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- Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:10 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Bunded fuel storage tank movement
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Bunded fuel storage tank movement
This tank arrangement was much heavier than it looks. It has an anti-theft and pumping facility built into it. There was very little room. It was transported from Newhaven to West Sussex and unloaded in its new home. http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag57/mickgould1/Container%20movement/P1000010%2...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:04 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Off-roading bus!
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Off-roading bus!
This bus accidentally went down the wrong entrance. He attempted to turn around on the school field, which was softer than he thought, and unfortunately in his efforts to get free he ended up further on the field that first intended. http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag57/mickgould1/Stagecoach%20g...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:38 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: DAF stuck in verge
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DAF stuck in verge
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- Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:22 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Steam roller recovery
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Steam roller recovery
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- Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:21 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Training day!
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Training day!
Training carried out at our yard. As you can tell from the blue skies, these were taken earlier this year! It was a very interesting day. After the theory was completed, the instructor (Nick Ovenden), myself and Richard decided that we would try alternative methods of righting an overturned artic. W...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:26 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Concrete batching plant movement
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Concrete batching plant movement
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- Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Loaded trailer detaches on M25 J2
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Loaded trailer detaches on M25 J2
This trailer became detached whilst the driver was travelling around the busy roundabout where the A2 goes beneath the M25 J2. He was very lucky that the trailer got jammed in the wheel and under the 5th wheel, preventing it from turning over onto the cars that were on his N/S. The 5th wheel locking...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:23 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Swimming pool movement
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Swimming pool movement
Some people living in Heathfield purchased a pre-fabricated swimming pool. It was very big and the drive leading up to the house was not wide enough for it. We attended with the rotator and had to lift the pool above the height of the hedges and off to one side of the drive to avoid all trees etc. O...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:01 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Artic runs over buried bell
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Artic runs over buried bell
This was an odd job. You couldn't see the artic parked in the industrial estate from the main road, but you could see where it had been! The entrance is particularly tight and for some strange reason someone decided to make it even worse for large vehicles by burying a "bell" style bollard in the gr...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:23 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Damaged ballast trailer
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Damaged ballast trailer
One from earlier this year. A loaded ballast trailer had steering faults that were caused by a very difficult site. It was parked on the side of the A12. The ballast weights had to be removed onto a waiting trailer. There was very little room owing to the size of the layby and the length of the vehi...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:22 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Foreign artic stuck down narrow lane (Margate)
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Foreign artic stuck down narrow lane (Margate)
We attended this job with Kavanagh Recovery. The driver had got too far over to the N/S of a very narrow lane. Although the photos don't show it, the N/S of the trailer had sunk up to its axles. It was laden and leaning so much that the O/S was virtually off the ground. The unit was stuck at an angl...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:15 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Bunded fuel tank movement
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- Views: 23047
Bunded fuel tank movement
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- Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:25 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Foreign bus in accident near Hever
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Foreign bus in accident near Hever
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- Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:23 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Movement of waste transfer station
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- Views: 23174
Movement of waste transfer station
We had to move the weighbridge and all the heavy equipment from the old yard when this local waste management company took on two new sites. There was very little room and the equipment was very heavy. Placing the weighbridge was awkward due to lack of space etc. The waste baling press weighed nearl...
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:25 pm
- Forum: Heavy Recovery - 2015
- Topic: Strong winds in Gravesend!
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- Views: 23024
Strong winds in Gravesend!
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