Jeremy Rowland wrote:Mrsmackpaul wrote:In the bottom photo Fred I gather thats a trailed scraper on the float, what controls the front wheels from wondering all over the road when loaded like that ??
Do they spin the drawbar around and hook it on the rear of the float ?
Paul
That's a great question Paul
also wonder how they got it on the trailer as it looks like a 'knock out' back axle job?
Jeremy
Hi,
I never saw them load a scraper like this so I asked an Ex. Ryans man.
Apparently the scraper bowl was blocked up on the trailer bed. Then with the trailer jacked up and the scraper wheels turned first one side then the other there was just room to wheel in the two back bogies.
The drawbar was then secured so that the scraper wheels were ridged.
I must say the scraper must have been well chained down not to move side to side on the turns when the scraper wheels contacted the road