Wreckers!!

ollie989898 · Nov 9, 2023

76masseyman said:
Sounds plausible. Not much axle load at the minute.

Cab is intact, impressive. Did he pull over for a car coming the other way and went off the tarmac, on to the soft or was there some speed involved?

Being interested in machines I always like to look at what is about on the roads, all mobile cranes seem to be made by Liebherr.

daveydiesel1 · Nov 9, 2023

ollie989898 said:
Cab is intact, impressive. Did he pull over for a car coming the other way and went off the tarmac, on to the soft or was there some speed involved?

Being interested in machines I always like to look at what is about on the roads, all mobile cranes seem to be made by Liebherr.

Most other brands are made in china so mabe not much faith in them here

Mickstup · Nov 9, 2023

Took best part of 12 months to remove one that fell off a road in South Shropshire in 2010. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news...ne-finally-removed-from-stokesay-castle-site/

76masseyman · Nov 9, 2023

ollie989898 said:
Cab is intact, impressive. Did he pull over for a car coming the other way and went off the tarmac, on to the soft or was there some speed involved?

Being interested in machines I always like to look at what is about on the roads, all mobile cranes seem to be made by Liebherr.

More or less a single track road, most probably met another vehicle. A lot are using it as a shorter route than the diversion, and some drive at the speeds they would one the main A road, but it’s a windy road with ditches and tall hedges.

William G · Nov 9, 2023

ollie989898 said:
Cab is intact, impressive. Did he pull over for a car coming the other way and went off the tarmac, on to the soft or was there some speed involved?

Being interested in machines I always like to look at what is about on the roads, all mobile cranes seem to be made by Liebherr.

See a few go over in last few years around here at wind farms or on their way to a wind farm. Usually much heavier ones but often it’s the road itself that gives way.
Those old single track roads are just not made for such vehicles

blackieman83 · Nov 9, 2023

One local to here a while back, carrying far too much speed went over a bump and finished up there, very lucky not to tip it upside down like the one above.

76masseyman · Nov 9, 2023

We had this one two years ago fairly local. Road closed for a week to build recovery platform and recover it.

Whitewalker · Nov 9, 2023

sjt01 said:
Change of trousers

Don't fancy his choice of colour.

Salopian_Will · Nov 9, 2023

76masseyman said:
We had this one two years ago fairly local. Road closed for a week to build recovery platform and recover it.View attachment 1147272

Elsfield, Oxfordshire?

Edit: I see you’re in lincs! This was elsfield.

V8druid · Nov 9, 2023

76masseyman said:
Category C license required for one this size.

Hasn't been the case for many years .... class 2 HGV (or whatever it's called now) ....... car license and over 21 YOA went out maybe two decades ago

agrimax · Nov 9, 2023

Cat C is class 2.

V8druid · Nov 9, 2023

Feb '18 ... and not a good road for truck width, let alone this size m/c ... used to run along it in a 45t Grove and that was pretty hairy ... this un'd be 18" wider than the Grove

https://www.facebook.com/BreconRadnorExpress/posts/1793185204048961

V8druid · Nov 9, 2023

agrimax said:
Cat C is class 2.

'course it is ... senior moment .. car is B, which someone posted was the requirement ... replied to the wrong comment BTLs .. apologies

betweenthelines said:
Mobile cranes are not HGV's They can be driven on an ordinary car licence.

Whatever the vehicle, surely it's the driver's responsibility to drive appropriate to the road conditions?

ollie989898 · Nov 10, 2023

5 axles, Oooof. So probably an easy 50 tonne there. Do I have any higher bids?

Quite interesting these machines. Wonder what a crane operator is paid?

YELROM · Nov 10, 2023

ollie989898 said:
5 axles, Oooof. So probably an easy 50 tonne there. Do I have any higher bids?

Quite interesting these machines. Wonder what a crane operator is paid?

It says picture of a 96t crane toppled over so I assume that’s what it weighs

ollie989898 · Nov 10, 2023

YELROM said:
It says picture of a 96t crane toppled over so I assume that’s what it weighs

96 tonnes?! Holy fudge.

grainboy · Nov 10, 2023

The tonnage is the max weight it can lift,
Not the gross of the machine,

grainboy · Nov 10, 2023

A 100 ton weighs approximately 48 ton depending on weight block

daveydiesel1 · Nov 10, 2023

How can a 48 ton machine lift 100 tons

grainboy · Nov 10, 2023

Why not,
Normally rated at 5m, so nearest to vertical,

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