Underlift vehicle braking

If you ask most recovery people about braking, their answer probably focuses on the dead weight of the casualty vehicle and how to stop it with the brakes on the wrecker alone. Most heavy wreckers are equipped with rear brake air couplings, which are probably connected to the suzie coupling of the tractor unit that [...] Read more...

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Six Wheelers, the third way

In the beginning, it was explained to me what four and six wheel wreckers are all about. I have written about this before so I won’t labour the point. Basically a wrecker chassis is like a see-saw, one end is the imposed load on the lift forks, at the other end is the front axle [...] Read more...

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London to Cape Town in a 1973 Datsun 240

To raise funds for African charities, driver Grant Tromans and navigator Simon Russell will battle their way through desert and bush in a grueling 30 day 14,000 km timed journey across 3 Continents and 13 countries. Read more...

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Datsun Adventures