Been up & down Sutton bank a few times over the years in various vehicles can be a little interesting at times
Remember going up there in a 7.5 a few years back after it had been snowing empty to load at the Industrial est that was a wee bit interesting as was early hr of mor
Apparantly its a long reverse before you can turn around if you dont even make it to the bend 
Sutton Banks a piece of ■■■■ - was up and down it all the time in a fully loaded 26 tonner…
Been up and down loads of times in various wagons loaded unloaded the normal thing is getting stuck behind a car that has stalled and messing up my descent up the bloody thing but when your use it a lot it’s not bad
In bad whether I avoid it I’ve seen a few tankers get stuck and a steady Eddie stuck up there one Eddie stobart driver ha to reverse about 2 miles to get turned round police wasn’t impressed.
Sutton Bank:
We`ve had bigger than that up here driver …
Crap in a truck but summers evening on a big bike! HEAVEN.Now get out the bloody way and no bloody speed cameras Yippee party time.
I live a few miles from the top of Sutton Bank and have been up and down it many a time. Like someone said, I wouldn’t try it in the wet, problem is, it can be dry in Thirsk and snowing up here, seen that before.
I’ve turned artics round on Sutton Bank twice. Without police help.
The Helmsley TT (B1257 Helmsley-Stokesley) is a piece of ■■■■ in comparison. We always use it heading north.
For some real fun, try Chimney Bank in Rosedale
DAF95XF:
Sutton Banks a piece of ■■■■ - was up and down it all the time in a fully loaded 26 tonner…
In a ridged yes, it’s not as easy in a artic
Never done it in an artic but many times with an 18 tonner. As said - you just have to stick it in 2nd and crawl up.
Is Chimney Bank part of the Cockayne Loop Wolfie?
Ken.
No mate, thats a run round Bransdale, next dale over from Rosedale. Starts at Fadmoor.
I went up it a few years ago in our 18t rigid & trailer, I got halfway up and thought “oh my god” lucky the car was well strapped down in the truck 
Once got stuck going up sutton bank with a loaded artic tipper. Believe me it’s a complete Bugger to reverse back downwith cars constantly driving right up behind you. Managed to blind side into a small driveway at the bottom, which saved the 2 mile reverse. After that always went a different route to the feed mill!
only ever drove down it once,as i approached an ■■■■■■ vehicle appeared from nowhere and lead me down at (fast) walking pace.
has this happened to anyone else 
stevieboy308:
DAF95XF:
Sutton Banks a piece of ■■■■ - was up and down it all the time in a fully loaded 26 tonner…In a ridged yes, it’s not as easy in a artic
Not going to deny that, though i never got the chance to take an artic up it though…
i took a load of ready mix to a farm near the bottom of chimney bank,that was interesting, if i remember right you had to go through the pubs car park to get to the farm, also used to deliver the beer ect to the pub, white horse hotel or similar i think it was called, came down chimney bank one say in daf rigid which had tail lift, left a few scrapes in the tarmac, even had the suspension up full at back and it still scraped the ground…
I’ve turned artics round on Sutton Bank twice.
Once by reversing into the little farm lane on the apex of the hairpin and once by reversing into the layby on the left a bit further down
i took a load of ready mix to a farm near the bottom of chimney bank,that was interesting, if i remember right you had to go through the pubs car park to get to the farm, also used to deliver the beer ect to the pub, white horse hotel or similar i think it was called, came down chimney bank one say in daf rigid which had tail lift, left a few scrapes in the tarmac, even had the suspension up full at back and it still scraped the ground…
Yep White Horse in Rosedale Abbey
Early 80s went up sutton bank with a 111 scania loaded with 20 tonne of bricks and made it,But talking of steep hills i did try to go up Seberham from j41 m6 to silloth late70s with an old ERF and couldn’t make it,it just run out of power.
I done Sutton Bank a couple of times in an artic loaded with ash blocks. Just took it steady!
Anyone loaded bricks out of Hansons at Accrington, then turned right out of the gates attempting Whinney Hill? Now that is a monster. Tried it once, and couldn’t get speed/traction right for toffee! Admittedly, I was in a battered old FL10 with a 360 (yeah right) engine at 44 ton! That was not a good day.
What about bricks out of I think it was Halifax, with a steep hill down to a t junction fully loaded that was fun.
