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Odelay · 26-03-2018 6:59pm

westgolf wrote: »

If he was working you'd be looking at his trailer back doors not the back of the cab.

Seen many with those back lights at night pulling flats. The don't always pull fridges.

Aska · 01-04-2018 12:49am

firstlight wrote: »

That bottom bar give you any bother?
Seems very low to the ground

The truck is on air in the front so that helps, can be a great bonus if you are backing into a spot off the road say and the kerbing is high, then you can let her up in the sky to avoid them, but there's the downside too, if you brake anyway hard then being on air she nose dives too so you can rub the tarmac.

Odelay wrote: »

Seen many with those back lights at night pulling flats. The don't always pull fridges.

Very true, flats and low-loaders

s14driftking · 01-04-2018 3:35pm

Aska wrote: »

A few shots of my old ladies before everything when pear-shaped. 161 can now be found on the M50 with scrap metal trailer with Wards. I know 'tang' machine, but no boots or cowboy hat in sight, never got into that bs.

Savage wagon.

s14driftking · 01-04-2018 3:56pm

I see applegreen on the n7 at rathcoole after redoing all there forecourts has got rid of sll truck parkingðŸ˜¡ðŸ˜¡ðŸ˜¡. Was a handy place for a 45 most days.

Rave.ef · 01-04-2018 7:13pm

s14driftking wrote: »

I see applegreen on the n7 at rathcoole after redoing all there forecourts has got rid of sll truck parking&#55357;&#56865;&#55357;&#56865;&#55357;&#56865;. Was a handy place for a 45 most days.

Just like garveys in dungarvin. Big hit to the pocket I bet

Aska · 01-04-2018 8:06pm

Rave.ef wrote: »

Just like garveys in dungarvin. Big hit to the pocket I bet

it sure is but then a few ruin it for all, dropping fridges and leaving them run all night etc, residents can't be blamed really. Co.Co. are in my opinion at fault, plus Verona and the boys do a savage job altogether in the defence of the driver !!!!

Rave.ef · 01-04-2018 9:05pm

Oh ya I totally agree. But the council's and RSA should come to some solitions around the N and R roads. Sleeping on hard shoulders isn't ideal.

neris · 03-04-2018 7:50pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gqbX8NS7r0

mayota · 03-04-2018 8:16pm

Did the second one go after?

neris · 03-04-2018 9:09pm

New Volvo 540. This lad used to do some real good vids before his ego and attention craving got in the way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LQZYBj3XNM

s14driftking · 03-04-2018 9:28pm

neris wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gqbX8NS7r0

I had a drive go lije that before I near crappes my pants I got such s shock.

s14driftking · 03-04-2018 9:29pm

neris wrote: »

New Volvo 540. This lad used to do some real good vids before his ego and attention craving got in the way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LQZYBj3XNM

They have to rigid sin work with them engines and gearbox’s are there animals to go from the lights and move.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 08-04-2018 10:39am

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Rave.ef · 16-04-2018 9:09pm

Had a right beauty the other morning. Was backing into a bay in limerick. Slightly awkward one but at the same time it's not. Anyway hazards on no one around the general area pulled out angled myself for it waited a second and started backing. Next thing *beeeeeeeeeeeeeep* so I think for a second s#!t jump out for a look. Some dips#!t starts mounting off your dangerous driving reversing blind. Now I won't say I lost my temper but told him how stupid he was. So he starts again with the dangerously reversing blind I'm calling the guards. I laughed so hard:pac: anyway a car behind me came over to me after he left said he had made it his business to get behind me before I started reversing. Pic of the spot below.

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Rave.ef · 16-04-2018 9:24pm

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

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Oh ya fine spot. It's on the ballysimon road in limerick. Huge wherhouse. To be honest was fairly pi$$ed till the lad behind him came over after he left. You know yourself we all make mistakes from time to time I was kinda questioning myself for a minute did I not see him when I pulled out but he came from a car park the other side of the estate.

Rave.ef · 16-04-2018 9:24pm

It was but he was ok thankfully.

firstlight · 17-04-2018 12:51am

Just put it down to experience, Another clown on the road with no awareness for the space a truck needs
Good reminder though never to stop checking the mirrors and to always keep your window down
Hard to keep your cool
Part of the reason i had to get away from it, Dont have patience for dealing with morons
The amount of times i lost the head,Hard to get it out of your head then the rest of day
End up bringing it home with you

Rave.ef · 17-04-2018 6:54am

It was one of the rare opportunitys that I had a chance to have my say so was easy forget about it. What I find hard to let go sometimes is the idiot that squeezes past in your blind spot at a junction where the left lane is left turn only but people think they can bully they're way through because they are more important or something:rolleyes:

neris · 17-04-2018 7:27am

Your post Rave reminds me of this dashcam vid I saw yesterday. Go to 53 seconds. Dash cam driver been a Muppet trying to make the truck look bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ACpEO722c

Rave.ef · 17-04-2018 3:09pm

What a tool. I actually really love my job but it's dopes like this put a downer on your day.

