thought i'd show another pic 4 u all 2 c

65 ton and 90 foot long not your normal AA recovery
good fun tho

 

bet you have seenn some scary shit...

 

yeh the company i worked 4 b4 was police contracted so c fatals all the time been in news clips and photo in papers

but didn't never bother me any ov that u get use 2 it

 

The air deflectors on the truck you're pulling look close to the trailer.

 

loadsa room m8 i did drop it alittle ,was up coz ad it up to take the prop off

but you'll be suprised how close u can ave it

 

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i used to do recovery - lift n shift was quite easy really, coaches are hard ifyou have to low load them, but the best ( or worst ) are units on there side, you have some very heavy equipment at sparks iirc - some nice gear, have you got any large holmes overhead booms , i used a unit once , a renault magnum with a massive underlift, huge grids on the back to keep the fooker stable when using the twin over heads for righting commercials.

tis an art to right a unit without it going back over on you

 

my friend was tilting the cab once on a renault magnum, but he didnt know his workmate was inside,,, cab tilted and the worker fell though the glass!
the screen cost loads aswell

 

Croppy thats your averege ERF ECT broken down,used to work for erf/man .now moved to SCANIA road side jobs are the best,hate being stuck in work shop


cheeRS stu

 

Muscle Truck Love it

How Hard is it to go backwards in that

 

Apprentice error!! 1st rule of tilting cabs is always check that there is nothing in the cab that can go through the screen!!

 

Thought that size lorry was 44t Gross Weight?

 

Whats the confusion?

44t truck on the back of a 20t recovery truck, combined length of 90 foot...

 

i think my mate was a apprentice at the time

 

I was taught that the first time I ever tilted a cab! I made sure I remembered it too.

 

saw a tow like that on the m25 on the way back to work the other day. tought "rather you than me". be an arse to reverse.

 

i fooked up towing a frigging 2i home, let alone that monster

 

Thats one thing i've wanted to do for a long time. Heavy Recovery, bit more varied than ya usual motorway tramping.

Theres 2 companie that we use for recovery, they have some impressive equipment.

 

MARK the old company i worked 4 i drove a daf2800 old beast wiv and had holmes 750 converted to hydraulic proper winching tool


STUCOS
funny that coz in 9 years hardly ever go out to a scanny
recover ect'c/tga loads
use to be clutch's be 4 they all got fitted wiv modified clutches

DAN
recovery is totally dif m8 trucks r plated different don't even ave to use a tacho

reversing them u get use 2 i can do it but need plenty ov room and r limited 2 where u can put it 4 obvious reasons

 

Right! Got ya! lol

 

Cool

 

Fair play, bet thats a nightmare getting around corners

 

na it's not m8 they turn really sweet u wouldn't belive it better than a big ridged

 

Cool, always thought it would have been a nightmare! Does it have a towing load? IE if some trucks was fully loaded u wouldnt be able to take them etc?

 

Pjay who used to come on here done that,,,,,,, he had a licence to drive ANYTHING

he could fucking drive too,,,,,,, ill never forget being in the car with him

 

with that truck i can't pic up a fully loaded tipper well i can but not safe as ur picking up alot ov weight
wheres as an artic i'm only picking up the cab bout 7ton roughly and pulling the rest
with that truck a 44 ton artic is bout the weight limit but have towed heavier low loaders

obviously u need to brake the towing vehicle if heavy so there brakes assist