OOPS

[Justme]

Amazing how many tow bars don't provide anywhere to attach it

Any vehicle fitted with a bar after 2014 MUST have a proper direct clip attachment point.

 

[Justme]

Yeah and the loop is aften slightly to big etc fir the snap hook so u need a shackle...pet peeve

With the new style clips you clip direct to the loop not pass the clip through the loop.

The old style clips must be looped & clipped to the cable.

 

[Justme]

Not talking about hooking it over the ball although vw seem to leave little option

I bet they do have a clip point its just further under the car than you would expect.

 

[Justme]

it's illegal to loop it around the ball ..... must have a separate attachment point

If & only if there is no official point or better place you can then loop the ball as a last resort.

As all bars since 2014 must have a clip point & all flanged bars have a better place (ie behind flange) that only leaves older swan necks that can be looped.

 

[Justme]

Yes it need to be on somewhere not attached to the towball incase the towball comes undone bit I've never seen how that works with a bolted on frame noones checking the bolts to the chassis but you would notice if the ball was loose.

There's so many times when the hole is to thick for the clip but the holes too small for feed the clip through

The MOT checks them.

 

[Justme]

Anyone ever check for ball wear?
Mate of mine lost a 16ft flat on the M1 with load of unistrut ...ended up sideways on the central reservation... subsequent enquiry etc found the ball and hitch to be worn..jumped out. Newish transit and well maintained trailer. Said it was scariest moment of his life watching it unhitch out his rearview mirror...no one hit it either.

Most hitches have a wear indicator built in.

If you get the trailer serviced at an NTTA approved center they test for ball / hitch wear.

They also do free checks.

 

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[T whiting]

Just shows you should set the trailer handbrake when loading especially on a flatbed I had one take off on me luckily I kept going and the pickup wheels came back down and it stopped

 

[Left hooker]

Just shows you should set the trailer handbrake when loading especially on a flatbed I had one take off on me luckily I kept going and the pickup wheels came back down and it stopped

Had it happen to me tracking my 18t off an artic drive forgot to set trailer brakes on managed to track back on backwards to put weight back on the unit axles while driver rushed to pull brake lever on trailer took a few moments to stop once he did unit partly jack knifed

 

[Jimoz]

The guy on the wacker below was good

https://m.facebook.com/groups/UtilityLads/permalink/3689183214527031/

 

[V8Druid]

The guy on the wacker below was good

https://m.facebook.com/groups/UtilityLads/permalink/3689183214527031/

that must've hurt

 

[Monkeybusiness]

that must've hurt

Dunno, looks like a soft wet landing judging by what comes out of his wellies!!!

 

[Jimoz]

I was filming a woman driving dumper on site the other day her husband was on the digger. It was pretty dangerous going down this step with a soil ramp right next to a brook 12ft down no seatbelt etc but nothing happened so all good. I felt a bit of a dick recording after reading the comments here about that forklift on site so had to take a bit of a look at myself.

 

[pettsy]

I felt a bit of a dick recording after reading the comments here about that forklift on site so had to take a bit of a look at myself.

The trouble is, most wouldn’t take helpful advice If you made the effort. “ Pi** off, I know what I’m doing” would probably been the reply

 

[Jimoz]

I did make a joke about her not wearing the belt but I'm not going to tell anyone what to do as I don't like it myself. She did get better as the day went. Early doors I thought this could be bad. They dug up playground got a load of the rubber workshop mats underneath the surface

 

[Mogman]

Going through a few pictures on my phone and came across an oops moment some clown decided to under take me on a roundabout and got hooked onto my step

not much damage to his truck but
Pulled the whole step and head light out of mine

 

[V8Druid]

was also looking through some old pix last night and found these ...... had damned near forgotten about this ouch moment .. had a m/c guard fall on me arm / elbow ... swung down and whacked the back of it -- HARD!!

Was 'sore' for a couple of days ..... amazing I didn't break it ...... remarkable how resilient the human body is

 

[V8Druid]

a few to amuse, from the archives

outside a BOC gas and gear centre ooop north somewhere .....

hymac 1 - bridge nil - plod 3 weeks paperwork

not going to be a cheap repair

HMS Invincible - classified
lift deck went down taking the 12/14T with it !!! anyone with any sense'd brought the deck back up ... 'kin quick

somewhere in the states ... crude oil line -- in the suburbs ......

ferk knows how long that'd take to clear up !!!!

 

[Lancs Lad]

Must have been an interesting ride. Avoid the M6 in Lancashire tonight basically

 

[Smiffy]

I came over the bridge infornt of that crane one just after it happened have a picture somewhere of it from the direction