Needing recovery from Swansea area

Roaming Wombat · Oct 4, 2015

This is not super urgent - can wait a few days.

Is there anyone out there who would be able to recover my LR90 from Swansea to the Blackwood area? (approx. 50miles)
EDIT: This may well need a trailer as its a steering wobble issue.

Happy to pay for fuel etc, (also Hobnobs).

The Mad Hat Man · Oct 4, 2015

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THEengineer · Oct 4, 2015

can do it next Saturday evening maybe,tied up all week,how do we get round the towing on m way laws?

THEengineer · Oct 4, 2015

just seen needs a trailer,not got one sadly,whats wrong with the 90?

The Mad Hat Man · Oct 4, 2015

dont go on the Mway?

steering wobble

THEengineer · Oct 4, 2015

can it be towed?

Roaming Wombat · Oct 4, 2015

Going up Heads of the Valleys is the alternative route, going out of Swansea through Jersey Marina avoids the M4 totally to get on to the A465.

The issue I have is steering wobble at 20mph+ so I'm not sure if it can be towed unless there's someway the steering can be isolated?

THEengineer · Oct 4, 2015

Roaming Wombat said:
Going up Heads of the Valleys is the alternative route, going out of Swansea through Jersey Marina avoids the M4 totally to get on to the A465.

The issue I have is steering wobble at 20mph plus...

would that be a problem controlling it being towed?

Roaming Wombat · Oct 4, 2015

I'm going to err on the side of caution and say would be an issue controlling it as its bad enough to mean I can't just drive it home

THEengineer · Oct 4, 2015

do we have anyone with a trailer,sounds like steering's totally goosed

THEengineer · Oct 4, 2015

@brian47 do you have a trailer?

brian47 · Oct 4, 2015

@THEengineer Sorry Mark I don't have a trailer.

The Mad Hat Man · Oct 5, 2015

Worth renting one - only about £45? Anyone else locally with one?
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blue beasty · Oct 5, 2015

I don't know of anyone with a trailer in the area. We're always a bit desperately short of them which is a shame with so many excellent towing vehicles.

Hiring must be worth having a look at

The Mad Hat Man · Oct 5, 2015

Autogas has one - maybe a bit far away tho?

biggeeeee · Oct 5, 2015

No where near Swansea but I have moved a few Green Oval products using trailers.
What I have found is its cheaper to have someone move it rather than hire and do it yourself.
I had to pay for a burst tyre last time I hired one so cost me £130 (£60 for the trailer + £70 for call out and tyre change)
Last one I had moved cost me £40 and the guy did all the work and took all the risk and was insured to boot.

The Mad Hat Man · Oct 5, 2015

biggeeeee said:
No where near Swansea but I have moved a few Green Oval products using trailers.
What I have found is its cheaper to have someone move it rather than hire and do it yourself.
I had to pay for a burst tyre last time I hired one so cost me £130 (£60 for the trailer + £70 for call out and tyre change)
Last one I had moved cost me £40 and the guy did all the work and took all the risk and was insured to boot.

I would have thought a rented trailer should have a spare - or its down to the rental co...?

biggeeeee · Oct 5, 2015

The Mad Hat Man said:
I would have thought a rented trailer should have a spare - or its down to the rental co...?

Appears not, I did contact them, having broke down miles from nowhere, best they could suggest was Kwik Fit, who I believe are not very big on Trailer tyres. Luckily it happened in the sticks where there are loads of agricultural vehicles and trailers. Managed to get a local company to come out and change the tyre.

The Mad Hat Man · Oct 5, 2015

next time don't hire one without a spare

biggeeeee · Oct 5, 2015

The Mad Hat Man said:
next time don't hire one without a spare

Galling thing is I have a bloody brand new spare on my boat trailer that was the same size.

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