- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Doesn’t change the fact that they are being run illegally and bought with that intent.
Not disputing that for a second.
Doesn’t change the fact that they are being run illegally and bought with that intent.
Before any test I would like to see policing of the rules we have at present.Speed was upped to 40k a few years ago as was maximum weight for tractor, trailer and load to about 31 tons, however max weight of trailer and load remains at about 18,300 so there’s potential to be over weight with anything bigger than a 14 ton trailer
We weigh every load coming into the ad plant, wet green crops weigh very heavy, Brown dry maize crop very light. Trailer drivers need to have some common sense when weighing and filling trailers to know when to stop filling, communication between clamp trailers and forager drivers to keep trailers at safe weights.Do most the loads entering AD plants go over weighbridges ? Does maize weigh heavy ?
LOLER is very much a LAW, annual inspection by a competent person!!!
The person needs to be impartial and can't be the mechanic i.e. you cant audit your own work.
Anyone competent can do it, but they have to stand over it!
I used to do quite a few but got fed up with the "Sure just send me a cert"
Also untill they sold up recently a local veg operation would be hauling veg with tractor's and trailer's so far some times that in a 12 hour shift some days they only did one round trip they were going so far!
There are already performance and tracking facilities available, factory fitted for tractors from several brands where HQ can monitor relevant statistics for each unit and driver in real time. Problem is that it requires someone at HQ that gives a damn about driving safely and steadily, rather than turnaround time.
Been having LOLER tests done for 3 years now, and have actually found it useful in a couple of instances. Almost worth the fee in one case.
Why on earth would you need a brake test on a ring fenced farm?If you never go on the road there are no regulations even for HGVs in this respect.
Haha, “almost”!
Who do you get to do them for you?
Before any test I would like to see policing of the rules we have at present.
I am sure many of the accidents we are seeing on the roads are caused by speeds in excess of 40KPH with loads in excess of 18t.
ANPR could only identify farms, not vehicles unless it is mounted high and can see the back of the tractor over the trailer headboard. Common trailer number plates for a farm on trailers make individual trailers unidentifiable.Yep. We all hear of VOSA and Police carrying out a splurge of checks, but maybe they are in the wrong locations...
Surprised that the ANPR kit linked to the speed camera check, are not used to be honest.
ANPR could only identify farms, not vehicles unless it is mounted high and can see the back of the tractor over the trailer headboard. Common trailer number plates for a farm on trailers make individual trailers unidentifiable.
Tacho...?
I suspect not, but should they have them fitted for this sort of work?