27.09.2012

Trailer and boom flip

A trailer carrying a self-propelled boom lift overturned yesterday just outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The boom, which looks to be a Genie S45 4x4 was certainly well secured and remained firmly tied down in spite of its 5.5 tonnes/12,000lbs overall weight. Fortunately no one was injured in incident, although the road had to be closed while the recovery took place.
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The boom, which looks to be a Genie S45 4x4 was certainly well secured

As to what caused the trailer – which was being towed by a pickup truck belonging to Danner's Bobcat Service – to overturn we cannot say, however a load of this weight seems high for the trailer. If a tyre had blown, or the driver had been forced to swerve at high speed the reaction would have been set of which could have easily built into a sufficient force to flip it.
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The road had to be closed while the recovery took place.