That’s bad news, looks like Mark Dixon’s got the same steering wheel cover as me. Might have to get a new one.
What were the Pirelli boys ■■■■■■■ about for- 9 hours from Sommesous to the bottom of the ski slope! Can easily make Carisio in that time!!! They are 2 hours short
Pimpdaddy:
People enjoy driving with axles down unnecessarily, I’ll never understand why, just like having lights on in broad daylight…
If i’ve got a light load or an empty trailer, then axle is up on A or B roads, but if on a motorway I always drop the Scania midlift because its a more comfortable ride.
Own Account Driver:
That’s bad news, looks like Mark Dixon’s got the same steering wheel cover as me. Might have to get a new one.
Who’s Mark Dixon■■? What TV programme is this?
Axles down when running asit makes the truck more stable
especially if its windy and you have a high trailer
midlifts that dont steer what a ballache when heavy
and your shunting into somewhere tight
i thought mid lifts were stabilisers for new drivers. 
muckles:
waynedl:
About the midlifts, when I was doing work for Stobart out of SCA - really heavy stuff that kitchen roll and bog roll - I had to call in Stoke for some fuel, and a guy (assume some sort of jumped up manager - you know, a prick) said to me “is that trailer loaded?” I said “Yeah, it’s full of bog roll” … his reply… “Well, make sure you put your lift axle down, company policy is to always run with it down when you’ve got a loaded trailer”Full products including pallets would probably be a couple of ton MAX
Ahh well, if it’s company policy, I’ll wear out another couple of tyres and increase my stopping distance for no bloody reason
I used to get told by various know all drivers that you had to have your lift axle down even if you only had 1 pallet on, as it a loaded trailer and taxed as a 3x3 axle and with the axle up you’re running it as 2x3, so VOSA will do you for the extra VED.
Honestly, I’ve no idea if that’s true, I wouldn’t put it past the new ‘self funding’ VOSA
I met Mat Eakins again last night in the pub . Nice bloke . He’d travelled from Exeter to Rugby , to get lashed with my mate , a Stobart driver from Crick , on his 40th birthday .
The programme is a load of tosh , but I still watched it 
Dirty Duck?
It wasn’t actually Vern , it was up the road Come back up and have a beer mate !! Mike C was in the pub next door to the duck last sunday but I missed him
shade:
:lol:
It wasn’t actually Vern , it was up the road
I may be up that way soon. I’ll be in touch buddy!
the reason the lift axles were down is your trailer height raises by 3 inch when raised so drivers are told to have em down at all times must be something to do with trying to reduce the risk of bridge strikes
bubsy06:
stuartrobbie:
bubsy06:
Does it cost extra to have a scania with a mid lift that lifts? noticed that they all had them down even when emptywhen the guy spent an hour parking the last motor for the ruggers posts, his midlift was up
Was it
Yes same clip, but at 42mins 17 seconds and several times from then on you can see it lifted
cliffton 27:
the reason the lift axles were down is your trailer height raises by 3 inch when raised
I thought only scanias do that!? I add 3 inches to every trailer I pull anyway, it might be silly of me though…
Pimpdaddy:
cliffton 27:
the reason the lift axles were down is your trailer height raises by 3 inch when raisedI thought only scanias do that!? I add 3 inches to every trailer I pull anyway, it might be silly of me though…
yes it is as far as i know when worked for em we was told it stays down at all times
I think it’s the biggest load of ■■■■■ on TV …
Can’t miss an episode though, hahaha
By the way …
what the ■■■■ does ZB stand for ■■?
its stands for ■■■■ in my book
wonder if mods would notice a blatant advert for my own company, 1856 views, thats some free advertising if i ever saw it. Tempting.
espresso:
By the way …what the [zb] does ZB stand for ■■?
IIRC the moderator’s initials were ZB that moderated swear words and put their own initials in place. It’s stuck.