MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 tonight mathew i'm going to be ............. PDC well not quite \ last week i had a bearing failure on my trailer , after about 8hrs of faffing about by the the garage team sent to me the wole thing was low loadered back to their depot, after a quote of mega £'s & at least 7 weeks down time to get a new axle , MVF & our local fitters it was decided to go fetch my trailer & get it back to them . so first thing to day i turned low loader driver . pic 1 made a change not to see a bulk trailer in the mirrors pic 2 my stricken trailer BT07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 round oak services followed me up in their ex-MVF FM12 the idea was to hitch it to my bulker & load it all , that way we didn't have to mess about dropping trailers pic 3 view of the flight deck pic 4 hardly a jump jet but it'a all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 overall height 16.2ft ,only just got out of the yard as they had a canopy at 16.5 to get under dumping the air helped pic 5 all ready to roll pic 6 an arty shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 an hour later back at round oak's yard ready to unload after dropping the recovery trailer i was given MVF Lifton's trailer which is also shot to keep going with my deliveries , the ex-DALGETY / ABN trailer needs a replacement donkey engine but it's got to last me till mine's done pic 5 at round oak in the lane pic 6 back to the mundane ,MVF LIFTON's trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Tell you what MJ, when you see your motor parked next to that drab, standard, dull old one from the last fleet. .. MVF ain't half smartened themselves up mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 reconise that lifton trailer mate, been stuck behind that many a time across the moors towards oakhampton way, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 those older units were inherited from ABN /PYE-BIBBY when MVF bought them out , because of the buy-out , there was a little unrest about just changing the name to mole vally farmers so southern valley name was used all the trucks were re-sprayed green & left unmarked , the new MVF logo is stilllike mine but on green paintwork , mine & the other 2 are only white because the units are leased. X776KOX had her diff let go & also in dire need of an engine rebuild ,so rather than repair it she was sold to round oak services who had a diff & rebuilt the engine so effectively she's in pretty good condition now but she's still no looker the unit that pulls this green trailer sean is the same as mine so no need to blame me on the moors slowing you down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 know it wasnt you mate, when i do get to overtake him i can see the driver above the steering wheel mate :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 hey hang on mate thats not fair this is my post not tristophers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 sorry :D :D just pointing out a fact thats all mate honest, guy i see usally with that is built like a brick *** house, 6 ft plus ,never seems to simle mind, see him a fair bit in and out of catdown warfs to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDC Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 That made a nice change for you Marcus :) How many curbs did you clip :D and mores the point at 16.2 do we need to call you the tree surgeon :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 That made a nice change for you Marcus :) How many curbs did you clip :D and mores the point at 16.2 do we need to call you the tree surgeon :D did make a nice change paul, although not being as goodlooking as yer goodly self i at least looked the part no curbs clipped, no branches caught , & all went well , matter of fact i wanted to keep the trailer for the rest of the day & go hunting for mini diggers but as you'd quite rightly point out it's a flatdeck recovery trailer not as said a low-loader, but it did make a nice change & a break from the norm , having said that i did have a sneeky peek at plantspeed at bristol to see if there were any vacancies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Nice photos Marcus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Ever tryed cartting livestock Marcus? They are the best payed country truck drivers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Nice photos Marcus. thanks bill getting the hang of the camera now Ever tryed cartting livestock Marcus? They are the best payed country truck drivers here. not really Ol, helped haul sheep years back but not something thats really interested me mate , as well as drivers rules & regs , we also have animal welfare transport rules to adhere to which just means more aggro, that & it's bad enough getting yer boots covered in crap as it is , really dont need to have it all up me overalls as well :D best paid ? over here it's just another load to go , petrol/oil tankers, abnormal loads & car transporters earn the good money here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Interesting,thanks mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Best paid? Over here it's just another load to go, petrol/oil tankers, abnormal loads & car transporters earn the good money here. Add to that sewage tanker drivers ... why did I ever leave?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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