Wreckers!!

[marco]

What difference of thst was under a unit doing 80/100 k.
biggest issue , driver , little experience and handling a high load

Probably braking performance, if the trailer was any bit slow applying the brakes it would jackknife very quickly

 

[grainboy]

And most bogeys are never tested or maintained, just dragged out of the nettles at harvest .

 

[C.J]

Is it just me that thinks 4 bales is too high ?

Not easy to tell if the aspect ratio been changed ,but I think thats 4 quads which is only 2.8m high or 9'2" in Welsh

 

[Daddy Pig]

This was on the A35 Bridport bypass, caused a fair bit of conjestion and made my lad late for football training

 

[Deereone]

How inconsiderate!

 

[kiwi pom]

Is it just me that thinks 4 bales is too high ?

Me too. Depends on the bales I guess but usually only 3 high round here before you run into height limit problems.
Not unheard of for straw to travel in curtainsiders here either.

 

[Andrew]

Is it just me that thinks 4 bales is too high ?

They look like quads to me, most lorries will take them 5 high, some low riders even 6 high. Fine if you drive it with respect.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Just social media I’m sure the incidents are similar to normal, everyone who’s a member ( thousands) posts them in here, if there were real issues I’m sure the bbc would have a field day ( excuse the pun)

 

[kiwi pom]

Just social media I’m sure the incidents are similar to normal, everyone who’s a member ( thousands) posts them in here, if there were real issues I’m sure the bbc would have a field day ( excuse the pun)

There's a lot of them though, if that's normal there's some real numpties about who really shouldn't be on the road. If the rules change and you need a hgv licence, mot's and heaps of other regs it will be the same numpties shouting the loudest about how its not fair. While those with an actual working brain who can do a job properly will have to put up with more rules.

 

[Norfolk Olly]

bale chaser for sale, collection from Peterborough to Ely line

 

[Gordy1]

Any

bale chaser for sale, collection from Peterborough to Ely line View attachment 980826

Any damaged tractors available

 

[Fendt516profi]

Looking at that and the fact that tractor driver didn't suffer any injuries I'd say tractor won't be to bad

 

[Fendt516profi]

 

[Norfolk Olly]

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That drawbar will need a straighten

 

[B'o'B]

That drawbar will need a straighten

And new seat covers!

 

[Gordy1]

Lucky the bales never caught fire!!!

 

[yellowbelly]

We used to do some work on a farm with a track with an open crossing like that.
The speed of the trains was very deceiving.
You could see a long stretch of track in either direction and looking at an approaching train, head on, it didn't look to be going very fast at all - the next thing you knew, the bugger was at the crossing blowing his horn
If you could see a train, no matter how far away it looked there wasn't time to get across.
People not familiar with the crossing (as a chap driving a bale chaser is likely to be) very often nearly got caught out.

 

[Highland Mule]

We used to do some work on a farm with a track with an open crossing like that.
The speed of the trains was very deceiving.
You could see a long stretch of track in either direction and looking at an approaching train, head on, it didn't look to be going very fast at all - the next thing you knew, the bugger was at the crossing blowing his horn
If you could see a train, no matter how far away it looked there wasn't time to get across.
People not familiar with the crossing (as a chap driving a bale chaser is likely to be) very often nearly got caught out.

It had a telephone. Should they not stop and phone every time they cross?

 

[roscoe erf]

We used to do some work on a farm with a track with an open crossing like that.
The speed of the trains was very deceiving.
You could see a long stretch of track in either direction and looking at an approaching train, head on, it didn't look to be going very fast at all - the next thing you knew, the bugger was at the crossing blowing his horn
If you could see a train, no matter how far away it looked there wasn't time to get across.
People not familiar with the crossing (as a chap driving a bale chaser is likely to be) very often nearly got caught out.

Your supposed to use the telephone and speak to the signalman to get across

 

[yellowbelly]

Your supposed to use the telephone and speak to the signalman to get across

Only if there's a phone.
The one I'm on about was 30 years ago that only accessed 2 or 3 fields that were cut off by the railway. No phone and the gates were open pretty much all the time.
Things have probably changed nowadays but I guess them big old diesel goods trains were going at much the same speed then, as now.