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My mk5 recovery truck Beavertail

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Re: My mk5 recovery truck Beavertail

Postby captain hook » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:56 pm

VOSA are pulling Transits for over weight round here....

Mate got done for only 2 straps and..

Not having their weights on the tags!
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Re: My mk5 recovery truck Beavertail

Postby apples26 » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:14 pm

ive got to be honest im quite carefull on weights even though i know occasionally im up towards 5 percent overweight with the bigger stuff


but i always run two straps, even though i have 4 lol, but i do put it in gear handbreak on and winch cable attatched
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Re: My mk5 recovery truck Beavertail

Postby Jakebarlz » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:10 pm

ad been slackened mate and jsut left there for a quick photo before i took it off the truck ... but thanks for the advice muka :P
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Re: My mk5 recovery truck Beavertail

Postby Jakebarlz » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:22 am

Right then just a lil update ill get some pics on asap over the weekend, Fitted NEW winch as really culdnt be arsed to fix the old one in the end, new rollers, re did the earth for winch and sealed it all up. back end is in the process of being re wired... to keep it all tidy and nice as atm its a crock of Sh*t... prop bearing all done..

Still booked in to have arches and front wings done and then a cab spray and after the mot the bed is getting painted. !! coming along nicely now! and least its back earning me money!
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