Unrelated to the thread but in the same ballpark anyone driven the Kirkstone pass in a artic?
Oh my I’ll never forget that 
merc0447:
Unrelated to the thread but in the same ballpark anyone driven the Kirkstone pass in a artic?Oh my I’ll never forget that
Twice in my times as a 3.5T driver I’ve met artics on that road. Once was a Stobarts, other was a Sports Direct wagon. Both times I wondered what the driver had been smoking…
And both were aiming to go down it! Goodbye brakes.
merc0447:
Unrelated to the thread but in the same ballpark anyone driven the Kirkstone pass in a artic?Oh my I’ll never forget that
I’ve done it in an18 tonner and that was bad enough, was doing Carlise to Windermere, usually I’d go M6-A6-A591 but looked on Google maps, saw the more direct road, checked for weight limits, all was clear so I went. I didn’t even know it was a mountain pass! I did stop for done photos at the top though
merc0447:
Unrelated to the thread but in the same ballpark anyone driven the Kirkstone pass in a artic?Oh my I’ll never forget that
Kirkstones fun in a coach. … untill you meet a touroid who hasn’t a clue of the width of the car. .
Managed to hit the limiter once going over in the 90’s. That old b10 used to fly up it 
ckm1981:
Definitely up to the A66,especially if you have a bit of weight on and the roads are wet,we used to deliver to Gosforth 1st drop in a Artic fully loaded,used to always go the coast road as we travelled up early morning…that was until I got stuck on the bank by the castle hotel,real sharp left hand bend on a steep incline so not chance of a run up to it!
Time wise it’s literally about 5-10 mins longer going A66 but far more relaxing and you’ll arrive with both mirrors attached
were you pulling a tanker ■■ I remember seeing one with the trailer n/s wheels stuck in the verge a couple of years or so ago .
syramax:
ckm1981:
Definitely up to the A66,especially if you have a bit of weight on and the roads are wet,we used to deliver to Gosforth 1st drop in a Artic fully loaded,used to always go the coast road as we travelled up early morning…that was until I got stuck on the bank by the castle hotel,real sharp left hand bend on a steep incline so not chance of a run up to it!
Time wise it’s literally about 5-10 mins longer going A66 but far more relaxing and you’ll arrive with both mirrors attachedwere you pulling a tanker ■■ I remember seeing one with the trailer n/s wheels stuck in the verge a couple of years or so ago .
No 24 pallets of beer.