On that sort of subject, anyone know what restrictions there are on widths of trailers and if the load can extend beyond the sides of the trailer?

I believe 2.9M is the legal limit without a movement order/ escorting; I seem to recall about 1M overhang to the rear, and up to the 2.9M on the sides suitably attired with warning triangles and running lights for night time.

It’s worth looking at whether you are insured for trailer work , and also the gross weight of the combination, as many vehicles have very poor towing capacities.

That’s a great picture.

Hopefully not too far off topic, (new draconian forum rules notwithstanding) but this has been bugging me all week, in one of the older TV programmes I saw a fleeting glimpse of a BoB pilot with the “saint” emblem on his Mae West, something I remember, but don’t! I’ve tried googling all names relating to the character, and looked on the BoB pilots list, but am still non the wiser; please put me out of my misery, who is he?

Apparently not the first to confuse the U/C selector with the throttle……

I would imagine that Terry A is quite pleased with the BBC TV coverage, biased as it is to the left! Hopefully he hasn’t fallen foul of the low emissions charge….

I didn’t realise Mike was still “dragging one around” thought that had ended with the sale of the RBL replica that he built.

I haven’t been yet, although I follow them on facebook, and yes they do post pictures of the exhibits, I would think they are a bit tight on space, but would much rather go to a museum that was rammed, rather than an art gallery “installation” type of modern display; one mans piece of junk is another mans piece of history…….