Fings wot broke

[Big J]

Collecting our forwarder in Gothenburg didn't go so well today. No issues on the drive over, but shortly after loading and pulling out of the port, rolled over a rough bump and snapped a leaf spring on the front right. 26 year old, fatigued metal I guess combined with its first full load in a while (I presume). We definitely weren't overweight as everything was weighed.

 

We had to limp to the customs inspection centre before midday, offloaded the forwarder, found a garage to repair the truck and now getting the train across central southern Sweden. 

 

Not a day to be repeated, especially not when you've been up since 01:00.

[Mick Dempsey]

Bugger!

[AHPP]

13 minutes ago, Big J said:

Collecting our forwarder in Gothenburg didn't go so well today. No issues on the drive over, but shortly after loading and pulling out of the port, rolled over a rough bump and snapped a leaf spring on the front right. 26 year old, fatigued metal I guess combined with its first full load in a while (I presume). We definitely weren't overweight as everything was weighed.

 

We had to limp to the customs inspection centre before midday, offloaded the forwarder, found a garage to repair the truck and now getting the train across central southern Sweden. 

 

Not a day to be repeated, especially not when you've been up since 01:00.

 

I don't believe for a second that you own a 26-year-old vehicle.

[Sutton]

3 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

I don't believe for a second that you own a 26-year-old vehicle.

Perhaps it was the new German business partner's?

[Big J]

6 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

I don't believe for a second that you own a 26-year-old vehicle.

 

We very much do. It's done 700 trouble free km for us up to now, but the full load seemed to be a little too much.

[Big J]

3 minutes ago, Sutton said:

Perhaps it was the new German business partner's?

 

Shared venture 😎

[Sutton]

12 minutes ago, Big J said:

 

Shared venture 😎

And back by train to make the journey by road?

[Doug Tait]

MEWP steering popped a seal this morning, hydraulic oil piddling onto a main road isn't so good so fashioned a wee potty for it to carry around all day as a sump, worked very well.

 

 

 

[scbk]

1 hour ago, Doug Tait said:

MEWP steering popped a seal this morning, hydraulic oil piddling onto a main road isn't so good so fashioned a wee potty for it to carry around all day as a sump, worked very well.

 

 

 

Ideal permanent repair.

 

Just filter it and tip in back into the hydraulic oil filler   

 

 

Out of interest, what is the machine?

[Doug Tait]

53 minutes ago, scbk said:

Ideal permanent repair.

 

Just filter it and tip in back into the hydraulic oil filler   

 

 

Out of interest, what is the machine?

 

It's hired, an older Genie something (model 65 possibly), 21m height.

 

Edited February 24, 2023 by Doug Tait