Wots this nonsense now on trailers?
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- South Wales UK
If working under them is it?
Hydraulics had ram stops for years
Hydraulics had ram stops for years
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- northumberland
It's basically an advert trying to sell props for tipping trailers
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- East Sussex
Not sure you'd want that on my old oat trailer...... the prop would punch right through where they've got it.
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
They do seem to have quite a “looking down” type attitude.
Like vegan, organic, RT etc - the way to sell themselves they think is to criticise farmers and tar all with the brush of a minority, whilst seemingly acting as virtuous and faultless themselves.
Imo all it does is alienate the very farmers they are seem to be needing to work with.
Like vegan, organic, RT etc - the way to sell themselves they think is to criticise farmers and tar all with the brush of a minority, whilst seemingly acting as virtuous and faultless themselves.
Imo all it does is alienate the very farmers they are seem to be needing to work with.
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That's what I don't get.
Famers are their only market but the best advertising they can do is berate the very farmers that are their business. It's such a holier than thou attitude.
Lakesdigger
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Trailers 30 year ago or more used to have stickers on saying "do not work under unpropped body" ffs so why such a surprise.
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
Sticker or no sticker, you wouldn't catch me working on one unpropped.
But that's not the point being addressed here - it's their attitude/principle and the way they come across as all powerful and righteous.
If the post had been "Please remember to prop your trailer before working on it" or something like that, it would have been a lot less militant.
Having a trailer prop is all well and good - but if it's stuck in the back of the workshop forgotten about just to tick a box then it does no good for anybody.
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- south norfolk, uk
Exactly that, the high and mighty attitude and claims of legal requirements is the point. We all know working under anything unpropped is risky, but I bet everyone does it now and then.
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- Scottish Highlands
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- Scottish Highlands
Standards aren’t the same as regulations though, are they?
And the last sentence is blatant scaremongering for work.
“Failure to meet the standards or to provide a suitable alternative method must be considered non-compliance of the SMSr.”
If I had more time, I’d be pushing this one to the ASA.
It is very sad and tragic why Tilly pass was set up,but was it completely down to the trailer that was being towed at the time?
was the lad that tragically lost his life skilled/trained to handle the kit he was using,were the ground conditions a part to blame in his accident?
I think more needs to be done with training young drivers,rather than telling farmers and contractors that there kit is sub standard. Just my opinion
was the lad that tragically lost his life skilled/trained to handle the kit he was using,were the ground conditions a part to blame in his accident?
I think more needs to be done with training young drivers,rather than telling farmers and contractors that there kit is sub standard. Just my opinion
Lazy Sod
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- Warminster Wiltshire
The usual prop used to be a piece of 4x2.
When I refurbished my 4 tonne trailer and realised that I would have to replace the hydraulic pipes and electric cable, I made a steel prop just to be sure.
When I refurbished my 4 tonne trailer and realised that I would have to replace the hydraulic pipes and electric cable, I made a steel prop just to be sure.
Courier
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- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Wouldn’t dream of going beneath an unpropped trailer body and checking the prop was adequate before lifting the body back up by 20mm.
This is no different to why you walk around the front of a raised loader and not underneath it - Just called common sense…
This is no different to why you walk around the front of a raised loader and not underneath it - Just called common sense…
Netherfield
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- West Yorkshire
Converted acrow prop worked well, but we didn't own much above 6 tonnes, hired anything else.
clbarclay
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- Worcestershire
How do you fit a prop like that?
Looks like someone had to reach under the unsupported body to hold the prop while another lowered the body to rest on it?
That just seems like swapping one risk with another.
Looks like someone had to reach under the unsupported body to hold the prop while another lowered the body to rest on it?
That just seems like swapping one risk with another.