That's what they call the junk yard on the way to where I work now...
Still looks like a scrap yard to me... except the posh sign.
Some of the noises as they squash and drop things would be interesting to model.
The recent scrapyard thread had moved on to turning circles for trucks... any chance of some more info please? Sue, you helped some...
I asked the yard shunter at work and he reckoned that a straight turnaround with a cabover in an open space could be done in the vehicle length. What he did come up with is that pulling forward out of an alley or warehouse door you would have to get at least half of the trailer out before starting to swing either way so as not to side-swipe the sides. He said this was different from backing onto a dock which (with a right angle move) he reckoned could be done in the trailer length. He also commented on tyre damage and wheels turning the wrong way round on a tight turn.
The police in the UK have also solved the untaxed and uninsured car (auto) question. If it's on the road and not taxed and insured it gets lifted/towed straight to the crusher... doesn't matter what it is or who's it is... CRUNCH! Plus fines and costs.
Dave-the-Train wrote:Still looks like a scrap yard to me... except the posh sign.
'End of Life Vehicle and Metals Recycling Centre' Challenge with host Robert Llewellyn? Doesn't sound right...Actually, kind of miss that show, is it still playing in the UK - here in the US they mucked up the format, called it Junkyard Megawars, and then dumped it - shame, as it was quite entertaining when they just followed the UK 'Scrapheap challenge' format...
Sooo... if there's an abandoned new Jaguar or Mercedes on the road, they're gonna scrap it for UKP600 as opposed to auctioning it off for UKP10,000?
Riiiiightttt... Even John Prescott's not that stupid.
Dave-the-Train wrote:I asked the yard shunter at work and he reckoned that a straight turnaround with a cabover in an open space could be done in the vehicle length. What he did come up with is that pulling forward out of an alley or warehouse door you would have to get at least half of the trailer out before starting to swing either way so as not to side-swipe the sides. He said this was different from backing onto a dock which (with a right angle move) he reckoned could be done in the trailer length. He also commented on tyre damage and wheels turning the wrong way round on a tight turn. The police in the UK have also solved the untaxed and uninsured car (auto) question. If it's on the road and not taxed and insured it gets lifted/towed straight to the crusher... doesn't matter what it is or who's it is... CRUNCH! Plus fines and costs.
chutton01 wrote: Dave-the-Train wrote:Still looks like a scrap yard to me... except the posh sign. 'End of Life Vehicle and Metals Recycling Centre' Challenge with host Robert Llewellyn? Doesn't sound right...Actually, kind of miss that show, is it still playing in the UK - here in the US they mucked up the format, called it Junkyard Megawars, and then dumped it - shame, as it was quite entertaining when they just followed the UK 'Scrapheap challenge' format... The police in the UK have also solved the untaxed and uninsured car (auto) question. If it's on the road and not taxed and insured it gets lifted/towed straight to the crusher... doesn't matter what it is or who's it is... CRUNCH! Plus fines and costs. Sooo... if there's an abandoned new Jaguar or Mercedes on the road, they're gonna scrap it for UKP600 as opposed to auctioning it off for UKP10,000? Riiiiightttt... Even John Prescott's not that stupid.
Not an abandoned car but a car being used without tax and insurance. That gets crunched. There's no price on the scrap value and absolutley no return to the owner. So if you're daft enough to run a £10,000 car with no tax and no insurance you stand to lose your money... especially as they have registration reading cameras on major roads. (Big brother could be watching you) Talking of which... what odds would you suggest on JP???
Thanks for the truck turning info Ken