an unsecure load but equipment failure.
Unless the feckers hoofin it round corners
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Usually it is a tanker that falls over just by the M4 junction. I spend way too much time going up and down that road!
sas1810
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I'm in the heavy recovery game and all i can say is he must of been a very sloppy operator.
If the towed vehicle is sat on the boom forks/pedestals correctly and chained correctly there is no way it's coming off unless something fails and then it can't be classed as an unsecure load but equipment failure.
Unless the feckers hoofin it round corners
wasnt there a law at 1 time saying that any HGV being towed, had to be emptied of its load first? ie the trailer or if possible the cargo? i may be miss informed.
thought it was mine!
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can remember as a kid going out with old man to recover a wagon when we got ther it was a recovery wagon towing an artic. Due to the fact he was going out on a works freebie pis up,out came the swan neck attached it to mamouth (i think) a bit of messing around with brakes and off we went. great fun as a kid looking back it was totally insane thing to do "why make two journey's when you can make one!" If he did that now bye bye licience
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No law against it
but a bit of common sense prevails sometimes,ie the type of load and how secure it is.I NEVER have agreed with towing an artic and trailer together be it loaded or not as i think it's dangerous.
it's OK to move it a small distance to get it out of danger to itself or others but after that they should be two seperate recoveries.
Just my opinion but hay ho