Panjandrums · 19-04-2018 12:49am

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Rave.ef · 19-04-2018 5:26am

It's hard to word this in a sensitive manner but cycle lane or not if a truck or a car is indicating left ahead of you under no circumstances is it safe to undertake. Now I don't know the circumstances of that accident yesterday but it's horrible to hear anything like that ever happened. No matter whos at fault there's a life lose and a life ruined.

neris · 19-04-2018 11:58am

They're trying to bring in lower cabs for tippers etc working in urban areas. The cabs would be similar to a bin lorry in their height of the ground. Also the passage door under the window to have amother pane of glass and lower mirrors. London are leading the way on this. But the amount of cyclists who go up the inside of anything bigger then a car is riduciulous. I drive a transit mini bus to a school. On the way there's a cycle lane and a left turn at lights that I take. The amount of times I've been 1st at the lights waiting only for a bike to come up the inside as im about to turn left

Rave.ef · 19-04-2018 12:42pm

neris wrote: »

They're trying to bring in lower cabs for tippers etc working in urban areas. The cabs would be similar to a bin lorry in their height of the ground. Also the passage door under the window to have amother pane of glass and lower mirrors. London are leading the way on this. But the amount of cyclists who go up the inside of anything bigger then a car is riduciulous. I drive a transit mini bus to a school. On the way there's a cycle lane and a left turn at lights that I take. The amount of times I've been 1st at the lights waiting only for a bike to come up the inside as im about to turn left

That's a great idea to be fair but I can only imagine how often those glass panels are going to have to be changed:eek:
I used to go to the no1 ballsbridge site nearly ever morning for a few months and once you get off the n7 as most will know there's cycle lanes all the way. Most people I meet them mornings were so dangerous I honestly don't know how there isn't more accidents.

s14driftking · 21-04-2018 12:53am

Y should the lorry owners have to spend more money on equipping lorries with better vision etc. Lorry drivers are probably the most trained about between cpcs and everything.
Is it not time cyclists were made to account fir there actions.
More times I see the lemons coming up the inside of the truck car or jeep with the left indicator on. Instead of being going after the drivers go after the route cause of the problem the cyclists themselves.
Then u have the likes of this one who won’t even use the cycle lane.

s14driftking · 21-04-2018 12:54am

It’s not letting me post the pic.

neris · 21-04-2018 6:38pm

s14driftking wrote: »

Y should the lorry owners have to spend more money on equipping lorries with better vision etc. Lorry drivers are probably the most trained about between cpcs and everything.
Is it not time cyclists were made to account fir there actions.
More times I see the lemons coming up the inside of the truck car or jeep with the left indicator on. Instead of being going after the drivers go after the route cause of the problem the cyclists themselves.
Then u have the likes of this one who won’t even use the cycle lane.

Because no matter how not at fault a high driver is for an accident they still get blamed. I know you get clowns going up the in side but there's some view that coz a driver is a professional and trained etc they should have 360 vision and mind reading powers

Rave.ef · 21-04-2018 7:27pm

There's comes a point that you know a dumb mother*****r is going to do something stupid before they know.

firstlight · 27-04-2018 5:29pm

Spotted a Drom man with 20ft container not far from castletownbare heading towards cork this morning,think I remember someone on this saying they drove for them,nice looking wagon

Rave.ef · 27-04-2018 7:28pm

Man or a Volvo. Wasn't me but few of the lads were below for sea weed alright. Just 're read the post:rolleyes: feel like a duma$$:pac:

firstlight · 27-04-2018 8:11pm

Rave.ef wrote: »

Man or a Volvo. Wasn't me but few of the lads were below for sea weed alright. Just 're read the post:rolleyes: feel like a duma$$:pac:

She was a Man,name plate in the window,think it said Buck,Well kept truck,passed him on my way to kenmare,some tastey roads

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 27-04-2018 8:56pm

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firstlight · 27-04-2018 10:35pm

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

I was in castletownbere once, some trip off the beaten track.cant say I’ll be going back anytime soon.

I know what you mean,some tastey owl roads.Would not fancy driving an artic/ rigid on them.Nice pint of guiness down there though ha

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 27-04-2018 10:41pm

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Rave.ef · 27-04-2018 10:43pm

It's not too bad once you take it handy. There's always timber lorries hopping off the road around coppeen.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 27-04-2018 10:53pm

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firstlight · 27-04-2018 10:59pm

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

There’s a pub? :pac: I ended up in super Valu

Plenty of pubs Ye haha they have me in the cot early tonight

Rave.ef · 27-04-2018 11:02pm

It is with some of those "cowboys" could meet the Spaniards during the week too after collecting a load of fish they only touch the road in places. We do the odd load from Baltimore too. It's easy get over the roads tho when you're looking out the window at West cork.

neris · 29-04-2018 8:57am

Urban tractor unit. Doubt this will be popular with the tangs

https://twitter.com/Dennis_Eagle/status/990131014969233415

firstlight · 29-04-2018 9:37am

neris wrote: »

Urban tractor unit. Doubt this will be popular with the tangs

https://twitter.com/Dennis_Eagle/status/990131014969233415

Looks grand to me
Main thing is it's comfortable and gets you from a to b

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 29-04-2018 9:45am

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s14driftking · 29-04-2018 6:06pm

neris wrote: »

Urban tractor unit. Doubt this will be popular with the tangs

https://twitter.com/Dennis_Eagle/status/990131014969233415

What a horrible looking piece of crap. If I was handed it I’d ask for my p45. Trying to mind that front would be impossible.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 29-04-2018 6:15pm

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neris · 29-04-2018 9:39pm

s14driftking wrote: »

What a horrible looking piece of crap. If I was handed it I’d ask for my p45. Trying to mind that front would be impossible.

It's the same cab as a bin wagon l

westgolf · 29-04-2018 11:24pm

neris wrote: »

It's the same cab as a bin wagon l

Bin wagon cab bolted on to the front of a tractor unit. Would have to be issues if it was pulling a fridge or double decker.

finnharpsboy · 30-04-2018 5:53pm

Brian Daly Transport gone to the wall ?
One of the suppliers in work was telling us that they had to move all their stock to another warehouse.
Hopefully not true

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