Strange off road excursion - anybody know what happened?
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This was just before Christmas on the Whaley Bridge to Macclesfield road.
How did the car get over/through the fence? The broken fence posts have been broken for a long time. The fence wires are all intact and the car shows little damage. It definitely didn't roll. The footprints were all made the day after it happened.
The picture below reveals some tractor tracks. I'm beginning to wonder if farmer Giles fell out with farmer Wayne and hoiked his Rover over the fence with his bale lifting prongs.
Anyone here local to this and know what happened?
mybrainhurts said:
This was just before Christmas on the Whaley Bridge to Macclesfield road.
Don't know, but I grew up in Macc and bloody love that road. It is lethal though (i would say more so than the run to Buxton), and people do push the limit on it. It's a blanket 50 now along it, although you normally have to be pushing on to get there.Top Tip: After the sweeping left hander after the hairpin on the top of the hill, keep to the middle of the road by the farmhouse to avoid the big adverse camber dip. Oh, and don't stick it in the hedge.
Edit: that is the downhill section after the turnoff to Pott Shrigley. It's quite a hump and comes after a long uphill flat out section (after my aforementioned farmhouse
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Edited by vonuber on Sunday 22 January 19:50
Edited by vonuber on Sunday 22 January 19:50
Purely a theory:
see the flattened and double posts, then farmer has come and fixed the fence to keep the sheep in, hence the tractor marks where he parked.
Blue lines are where the car (probably still spinning) went in.
The double post and the bent post explain it all.
Original wire mesh or recycled mesh and posts so doesn't look new!
see the flattened and double posts, then farmer has come and fixed the fence to keep the sheep in, hence the tractor marks where he parked.
Blue lines are where the car (probably still spinning) went in.
The double post and the bent post explain it all.
Original wire mesh or recycled mesh and posts so doesn't look new!
mybrainhurts said:
Hmmm...
Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
It would explain the huge excess of mangled posts on the floor though!Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
Petrolhead_Rich said:
Purely a theory:
see the flattened and double posts, then farmer has come and fixed the fence to keep the sheep in, hence the tractor marks where he parked.
Blue lines are where the car (probably still spinning) went in.
The double post and the bent post explain it all.
Original wire mesh or recycled mesh and posts so doesn't look new!
Are you suggesting it's a repost?see the flattened and double posts, then farmer has come and fixed the fence to keep the sheep in, hence the tractor marks where he parked.
Blue lines are where the car (probably still spinning) went in.
The double post and the bent post explain it all.
Original wire mesh or recycled mesh and posts so doesn't look new!
Globs said:
mybrainhurts said:
Hmmm...
Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
It would explain the huge excess of mangled posts on the floor though!Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
Regardez encore une time...
mybrainhurts said:
Hmmm...
Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
Snowed after the car landed there (snow on back window of car) so explains the lack of car tracks!Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
Farmer fixes fence so he can put sheep in there later on today or someone else is responsible for the fence e.g. highways?
TheHeretic said:
Would a farmer not drag the car out with his big tractor like vehicle?
No, because he would get charged for any damage to the vehicle e.g. when he rips the back bumper off with his big tractor like vehicle!mybrainhurts said:
Globs said:
mybrainhurts said:
Hmmm...
Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
It would explain the huge excess of mangled posts on the floor though!Why would the farmer do that so quickly in bad conditions? It was foggy the day before. It's a huge sheep farm and no sheep were present in that area several days before this happened.
Also no car tracks in the snow across the field.
Regardez encore une time...
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