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Stilldrillin:
That's Ouch!  From me too!   

Me! Sarky comments, Dave?   :bugeye:  Nah! Not me! 

That looks very sad....... Hope it's fixed as easily as Fred's was.....  :thumbup:

David D

John Hill:
I do not think they do have brakes as we know them, some had a hardwood block that could lock one or two rear wheels for parking purposes but nothing that would be usable to control a downhill run-away.

As far as I know the way to slow and stop them is by use of the reversing lever and it is really bad news if the machine gets out of gear on a downhill run or worse yet if it strips a pinion.

cidrontmg:
I didnīt see anything resembling the front wheels (or axle) there, unless thereīs one below the caravan. Maybe they parted company when it hit the car? It also seems to have dug quite deep in the ground before hitting the wall.
Might (or should) there have been a man walking in front of it, waving a red flag? Is that particular piece of British legislation still in vigour?

John Hill:
Hmmmmm..... the flat rear tyres make me think this might be a road roller.

See how the roller is carried on a bracket extending from the front of the smoke box and see how the crashed machine has a broken casting in that area?

I think this is a steam roller and quite a big chunk of it is further down the road!

j45on:
Here's the piccy

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