Ever been stuck in a field http://www.yapfiles.ru/static/play.swf?st=vMDAwOTQ3MTAt21a9 FL2 HSE Sumatra black with body kit

yes I have, many times, once whilst towing a 20 tonne water tank, we had to let the water our before it would tow out  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Now that really was quite funny.

Don't you hate it when a day turns into a damp squib

SUprised you got to tow it out - after you spent all that time in your new swimming pool  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

This got stuck on Mersea Hard last week with the tide coming in, it took a army tow truck and a large tractor to free it before it got submerged !



p.s. don't ask what it was doing here on Mersea, it's I'm told :whistle:

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Serves the British Army right for spending all our money on buying German trucks, it's an MAN (Grogg, cough spit) I bet it was a Scammell or Leyland recovery truck that got it out

a couple of more pictures here :-
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1...8089266313

it took both the recovery unit and the tractor seen in one foto background to do the job.
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mcphersonstrut wrote:

Serves the British Army right for spending all our money on buying German trucks, it's an MAN (Grogg, cough spit) I bet it was a Scammell or Leyland recovery truck that got it out

Sadly we are not exactly spoilt for choice now are we, biggest builder here now is Daf, not exactly a top class vehicle, can be compared to a Lada.

Bedford supplied the Army for years. Gone
Scammel. Gone.
Leyland, bought by Daf and gone downhill.
ERF, bought by MAN
Foden, new ones rarely seen now in now owned by Paccar and I think Paccar have their fingers in DAF.
Seddon Atkinson. Gone.
Ford, closed down over here and jumped it with Iveco

So true - In the recent years the Foden trucks were just Leyland specials with customer options, then they dropped the Foden name. Leyland is owned by Paccar.

Edit: The recovery truck doesn't look like a Scammell, but knowing the British army it will be an Oshkosh (USA) tank transporter.