Drove up to Thirsk, with BIG trolley-jack (20” lift/3 ton capacity)
Daughter came up for ride
On arrival, l saw this
It seems that whilst preparing to hitch, that for whatever reason, the clamp had slipped/been undone
Thankfully there was enough clearance to get the jack onto the A-Frame, & lift
The jockey-wheel had jammed in the ‘reversing’ location
Attempts to free it seemed to have unwound the handle from the main-shaft
A clobber with a hammer freed it
It then screwed together nicely
I said l’d take it back, in case of any issues at the compound (then it’d be my fault)
The caravan site has an awkwardly positioned entrance, with only (seemingly) a partial drop-kerb, no drive to it
A nice steady drag back down the A1 to HookMoor, then a section of the M1 saw up back
No issues on unhitching, it didn’t collapse, barring the BWSOW opposite standing proud of the others by about 18inch making it a multi-manoeuvre shuffle to get in
I’m glad that the compound is a gravel/road-planings surface, as the tyre-scrub going from lock to lock, whilst manoeuvring (with Van opposite) would have had me squirming, as much as the tyres, if it had been concrete/tarmac
Oh!, & the BIG jack
Damned heavy too!!!
This was my Land Rover jack!!
