Motoring Discussion > Trucks load was 600mm too long. Miscellaneous
Thread Author: henry k Replies: 3
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New Fri 9 Mar 12 18:24 
 Trucks load was 600mm too long. - henry k
After 9 months planning.

www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/topstories/9574102.Giant_lorry_finally_freed_in_Kingston/

www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/topstories/9573094.Lorry_had_police_escort_when_it_got_jammed/

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New Sat 10 Mar 12 04:11 
 Trucks load was 600mm too long. - Pat
It just goes to show that even when everything is done by the book things can still go wrong.

Pat
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New Sat 10 Mar 12 04:18 
 Trucks load was 600mm too long. - Iffy
...things can still go wrong...

I recall a traffic jam on the A40 going into London caused by a low loader with a large diameter 'cotton reel' on its edge on the back.

The wagon had reached a metal footbridge at Hillingdon, but was unable to pass under it.

Happily, the driver had crept towards the bridge, so no damage was done.

The load looked to be only a few inches too high to fit under.


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New Sat 10 Mar 12 08:45 
 Trucks load was 600mm too long. - L'escargot
One report said a 100 ft lorry and 40 m beams ~ obviously the reporter couldn't decide whether to be imperial or metric. Similarly, the other report said a 130 ft lorry and 40 ft beams, and " beat us by 600 mm"! It's a good job I'm old enough to be able to think in either units. Incidentally, I wonder whether the two beams were really of different lengths.
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