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Bro Wrecker west midlands fire Dennis ERF CHA755Y
According to Ian Moore "this vehicle (or more correctly part of it, began life as PFD 777F, an ERF Hydraulic Platform that was new to Dudley FB. Its conversion into a RecV took the following form;
PFD 777F had its main bodywork removed by Acoma, and the booms were sold to a local plant hire business. The chassis/cab then went to Peterborough Engineering to have a Perkins V8 fitted. It then returned to BWS for removal of the cab, axles and suspension, leaving only two main chassis rails and the new engine.
Reconstruction: Allison automatic gearbox with crawler gear, full integral power steering (Dennis RS), and Dennis 'Paxit' cab, whilst a new braking system with skid-check and recovery equipment was fitted by Cowan Recovery (Newport Pagnell) who installed the BRO 2000A lifting gear. The 'new' vehicle kept its original registration for only a short time before being re-registered CHA 755Y.
Late Alastair Collins collection - used with permission
According to Ian Moore "this vehicle (or more correctly part of it, began life as PFD 777F, an ERF Hydraulic Platform that was new to Dudley FB. Its conversion into a RecV took the following form;
PFD 777F had its main bodywork removed by Acoma, and the booms were sold to a local plant hire business. The chassis/cab then went to Peterborough Engineering to have a Perkins V8 fitted. It then returned to BWS for removal of the cab, axles and suspension, leaving only two main chassis rails and the new engine.
Reconstruction: Allison automatic gearbox with crawler gear, full integral power steering (Dennis RS), and Dennis 'Paxit' cab, whilst a new braking system with skid-check and recovery equipment was fitted by Cowan Recovery (Newport Pagnell) who installed the BRO 2000A lifting gear. The 'new' vehicle kept its original registration for only a short time before being re-registered CHA 755Y.
Late Alastair Collins collection - used with permission
Darlington CB brigade had a very similar recovery crane on an original Dennis Perkins V8 chassis, which was custom built as such from scratch - largely because of the new A1(M) road which bypassed the town. It is now in Dr. Barry Hutchinson's collection, and one of only a score or so similar rigs operated by UK fire services.
There are two or three photos of it on this site.
Added by Rob Johnson on 25 June 2021.
There are two or three photos of it on this site.
Added by Rob Johnson on 25 June 2021.
Dennis
Added by Jonathan Wade on 03 July 2019.