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Post by FredTransit on Oct 14, 2014 17:58:39 GMT 1
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Post by dodgerover on Oct 14, 2014 19:03:00 GMT 1
Did the bed break free on the tilt n slide? Bet you are glad your van wasn't signed up!
Which is the white swb mk2 in front?
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 14, 2014 19:49:53 GMT 1
The bed twisted like a slice of melba toast.
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 14, 2014 20:06:21 GMT 1
The bed twisted like a slice of melba toast as it was raised. This whole thing has shortened my life by years. How l didnt kill the chimp from C&S l dont know.... Petrol was pissing out of the tank and random spectators wandered around smoking. Oh and 2 of me dogs were in the cab the whole time. I called 999 cos mr C&S wanted to hiab the van upright and called out one of thier police style lifters
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Post by jonochap on Oct 14, 2014 20:20:02 GMT 1
Scary stuff! Glad Beryls ok and you are!
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Post by irishtransit on Oct 14, 2014 21:04:18 GMT 1
jesus that was a close one.was he a jobsworth that knew everything.?who was driving the white one?
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Post by troppo on Oct 14, 2014 21:23:52 GMT 1
I cant believe she didnt tip at that angle, you were very lucky. I can just imagine the language being thrown around lol
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 14, 2014 21:24:19 GMT 1
Oh thats Camilla.
Did I mention it took them 12 hours to get to the main caberet?
Gary broke down at 10.30, patrolman came an hour after, first truck came at 2, left saying Beryl was too big. He closed the case. After an hour I had a go and the second truck turned up about 9.30!! I called 999 at 10.17. It was 2 hours to level it off. 3rd truck arrived after the fire dept left. Finally got to Muttlys at 3 and bed at 4!
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Post by rustwidow on Oct 14, 2014 21:29:36 GMT 1
Nightmare, it's scary there are people out there who are supposed to be professionals, you don't think he was related to the idiot who stole mike do you? Lol
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 14, 2014 21:40:50 GMT 1
Oh god I hadnt thought of that. Too true to be funny
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Post by dodgerover on Oct 14, 2014 22:10:45 GMT 1
Really really scary, just looked at the pictures again. I take it you have informed the RAC of what you think of there recovery contractors? I can't believe the bed twisted like that, how did they get it back off? I take it Beryl was strapped onto the bed before they started pulling it onboard then?
I can't think what they wanted to do with the hiab - the only thing I could think of to have done would have been putting some rachet straps over the bed and round the truck chassis to try and pull it down or at least stop it going further or maybe stick the stabiliser leg out as far as possible on the leaning side and push it down fully to try and tilt the whole truck back...
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 14, 2014 22:27:57 GMT 1
Point is, there was ONE strap on the van, on the passenger side. Fire brigade used a massive slow winch bolted to a fire engine to pull the bed down. Took the best part of an hour but it worked.
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Post by dodgerover on Oct 14, 2014 22:40:43 GMT 1
I hope you have bought a lottery ticket Fred, its nothing short of devine intervention that stayed on there with one strap on the wrong side.
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Post by muttleymk2 on Oct 14, 2014 22:42:35 GMT 1
This is what happens when ill trained idiots are let loose in Recovery trucks! The guy winched it up on one side of the axle, put ONE strap on the nsr wheels and the ran the body too high before levelling it out, the pivot on the bed gave way and the floor twisted with no support. The back axle of Berly has been twisted and pushed over to the os, it broke off both the locating bosses on the axle as it moved sideways! I have spoken to the RAC and told them exactly what I think of the operator and what is needed to put the van right. The RAC rep I spoke to did not even know what a leaf spring or a king pin was!! The mind boggles  |
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Post by jonochap on Oct 14, 2014 22:48:57 GMT 1
It wasnt on top of a stag was it?
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