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Hello...what's going on here then? Sil van Wanrooij has kindly sent me these images showing as rather neat peice of reversing of a extra-long low loader in Holland. Sil says they taken by Marjan Varekamp ("Who took them on my request") so credits all round from Biglorryblog...
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Sil explains: "The truck was 5-axle Volvo tractor with a 4-axle low loader carrying a 60-tonne screw piling machine. The problem was that he had to back down a 2-line dike to a typical Dutch farmhouse. When you watch this in reality you see what a magnificent machine this combination really is!" Biglorryblog is not about argue...and click through here for more...
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Sil adds: "The 'hill' up to the dike was rather steep. 90-tonnes gross? No problem.
The dike was blocked by escort vehicle."
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"What do you mean tight parking? Hope the pictures are of use to you best regards Silvester from Holland (I used to work for Mammoet ferry Transport)"
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And here we are at journey's end unloading the piling rig....
In general, Brian, the longer the semi-trailer is in relation to the length of the tractor unit, the easier the whole outfit is to reverse, particularly in a straight or reasonably straight line.