Ox Mountain Railway
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You guessed! Yep, hopefully in the second batch, if I can get the hang of the conversion process.
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So, Thursday (18th August, at 18.00hrs) was "Crash, bang, wallop" day. As I pulled away from Belmullet's "Heritage Day" goings on, I felt relieved that, within the next 1.1/2 hrs we would be home! Well that was what I thought! We all know what Thought did!
As I pulled up hill I was glad to get away from the crowds - but my thoughts altered when I saw a car pulling out from a line of other parked cars as I aproached the top of the incline. I swerved to the right but the offending car got wedged between my car and trailer!
No one was hurt in person but his car suffered a damaged wing and other damage to the engine, and other body parts forward of the driver's door!
As for my car - a crease of about 70mm near the backend of the wheelarch was all it suffered. The trailer was/is a different story!!!!!!
As I pulled up hill I was glad to get away from the crowds - but my thoughts altered when I saw a car pulling out from a line of other parked cars as I aproached the top of the incline. I swerved to the right but the offending car got wedged between my car and trailer!
No one was hurt in person but his car suffered a damaged wing and other damage to the engine, and other body parts forward of the driver's door!
As for my car - a crease of about 70mm near the backend of the wheelarch was all it suffered. The trailer was/is a different story!!!!!!
In the pic immediately above, the framework seems to have distorted and, to get the shutter open, I had to force it with a heavy screwdriver at the opposite end because the shutter was jammed tight!
Sorry to those pics, Mick, you've put in a lot of work on your trailer over the years. Hopefully, the other driver's insurance will pay for repairs.
Hi Gordon. I haven't made a claim - I would have 300 euro excess to pay, my policy renewal cost would also go up - so far, the material cost of the repair has cost 55 (I might have to buy a box of wafer head screws to secure the panels fully). I'm hoping to get things completed by the end of this week apart from a top coat of paint!
If the other person has gone in to you, surely its their insurance you should be claiming against?
But how would I make that claim? The trailer is a self-build - who would give an estimate for the repairs? Anybody else repairing it would probably want to dismantle the interior to gain access. My own Insurer gave me the options - but the adage "procrastination is the thief of time" rings loud and true.
I just want to get on with the job so I can do other things - need to clear the deck so I can get the hay in the barn {that's if my regular supplier has managed to save enough!) It is all stressful but I'm coping. At the moment I'm more worried about Covid and having to cancel special appointments.
Insurance on vehicles has changed quite significantly over the years, 50 years ago if you were fully comprehensive, your insurance would pay to fight for you, including repair/replacement, injuries and any personal liability. Now (bike accident in 2018), your insurance will go knock for knock, take your excess, and not fight the other parties insurance, you need to get your own (or pay extra on the insurance) to recover "uninsured loss", including your excess and and personal injury. I am amazed at what little your insurance company does for you, and if you happen to not loose your "no claims" (other party's fault), then the price of the policy goes up because you have had a no blame accident.
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Well - now for a bit of good news! Today's Covid test was negative! Hip, hip, hooray - medical appointments here I come!
Meanwhile, a few more pics ......
Repairs started ......
The only way I could get the bent pieces straighter was to make a cut and then use big Enoch to bang the straight(ish). The Luddite conformer only weighs 14lb!. Once somewhere near (as in that'll do!) I splinted either side with metal and self-drilling hex screws!
More work done since then!
Meanwhile, a few more pics ......
Repairs started ......
The only way I could get the bent pieces straighter was to make a cut and then use big Enoch to bang the straight(ish). The Luddite conformer only weighs 14lb!. Once somewhere near (as in that'll do!) I splinted either side with metal and self-drilling hex screws!
More work done since then!
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Yep, I think we get where you are, but if you have the other bloke's address, there's probably a few volunteers who'd come over and pin him down while you hit him
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