robbo Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 As suggested by more than one member I have started this topic to post images from my "new" job. I have left the Police after 30n years and started work for a recovery garage who have a large fleet of trucks and support vans with depots at Widnes (Head Office), Preston and Deeside on the Welsh border. We take calls from all over the UK and we have partner agencies all over the UK with whom we have reciprocal agreements. Basically you ring us and we can recover you anywhere in the UK 24/7. Without too much advertising I had better get on with the pictures, although most of them are lorries on their side as these are the most challenging jobs. This one was on the M6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 This one was yesterday on the bridge over the M62 at Rainhill (junction7) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Back in its feet again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I was lead to believe you were going to be a "pen pusher" in the office Mike.....maybe they are putting you out on the job to learn the trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 No I don't go out on the recoveries, these are taken by those who do for our facebook page. I do office and yard duties as we have other strings to our bow as we store "written off" vehicles for Insurance companies and Blue Cycle (who are a recycling company.......funnily enough) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 whos your sw associate then mike??? wouldnt be field services for the plymouth area would it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 I can find out on Monday Sean but we have partners in every major town, we have 4 in Bristol alone, I know because I had to ring round them today to do a recovery from Gloucester to Avonmouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 No I don't go out on the recoveries, these are taken by those who do for our facebook page. I do office and yard duties as we have other strings to our bow as we store "written off" vehicles for Insurance companies and Blue Cycle (who are a recycling company.......funnily enough) Storage is an earner Mike...it makes money while you sleep as a few folk in business have told me ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 theres only really field services in plymouth and parnell comercials down mid cornwall that i know off ,think exeter did have a company called evans doing a bit to, but none of the trucks compair to them that your running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Green Meadow were (possibly still are?) a fair concern along the M4 from Swindon, Mike. I needed their help one say when I put my then Scania 8x4 Bulker in a soft verge. A tree stopped it going over, she was loaded too! The chap that came out had a brand new 5 axle Iveco costing 250k, this was 2002. He told me the worst kind of recovery is a loaded, unmarked lorry! I ser his point. An old Scammel Constructor also attended to stop the back end slipping in as the Iveco winched me out forwards. Aaaaaaanyhow! Walls and NYR are very well known for their specialist vehicles. What a fleet you chaps run though, eh Mike?! Very nice, modern well presented..... This sort of work always attracts onlookers and working so close with the emergency services, you can't afford to run around with old kit. I love it. More of the same please although it goes without saying as I know how professional you are we will be saved the more macabre images for the respect of those involved or related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 For anyone who was caught on the M6 today around the Wigan area I am sorry but we had a rather delicate recovery to do. A car towing a horsebox overturned but thankfully the horses on board were not badly hurt, although they were very stressed. Unfortunately, some idiot drivers were going past and blasting their horns as we were getting the animals out which absolutely did nothing to calm them down. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard_S Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 For anyone who was caught on the M6 today around the Wigan area I am sorry but we had a rather delicate recovery to do. A car towing a horsebox overturned but thankfully the horses on board were not badly hurt, although they were very stressed. Unfortunately, some idiot drivers were going past and blasting their horns as we were getting the animals out which absolutely did nothing to calm them down. > Was it down to bad. inexperienced driving?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Poor geegee's Thankfully no injuries etc but it does look like a bit of speed may have lead to a bit of a wobble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 We do get asked to recover the most unusual vehicles, this is one that we don't see every day It is however, an International 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 sponsored by norwich union,wouldnt mind betting that spent most of its life in usaf green doing crew drops and passanger movements arround some airbase, i can remember seeing them arround mildenhall when i was younger when it was a main transport/ logistics base ,ferrying people from plane to plane ect, and seem to remember going in one from the carpark to the airshow there once to ,sort of park and ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I can tell you an interesting story about American school bus's,in the States when a school bus stops to let the kids off that Stop sign on the side swings out,now it says Stop on the front and the back so no vehicle is allowed to pass,in either direction untill the driver closes the door and that sign swings back in, Season's Greeting's Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 ya the stop sign means all traffic stops, thats got the 7.3 V8 IH motor in it ain't it?....... i have seen those buses converted to haul baby chicks from the hatcheries to the finishing houses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Spot on there, Joe and a very good idea I'd say too. We wondered what on earth was going on the first couple of timea it happened until it was explained to us. Mike, know anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Tris, it only came in late this afternoon, I will see if I can find anything out about it on Thursday but I believe it is going up for sale as a write off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Given the recent weather conditions I do begin to wonder that if people had gunpowder for brains they wouldn't have enough to blow their hat off. We all know the fields are wet so why would you think you could drive a Ford Transit connect across one? Enter the Saviour.....John Deere 3140 style 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Oh how the Massey fans will love a red Deere!! Nice looking old girl though, Mike. Even in the 'wrong' colour it is obvious it has been done up well. Your chaps must be busy?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 We had a visit from another Kenworth wrecker today, nice paint job!!! I also managed to get a couple of out trucks parked side by side, its not often they are all in the yard together And then the baby one : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 This was an expensive mistake for someone, it hit a bridge!! The hydraulic platform was torn out of the floor And it ripped a hole in the roof It also snapped the rear axle but unfortunately I didn't get a picture of that :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Jeeeeesus!!!!!!!! On all three counts!!!!!! Nice Yank metal popping in for a visit, proper wrecker that. Not a cheap bit of kit by any means, these big American wrecker trucks. As for the home fleet, very impressive. The fleet is its own advertisement and when everything is all matched and carries a theme like those three (and the baby) do it just shows the company invest in top dollar gear to do top dollar work. Appreciate the updates, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Another unusual vehicle today, an Armstrong Siddley Sapphire, in the process of being restored and we were asked to take it to the paint shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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