Wash your truck - the West Country way

[RichardJW~]

So first up we have this guy who pulled in tight to the wall on Aveton-Gifford bridge ('94), nudged the wall which then collapsed and the truck went in the drink.....along with a few calor bottles





Then there was this crane that slipped off the quayside here in Salcombe ('93) - seems it was something to do with him not waiting to build up air-pressure before moving it, anyway in it went

[Nick Drew]

Couple of changes of underwear required there then !!

Great shots Richard!!

Nick

[RichardJW~]

Couple of changes of underwear required there then !!

Great shots Richard!!

Nick

Yes, seems that way, Nick

The Seddon went in the water one afternoon when I was working in a dealership literally 100ft away from where it happened, we heard this loud thud and ran out to see what had happened. Thing is the bridge is narrow and there were/are frequent comings together along that bit of road - its the main Kingsbrisge to Plymouth road too!!!

[Jeremy Rowland]

Nice pics there Richard

Do like the ones of the Seddon 211

Jeremy

[roadcommander2]

Hi Richard,

Do you have any pics of the Seddon Atki being recovered?

Or do you know who recovered it and what gear they used?

Cheers

Mark

[RichardJW~]

Sorry Mark, no pics of the recovery, in fact I am not sure exactly how they did it, it happened about 4pm one afternoon, by the time the emergency services arrived, closed the road etc. was 6pm & I was out the door.

[tone_rmz250]

did you used to work at crms richard? that bridge can be a pain with anything large cant it, especially as u want to get a decent run up at that hill haha

[RichardJW~]

I was there before them, when it was Avon Bridge Machinery, started in Jan. 92 and left in Dec. '95.
Was a good way to travel all over Devon and Cornwall repairing Case IH tractors and Welger balers - plus an assortment of other machinery.....in the firm's Peugeot 305 van dragging its ass loaded down with tools

I think CRMS took on in the late '90s.....they closed the place down & moved the business up to heathfield, then they went pear-shaped. Some bloke who does fabrication for barns & sheds is in the premises now

In winter it was a cold damp old shop, it is actually below the level of the River Avon, we never had the water in but it was close a couple of times.

My old 2.8 Capri used to love that hill, the Janspeed exhausts used to rattle out a fair bark climbing up there.....its all flippin' 40 zones there now