tyre damage

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OWNER AND FLEET OPERATORS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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has anyone suffered tyre damage getting on or off ferries in particular the isle of wight route,■■

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merseypride:
has anyone suffered tyre damage getting on or off ferries in particular the isle of wight route,■■

You have to make the lazy prats move the chains on some routes otherwise they will have you running over the hooks

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not really, as Malc said, you might have to get the lazy dockers to actually do something for a change, and get them to move the chains, but apart from that, not had any damage

can’t comment on the Isle of Wight route, as i have never been there

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I think the problem is the lashing points are dreadful to drive across are tear the tyres to bits.

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Been on the IOW ones a couple of times, never been chained down and i cant remember but i think the deck just had that grippy paint on it

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Been on the IOW ferry loads, never been chained down and never had a problem with tyres, the biggest problem we find is the back end grounding out, but since they have introduced the bigger ferries, this is less of a problem

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Any dock I’ve been to where I’ve had the pleasure of watching tugs reverse unaccompanied trailers makes me cringe, especially when they arrive at the gangway and slew a loaded trailer on the spot taking several 1000 km’s of rubber and chunks off the tyres :frowning:

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I’ve been on the ferries to & from the island with a sem low loader no ground out issues or tyre problems to report from Me…

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Big Joe:
Any dock I’ve been to where I’ve had the pleasure of watching tugs reverse unaccompanied trailers makes me cringe, especially when they arrive at the gangway and slew a loaded trailer on the spot taking several 1000 km’s of rubber and chunks off the tyres :frowning:

I remember some years ago in Felixstowe putting a truck on to Helsinki in a February & the loading officer saying I had to go open deck :open_mouth: I refused as it gets a tad chilly up The Baltic Sea & then had to drop the trailer whence a tug picked it up & tore both landing legs off it driving onto the ferry as the loading officer roared with laughter. Tossers the world over are most tug drivers…