Now theres a thing.
On my new lorry,its got a kind of piston/hinge gubbins that lifts the rearmost mudflaps when reversing.
Kin clever or what,or is it the norm on tag axle rigids nowadays?
The people at my place that do landfill would love them as they have to raise them before getting on the landfill and reversing.
Must admit,it looks like some kind of a “Heath Robinson” set up but will come in handy,in my line of work, when reversing up over kerbs ect.
Will get a pic and post it up.
if the majority if axle huggers /taliban/flipflop illegals end up in britain by hanging onto /under trailers,would it not be an idea for the goverment instead of wasting a fortune putting them into centres so they can leg it into the black economy,to just have them inducted with a bit of training and used as mudflaps,lifting or otherwise as they have had a bit of experience in getting here.? they could be used as a worthwhile contribution to road safety instead of just classed as the dole scroungers that they are normaly referred to in here and mostly elsewhere. the driver could have them wired up to a tazer thingy,and instead of lifting,then they could just hop off,do a bit of browsing around the landfill site till the trucks tipped,then hop on again.it should be a doddle for them especially the ones that have traveled a cpl hundred miles hanging on underneath just to get here in the 1st place,obviously the travelling aspect wouldnt be an issue,and the euro boys could deliver them for the goverment on the way out to whatever border was suitable…surely a bonus for all parties concerned? they could be implimented in borises mental bikes have priority rules,as the nearsideones could be trained to shout,fekoff mate if any wayward cyclists tried to slip up the nearside,even better if they were issued with a pocketfull of tomatoes to discourage any undertaking if the cyclists dont understand what fekoff mate means.i did get offered a similar job in dublin a few years back but the travelling would have been too much for me at the time.i just registered as a sheperds helper instead.they had already rejected my application for an astronaut on condition that they would pay the travellling time upfront.( it was the irish attempt to land a rocket on the sun( we were going up at night,but there was no night out money either),bit of a raw deal allround there i thought.
The Civilsbase trucks in our area have them. Select reverse, and the mud flaps go up!
The Civilsbase trucks in our area have them. Select reverse, and the mud flaps go up!
F-reds:
The Civilsbase trucks in our area have them. Select reverse, and the mud flaps go up!
similar to the iraqi tanks and the italian ones,select reverse and the hands go up…
Only downside would seem to be if they got stuck in the up position can you reset them manually?
Own Account Driver:
Only downside would seem to be if they got stuck in the up position can you reset them manually?
They are only on teeny tiny air piston, presumably they have a manual drain valve, or you can disconnect the air feed?!
It’s all just more weight and ballache isn’t it? A hook and 6 inches of chain works just as well.
dieseldog999:
if the majority if axle huggers /taliban/flipflop illegals end up in britain by hanging onto /under trailers,would it not be an idea for the goverment instead of wasting a fortune putting them into centres so they can leg it into the black economy,to just have them inducted with a bit of training and used as mudflaps,lifting or otherwise as they have had a bit of experience in getting here.? they could be used as a worthwhile contribution to road safety instead of just classed as the dole scroungers that they are normaly referred to in here and mostly elsewhere. the driver could have them wired up to a tazer thingy,and instead of lifting,then they could just hop off,do a bit of browsing around the landfill site till the trucks tipped,then hop on again.it should be a doddle for them especially the ones that have traveled a cpl hundred miles hanging on underneath just to get here in the 1st place,obviously the travelling aspect wouldnt be an issue,and the euro boys could deliver them for the goverment on the way out to whatever border was suitable…surely a bonus for all parties concerned? they could be implimented in borises mental bikes have priority rules,as the nearsideones could be trained to shout,fekoff mate if any wayward cyclists tried to slip up the nearside,even better if they were issued with a pocketfull of tomatoes to discourage any undertaking if the cyclists dont understand what fekoff mate means.i did get offered a similar job in dublin a few years back but the travelling would have been too much for me at the time.i just registered as a sheperds helper instead.they had already rejected my application for an astronaut on condition that they would pay the travellling time upfront.( it was the irish attempt to land a rocket on the sun( we were going up at night,but there was no night out money either),bit of a raw deal allround there i thought.
Reminds me of something written on a trailer that read “iraqi’s wanted as mud flaps. Must be flexible and willing to travel.” Made me smile
F-reds:
Own Account Driver:
Only downside would seem to be if they got stuck in the up position can you reset them manually?They are only on teeny tiny air piston, presumably they have a manual drain valve, or you can disconnect the air feed?!
It’s all just more weight and ballache isn’t it? A hook and 6 inches of chain works just as well.
Don’t be silly, that would mean getting out when it’s wet