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On its side
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:40 pm
by Hammer man
This happend in the summer.The bolt that holds the A frame sheared 50 ft before it rolled.The haul road was quite bumpy so our speeds were low.It went over a bump,rolled to the right,rolled to the left,then rolled to the right until it tipped over.No damage apart from a new bolt.
Re: On its side
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:44 pm
by SRB
I Like the 2nd picture with the phone to the ear.......
"well boss, put it this way, its easy to give the props a squirt of grease"
Know they did ejector trucks but not side dump!
SB
Re: On its side
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:36 am
by Jeremy Rowland
Two bald tyres caused it on the back axle
well that and a broken bolt
Nice pics good job nobody was hurt.
Jeremy
Re: On its side
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:19 am
by Hammer man
The rear tyre is bald on purpose.The rear left,top in the pic,is a retread,the idea being that the rear tyres wont srcub out.The bottom,left hand tyre with tread is a spare,as the other bald tyre blew out.I was on another A40E the other week with the same tyres on the rear,& i had one blow out.We have had loads of those tyres blow,so i dont think we will be having them again.
Re: On its side
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:19 pm
by SRB
Yeah those half bald tyres are ok if you running around in a yard all day, ive seen those used on back axle and the back prop off trying to stop scrub out on the tyres, dont see many 2 axle bendys any more.
SB
Re: On its side
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:07 pm
by martyn williams
Perhaps we should have a caption competition on CMN
Martyn
Re: On its side
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:12 pm
by SRB
+ 1 to that!
SB
Re: On its side
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:01 am
by hair bear
Dredging up an old thread.
"Well Boss, it's 90° and sunny".