Ali
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I didn’t get any snaps unfortunately, but when we had the snow a few weeks ago an HGV got stuck after taking a wrong turn trying to deliver to my workplace in Yorkshire
What turned up (very quickly) was something like one of these
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It might even have been older, I don’t think a Scammel but something ex-military woth similar lifting gear. I only saw it arriving briefly and didn’t have time to hang around for the show.
Really nice to see a vehicle like that warning it’s keep. The lads reported it pulled the fully laden HGV effortlessly up the steep incline, on compacted snow / ice
What turned up (very quickly) was something like one of these

Foden 6x6 Off Road Heavy Recovery Vehicle - £POA - Please enquire for price range
£P.O.A - Please enquire - Subject to UK VAT unless sold outside of the EU Engine Rolls Royce Eagle 290L 290bhp Body Type Heavy Recovery Vehicle Tyre Size 16.00 x R20 XZL Michelin Date In Service 1986 Mileage From 32,525 Condition Excellent Foden 6x6 Recovery Vehicle, in excellent condition, with...
It might even have been older, I don’t think a Scammel but something ex-military woth similar lifting gear. I only saw it arriving briefly and didn’t have time to hang around for the show.
Really nice to see a vehicle like that warning it’s keep. The lads reported it pulled the fully laden HGV effortlessly up the steep incline, on compacted snow / ice