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Creative => Customs Gallery => Ships & Vehicles => Topic started by: Tim_w on November 19, 2005, 17:18:19
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Hello All
The next project on my list for Transport International had to be a low loader that was capable of moving the biggest peices of construction equipment such as large earth movers and diggers.
The playmobil version of the low loader trailer is a very good peice of kit but it is slightly to small for the heavy stuff i have plans for in the future, i needed something bigger. So based on a real trailer i stretched the deck which the vehicle stands on and added what they call a 'Jeep Dolly' which helps spread the weight of the load evenly through the wheels of the truck.
Again some of you will remember this from before but i took some new pictures of it outside today.
Regards Tim
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I think it is great :) Nice photos!!
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That shot of it all together nicely brings out the size of the conversion Tim.
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Hello Kristian, Gordon :)9
Thank you both very much for the kind feedback, its allways very much appreciated. I am glad you liked the full picture Gordon, it can be really difficult fitting these vehicles in the picture without loosing detail because they are so big.
Regards Tim
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Oh My...still more! Where on earth do you keep these big rigs? Great work Tim!
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Hello Diana :wave:
Thank you for the kind feedback. Space is quite a problem with most of these vehicles and i do have problems displaying them properly, they are just so big.
Regards Tim
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When all the vehicles are on the road together, for a project, do the police have to be in front and behind them to warn people of a slow load, and not to pass?
Ever curious,
M
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Hello Meg / All
Wether police escort a load depends quite a lot on its size and weight. As you quite rightly say certain items may need a Police escort to hold traffic back at junctions and to provide protection due to its slow speed. I think its up to the haulage company to notify the Police well in advance of the load taking to the road and its route. The Police in the respective county's will then decide if it warrants their assistance.
The legislation has recently changed to what they call STGO (Special Types General Order). I think this change has meant that more responsibility for organising the safe passage of the load has been handed over to haulage company's.
However when i have my Playmobil vehicles out on the road i allways have a very good excuse to get out my Police cars :lol:. Here is a picture i took a while ago of one of my own Playmobil vehicles being escorted by the Police.
Regards Tim
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Even though there doesn't seem to be much other traffic about, an escort on a road like that's a good idea, Tim.
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wow Tim, that custom is huge! No wonder you have display problems.
Two low loaders like that carrying wide prefabricated parts for a supermarket tried to drive though the town here. They were stopped by the police and made to back up about two miles, then take the motorway! It took hours!
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Hello Gordon :wave:
Yes i think it is a very good cause to have a Police escort on this particular road ;D. Who know's what might happen, a few years back a goat ran in front of a truck and caused a very nasty pile up :lol: :lol:
Hello David :wave:
Thank you for your kind reply, i really appreciate your feedback. I cannot imagine the chaos that was caused when those trucks had to go back all that way !! I would imagine that the haulage company in question picked up a hefty fine and the bill for the Police assistance.
Regards Tim :)
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We call large trailers with heavy loads slug catchers, they travel that slowly, that only slugs get squashed under their wheels ;D
Heavy loads can cause all kinds of problems, we had one on the A180 a long time ago now when the driver realized he wasn't going to fit under a bridge. So somebody I know had to go out let the tyres down on the truck and trailer just enough to let the load pass under the bridge, then re-inflate them all the other side.
There was over 30 tyres on it, it took half a day.
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We call large trailers with heavy loads slug catchers, they travel that slowly, that only slugs get squashed under their wheels ;D
:lol: If only you could see the image that popped into my head when i read this Garry hehehe
I bet that incident with the trailer and the bridge caused some disruption. I can only imagine how frustrating it would be letting down and then inflating 30 truck tyre's. I have found it frustrating enough doing 4 car tyres :lol:
Regards Tim
Hello Rob :wave:
Thank you for the kind feedback, it is really appreciated. I would certainly take up the offer of moving one of your mansion's. Infact i have seen pictures of houses being moved by road before !! :)
Regards Tim