Any one else see the MAN unit on the A406 nth circular rd at redbridge.the front half of the skel was still attached to the unit with a 20ft box still on the chasis and the axles broken off
No, but a picture would be lovely
not the first time a MAN tractor unit has pulled a sliding skelly apart, it happened a few months ago on the slip road from the Aston Expressway to the Pump Island in Birmingham 
It happened to a mate of mine in Leicester, about 5 yrs ago, though he had an FH 
europleb:
Any one else see the MAN unit on the A406 nth circular rd at redbridge.the front half of the skel was still attached to the unit with a 20ft box still on the chasis and the axles broken off
I saw it, plod was standing there scratching his head,
I was surprised how far it had got from the wheels
kr79:
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Luckily I was going t’other way,
Did you notice how far apart the 2 bit were■■?
Happened in Grangemouth a month or so ago too…
Drivers not checking pins perhaps?
I had an issue not long ago with a skelly and the O/S pin shot through the hole and just missed me, had my face been there a second longer I’d probably been KO’d or dead was quite a funny moment…
I then found out the pin was ‘tied’ to the piston by a piece of what seemed like fishing line for pike, quality mechanics I say, or a driver with a good head on him to doctor it to get home, pity not enough brain cells to defect it for the next day lol…
I did manage to re-tie it then had the brains to get the workshop to stick another bolt through it for the next guy
kr79:
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If it wasn’t for the lack of bricks I’d say he had parked up in Liverpool lol
I saw it. Caused chaos and like said, the axles were a fair way back. Anyway, what you doing in a merc kev?
I have seen this happen in TIP the shunter brought the trailer round and exstended it,and it just fell apart.I have also had the pin shoot out due to a broken bolt,not quite as lucky as the previous poster as it struck me a glancing blow and bruised my ribs.If this hit you full on it would cause very serious injury/death.
OVLOV JAY:
I saw it. Caused chaos and like said, the axles were a fair way back. Anyway, what you doing in a merc kev?
Someone sent me the picture. Well hacked off ive just moved to cut down on traveling and it took me two hours to get home ffs
nw explorer:
I have seen this happen in TIP the shunter brought the trailer round and exstended it,and it just fell apart.I have also had the pin shoot out due to a broken bolt,not quite as lucky as the previous poster as it struck me a glancing blow and bruised my ribs.If this hit you full on it would cause very serious injury/death.
Some bloody force they come out with eh I was shocked, guess it wouldn’t be a problem if it was a slack fit in the hole, guess the pressure of both parts of the trailer biting on it just turns it into a missile… It’s a nice eye opener though (if it doesn’t connect with you) to make you aware of the damage that can be caused.
Thank god you’ve seen this happen too, just a dull one that it hit you but at least you are okay now. People were thinking I was crazy lol