Extra long flatbed trailers

[cruise_control]

just wondered if anyone has any pics of really long flatbed trailer, i ask as always wondered how those overhead motorway gantries got delivered, as in pre-built all in one or delivered in sections, then driving up m1 near luton one afternoon my question was answered seeing 2 complete gantries on massive flatbed trailers within the roadworks. must be fun to reverse with!!

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[scottie0011]

this is a pic of an empty extender opened up for the windmill blades that were coming out of Aberdeen.

[hitch]

also known as trombone trailers

[abloadescort]

Here is a pic of a 45m long load I escorted last year. There is also a link in the description to my youtube page, it shows us taking the load through Southampton. Im using a remote control on my dash to steer the trailer wheels manually. Karsten V. Olesen | 1st 45m long windmill blade mould moved … | Flickr

Another pic with the second load we done a day later. Also another youtube clip, this time coming out of Harwich. Karsten V. Olesen | 2nd 45m long windmill blade mould moved … | Flickr

Rob

[rikki-uk]

144 foot long with 44 foot over hang
Livingstone to Grangemouth

100 foot bridge beam
Chepstow to Scotland

50 foot rigid trailer
Teesside to Holt Norfolk

60 foot Teesside to somewhere

100 foot wind turbines
Portsmouth to Northumberland
(Mick in the Volvo behind had loaded the 3 trailers in Spain and shipped them into Portsmouth)

[rikki-uk]

60 foot 65 tonnes press Barnsley to Immingham

70 foot rigid trailer Sherburn to Glasgow

80 foot boiler tubes Hengelo Holland to Avonmouth

80 foot rigid trailer roofing sheets Sherburn to somewhere I cant remember

100 foot rigid trailer, with the axles set right at the back, and no automatic steer on it, a real pig of a trailer, here loaded at Darlington with a section of foot bridge for Derby

Another view of the 100 footer at Chepstow for Scotland

90 foot boiler tubes Barnsley to Newport

110 foot bridge beam Chepstow to Northampton (M1 Junction 15a)

[chaversdad]

that was a bit of a trip down memory lane Rikki, didnt realise you used to work for FVS though

[rikki-uk]

chaversdad:
that was a bit of a trip down memory lane Rikki, didnt realise you used to work for FVS though

Yup was there for about 8 years in all, ended up as one of the blue eyed boys with a South Wales coil most Sundays

Its how I ended up in the North east, was living in Birmingham when my old firm went bust, an owner driver mate bought a wagon for me and I set to work for FVS, when he gave up FVS offered me a job if I moved up to to Teesside.

[chaversdad]

i must have seen you loads of times then, i was on for potto for a few years, you wouldnt think it was the same firm though as the FVS drivers used to think they were better than us prestons boys

[rikki-uk]

We didnt think, we knew
mainly because we didnt have to put up with half the hassle you boys did. Martin and Derek were both good guys to work for, I did a couple years on the coca cola contract under Potto and Neots and the way the office talked to the drivers was totally different.

I think its a shame that the FVS name has all but gone now, even though the company and “O” licence is still FVS nearly all the motors are in Potto colours.

[rikki-uk]

Found a couple more

65 foot long 5 metre wide Goole to Warrington

[love_sponge]

after passing my test we took these roof trusses from harrogate to grantham for powder coating then across to the new toyota factory at derby ,they were 67ft long and 13ft 6inch wide ,also the stiller,s trailer was used to move stock around harrogate

[murdockdetrucker]

D&E

[marcus_22]

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[curnock]

hitch:
also known as trombone trailers

wwwwwhhhhhhoooooooo touchy lol

[dieseldogsix]

hitch:
also known as trombone trailers

And I always called them Banjo trailers, damm.

[revman]

Len greens trombone trailer for hauling helical bar( late 50s)

[kindle530]

some of my dads loads

[kindle530]