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defender
 


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Towing lorries up the A56 this morning!

It snowed a little bit here overnight, and the A56 accy bypass was a little bit bad... So we helped out a little by getting the lorries off the main carriegeway. MTR tyres worked a treat.. At one point we where the only vehicles moving, with a 30 ton truck on the back(no idea really how much they weigh), and its quite a steep hill. Disco3, still giving the permagrin! Very Happy Cairns Blue



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I was going to stop and help a lorry in Bury today ..but only had a 6 tonne stropp ...dont know if that would of held

Did pull a car up a hill while overtaking a police van that was snaking up the hill ..very satisfiying Thumbs Up
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Re: Towing lorries up the A56 this morning!

defender wrote:
no idea really how much they weigh

I stand to be corrected but up to 44 tonnes in the UK AFAIK.

Wiljo
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Post #5729452nd Jan 2010 3:39 pm
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Wiggs, I don't think you can get enough grip to break a 6 tonne strop when in good condition. As long as you don't try to snatch it free.
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Re: Towing lorries up the A56 this morning!

[quote="wvlenthe"]
defender wrote:
no idea really how much they weigh[/quote
I stand to be corrected but up to 44 tonnes in the UK AFAIK.

Wiljo


Laiden weight Wink , 12-18tonne empty.
  
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Re: Towing lorries up the A56 this morning!

MacLeod 313 wrote:
Laiden weight Wink , 12-18tonne empty.

Sorry, forgot to mention that, you're right of course.

Also have to agree with Roel. You can do a lot with that rope if you don't force it. It's horizontal movement so you are not pulling all the vehicle weight, you 'just' have to overcome the horizontal resistance.

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wiggs wrote:
I was going to stop and help a lorry in Bury today ..but only had a 6 tonne stropp ...dont know if that would of held

Did pull a car up a hill while overtaking a police van that was snaking up the hill ..very satisfiying Thumbs Up



WIggs. A Chalenger 2 weighs 70T ish but only has a rolling resistence ofabout 5T on flat tarmac/concrete. So an artic should be no big deal for a D3 Thumbs Up
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Post #5732553rd Jan 2010 9:59 am
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I am pretty sure the friction coefficient of a lorry on sheet ice is pretty low... can't see a 6T load?!

Just don't look at the insurance position of towing people, or it may put you off!
  
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As with all recoveries, it's not the mass but the rolling resistance that puts the load on your recovery gear, there's a very complex formula to calculate approximate load but basically on a slope of less than 10 degrees, on a firm surface 10 tonnes gives a rolling resistance of approximately 5.6 tonnes, at a 5 degree slope this is 4.8 tonnes and at 2 degrees, 4.3 tonnes, obviously the application of the pulling force can increase these due to shock loading
  
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Well rolling resistance or not, that's still an awesome effort Bow down
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