In a message dated 21/10/2008 16:28:10 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There used to be plates on some bridges. Are there any rules about maximum loads on accommodation ones. Modern tractors can pull very large loads - and weight quite a bit themselves. It looks in this case the driver misjudged the position of the trailer and hit the parapet which completely collapsed into the water. The trailer then went straight over the edge dropping its load of sh, sorry 'fertiliser', on top of the bricks. There are probably rules, or 'guidelines' as we are supposed to think of them but, unless there is some communication about what the loads should be, the farmers will just keep loading as much on to the trailer as they can to reduce the number of trips needed. ISTRT there are plates on the Latton Flight which say something to the effect that the bridges are only designed for the weight of vehicles used in the locality. I think some plates (probably somewhere else) used to say that the penalty for exceeding the limit was transportation for life. But will this particular farmhand be looking forward to a free long holiday in the Antipodes? DaveD I raise money for charity just by searching the web! www.everyclick.com is an internet search engine with a big difference - it donates half its revenues to charity, please support them too! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
