Wreckers!!

[br jones]

Another tractor doing a lorries job

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Looking back through at all these trailers that are tipped over makes me wonder why somebody can't make a trailer with a lower centre of gravity surely this would help the situation.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Could be debris. Not necessarily the drivers fault though

only a page back you said drive to a speed you can safely stop,

 

[Werzle]

Looking back through at all these trailers that are tipped over makes me wonder why somebody can't make a trailer with a lower centre of gravity surely this would help the situation.

Idiots would still find a way of tipping them, most are all going to fast. Alot of us learnt on small old kit that needed abit of driver skill to understand weight, speed and nursing the horsepower, young lads nowadays havent the driver "education" we had.

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Totally agree werzle operator adjustment would be the most effective but it ain't happening until the s##t hits the fan big time
Take their phones of them give them a gear stick and a clutch that makes your leg ache by the end of the day (just like we learnt)

 

[Lincsman]

Police say cause was a double blowout on the trailer?

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As I said then, rubbish for the road tyres... super singles all the way!

 

[Andrew]

only a page back you said drive to a speed you can safely stop,

That was a different situation and hardly relevant to my comment about debris.
Debris could have included something coming off a lorry in the opposite direction.
OR
One blowout could have been caused by a manufacturing defect, which caused the second. A bit of tyre could have severed the yellow line, driver braked and caused the rollover. I’ve seen it before where the bang from the blowout caused the car in front to wonder what was going on and do an emergency stop.

 

[Speedstar]

That was a different situation and hardly relevant to my comment about debris.
Debris could have included something coming off a lorry in the opposite direction.
OR
One blowout could have been caused by a manufacturing defect, which caused the second. A bit of tyre could have severed the yellow line, driver braked and caused the rollover. I’ve seen it before where the bang from the blowout caused the car in front to wonder what was going on and do an emergency stop.

Them Tyres would be overloaded ,3 axle trailer behind a tractor Gross weight over 38 tons both the tractor and trailer Tyres would be over loaded traveling at 60kph no wonder they blow off that owner and operator needs the book throw at them , put it in a truck and keep the roads safer

 

[Tomr10]

It is much easier to see these pictures these days though how many accidents weren't visable years ago especially wouldn't get heard about outside the local village or town

 

[Tomr10]

Even with older smaller stuff I bet that jcb is safer than an old nuffield loaded up

 

[collywol]

Them Tyres would be overloaded ,3 axle trailer behind a tractor Gross weight over 38 tons both the tractor and trailer Tyres would be over loaded traveling at 60kph no wonder they blow off that owner and operator needs the book throw at them , put it in a truck and keep the roads safer

i understand the owner was driving. he is known for bollocking drivers for not going fast enough.

 

[ollie989898]

What is wrong with those tyres? They are everywhere and surely able to cope with any load and speed combination??

It's a triaxle trailer behind a Fastrac. I wouldn't like to guess the gross weight if it had been full of grain? How much is a Fastrac and triaxle empty?

 

[ollie989898]

Is that stretch of road straight, fast or narrow or what? Trailer looks to have been sliding on the road for some distance and from the 'wrong' side of the road though cameras do distort things?

 

[principal skinner]

i understand the owner was driving. he is known for bollocking drivers for not going fast enough.

With Mrs as passenger.

 

[ColinV6]

Ran out of talent

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All joking aside that’s got to be scary as hell when it’s happening. Shut your eyes and hope for no pain?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

That was a different situation and hardly relevant to my comment about debris.
Debris could have included something coming off a lorry in the opposite direction.
OR
One blowout could have been caused by a manufacturing defect, which caused the second. A bit of tyre could have severed the yellow line, driver braked and caused the rollover. I’ve seen it before where the bang from the blowout caused the car in front to wonder what was going on and do an emergency stop.

What a fecking c0ck

 

[Andrew]

What a fecking c0ck

Who?

 

[Speedstar]

What is wrong with those tyres? They are everywhere and surely able to cope with any load and speed combination??

It's a triaxle trailer behind a Fastrac. I wouldn't like to guess the gross weight if it had been full of grain? How much is a Fastrac and triaxle empty?

work out the speed , air pressure , weight & you will get your answer, that would be well over 38 tons gross loaded with wheat

 

[Tomtrac]

Police say cause was a double blowout on the trailer?

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Haaaa
Thats a good one on a straight road it would likly just drop down onto rims

Copper not wanting any hard workload etc etc
Tyres most probably blown in rol over

 

[Mur Huwcun]

I have just had a Google to see if there is any anti roll over protection for agri trailers .
There seems to be not a lot of help in that department. Would a dump truck type barrel between tractor and trailer work or would the extra weight and cost make it not worth doing.
At least the tractor would be saved in normal turn over accidents. There maybe a few quid to be made in it for uk fabricators .

Most trailer will have a swivel eye but it will onle help in a slow roll over such as when tipping. When the whole thing starts to bounce and then snake.....