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grumpy52 said:
ZR1cliff said:
Coming back to the right side of the Thames tonight, I spotted a Vauxhall Victor in the other lane and awaited my chance of a snap. When stopped I got a shot of the Victor and didn't realise there was a 1600E cortina alongside it. A coincidence shot?
Booger me ! I was about 50mtrs behind you !
ZR1cliff said:
Sat at home now and relaxing, was out in EPD earlier. Can see the bridge is moving OK from my window.
Im doing the same although I cant see the bridge, saw EPD in my car on the way home. Looking at the drivers arm that was resting on the open window, he was wearing some dodgy christmas jumper 
4key said:
ZR1cliff said:
Sat at home now and relaxing, was out in EPD earlier. Can see the bridge is moving OK from my window.
Im doing the same although I cant see the bridge, saw EPD in my car on the way home. Looking at the drivers arm that was resting on the open window, he was wearing some dodgy christmas jumper 
Digby, that is poor 
iirc it was on an industrial estate and not the highway, looked like he had managed to drop it directly in line with a drain that run across the road. Being private land it probably wasnt built to the specifications of a public road, we used to have this happen occasionally in the docks too.
This is the reason to place trailers on the floor using the tractor units air ride to put the weight slowly on the legs. Just pulling off and letting the legs thump will at best eventually ruin the gearing to wind the legs up, at worst the trailer falls through the floor
iirc it was on an industrial estate and not the highway, looked like he had managed to drop it directly in line with a drain that run across the road. Being private land it probably wasnt built to the specifications of a public road, we used to have this happen occasionally in the docks too.
This is the reason to place trailers on the floor using the tractor units air ride to put the weight slowly on the legs. Just pulling off and letting the legs thump will at best eventually ruin the gearing to wind the legs up, at worst the trailer falls through the floor
Edited by 4key on Wednesday 19th December 00:46
4key said:
Digby, that is poor
iirc it was on an industrial estate and not the highway, looked like he had managed to drop it directly in line with a drain that run across the road. Being private land it probably wasnt built to the specifications of a public road, we used to have this happen occasionally in the docks too.
This is the reason to place trailers on the floor using the tractor units air ride to put the weight slowly on the legs. Just pulling off and letting the legs thump will at best eventually ruin the gearing to wind the legs up, at worst the trailer falls through the floor
If only all drivers knew how to pick up and drop trailers without using their Skids, where i worked before none was allowed to drive my lorry if i was off as it didn't have any skids, they were removed due to an awkward yard i routinely visited damaged them the first time i was thereiirc it was on an industrial estate and not the highway, looked like he had managed to drop it directly in line with a drain that run across the road. Being private land it probably wasnt built to the specifications of a public road, we used to have this happen occasionally in the docks too.
This is the reason to place trailers on the floor using the tractor units air ride to put the weight slowly on the legs. Just pulling off and letting the legs thump will at best eventually ruin the gearing to wind the legs up, at worst the trailer falls through the floor
Edited by 4key on Wednesday 19th December 00:46
I was glad to be fair as i hate them, far better practice using the air suspension to lift/drop trailers
chilistrucker said:
judging by that trailer, and its colouring, i'd hazard a guess its not kryptonite 
i'd also hazard a guess, you certainly wouldn't want to unload what is in it, if i'm right
PDM? If so, spot on.i'd also hazard a guess, you certainly wouldn't want to unload what is in it, if i'm right
When they overtake me, I'm on the brakes building up a good gap between us
animal waste is what i'm thinking.
the place i go to in merthyr, is a huge packing plant and abbatoir. normally a fair few of these trailers around the back. nowt gets wasted.
i always try and get in and out, before the livestock waggons come in
i know i'm a hypocrite, being a meat eater, but still hate seeing the lamb and beef wagons roll up, with all the cute animals looking out at me, mooing and baaing
the place i go to in merthyr, is a huge packing plant and abbatoir. normally a fair few of these trailers around the back. nowt gets wasted.
i always try and get in and out, before the livestock waggons come in
i know i'm a hypocrite, being a meat eater, but still hate seeing the lamb and beef wagons roll up, with all the cute animals looking out at me, mooing and baaing
chilistrucker said:
quayside at felixstowe, some of the many ship cranes.
Tell the little one the cranes in the distance are Giraffes.
it never ceases to amaze me how big felixstowe is. drive from one end of trinity to the other and you pass 300 boxes. then you think, that 5 high, by 6 wide, so 30x300 and thats just in a block.
currently it goes upto about m block
and thats without the empty parks, crazy!
should start getting some better pics next year, start touring again in feb
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