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00:00Get ready to restart your engines
00:05Are you ready?
00:07Yeah, ready when you are, pal
00:08Our trucking heroes are back
00:11Ranger, off you go
00:12Hey
00:14These are the super heavyweight champions of the road
00:18Just another day, moving machines
00:20It is very nerve-wracking, very, very nerve-wracking
00:24Wielding some of the heftiest hardware in the world
00:28Lift it off
00:29Lift it off
00:30When every mile's a battle
00:32Where's he come from?
00:36He's obviously totally ignored us
00:37And every second counts
00:40Because it's such a big machine, we're going to block the arc
00:42So we need to be quick
00:43These are the experts making light work
00:47About half an inch off the arcs there
00:49All good, doing really well actually
00:52Of the largest loads imaginable
00:55It is quite easy to make a catastrophic mistake
00:58Mistake
00:59So put your pedal to the metal
01:02We're committed now, this is it
01:05Things are about to get
01:07Trucking heavy
01:09Start of the week off with a happy customer
01:13It can only get worse from here, can't it Mick?
01:14Today
01:21Let's go and assess how shit this is going to be
01:24Paulage hero Sam negotiates a narrow gap
01:28With an extra wide payload
01:30I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit nervous about this next bit
01:34I'm sorry, it'll be fine
01:38And the pressure's on when a multi-million pound statue
01:42Comes out of storage
01:43Watch your head sweetheart
01:45And takes to the skies
01:47Every day is a school day
01:49And every day is something different
01:51Are we ready to roll it?
01:53Yeah
01:53Every year
01:55Millions of tons of heavy cargo
01:57Are hauled across the length and breadth of Britain
02:00A little bit nervous obviously
02:01See all the traffic's building around us
02:03Being nice, steady Steve
02:04I've got to start putting some turn on now, Brent
02:06Pumping a whopping £13.5 billion annually
02:11Into the UK economy
02:13Well, it's so you'd rather a few cars try to cut in
02:16But
02:16Happens all the time
02:18Based just outside Leeds
02:21Brookdale's has grown from humble beginnings
02:24To become one of the biggest hitters in the north of England
02:27Good afternoon, Brookdale Transport
02:30Boasting a formidable fleet of heavy duty machines
02:34Built for the big stuff
02:36It's on site in Hull, yeah?
02:39Brookdale Transport started in 2008
02:42We started off with one truck
02:43We've moved on to today
02:44Where we have 50 vehicles
02:46And 50 trailers
02:48From lorry-mounted cranes
02:51To flatbed trucks
02:53Their crack team of specialist operators
02:56All hefty cargo of all shapes and sizes
03:00We've moved anything from a pallet
03:03Up to cabins
03:04Diggers
03:05Port cabins
03:07Wide loads
03:07We've done some specialist lifting
03:09From statues in town centres
03:11To aircrafts
03:13Helicopters
03:15We've done quite a few of them
03:16Anything really
03:17Star driver Sam
03:19A.k.a. the Hayat Princess
03:21Is a recent recruit to the Brookdale team
03:25She come to us with high recommendations
03:29She's proved herself in working solely and within a team
03:34On site
03:34Very friendly, bubbly
03:36Always likes to have a laugh and a joke
03:38But when work comes to work
03:40She will crack on
03:41And yeah, she's really good in a credit to company
03:43After first starting out in transport management
03:47Sam swapped paperwork for payloads
03:50And when it comes to haulage
03:53This trucker is always ready to rumble
03:56I'm terrible at sitting still
03:58I love just being out and about doing something
04:01Especially like with high ab work
04:02Because you are out and about doing something most of the time
04:05So sitting round for me is not the one at all
04:09It's late afternoon
04:16And Sam's heading off to her next big assignment
04:20That's if she can carve a path
04:23Through the troublesome traffic
04:25I've definitely noticed the traffic getting worse over the years
04:28And to be fair
04:29The standard of other people's driving seems to be getting worse as well
04:32But, you know, it's part and parcel of the job
04:35And you just have to crack on with it really
04:38Sam's battling busy roads
04:40To reach a yard in Toll Fork
04:42Just north of York
04:44Where this portly sized porter cabin
04:49Is waiting to be transported to a site
04:52150 miles south of Melton Mowbray
04:56I don't envy her at the other end
04:58It's quite of a tricky offload
04:59Quite narrow gates to get through
05:02But I'm sure she'll deal with it when she gets there
05:04We've put Sam on this one
05:05Because we know it'll all go well and smooth at the end
05:07Measuring in at a whopping 12 foot wide
05:12The cabin's more than double the width of a ping pong table
05:15And at just over 8 feet high
05:18It's 2 feet taller than a fully grown camel
05:21Arriving on site
05:33Sam's first task in tackling this towering load
05:37Is to get it safely secured for the journey
05:40Just putting the unit on the lorry
05:43Holding back to you a little bit, I think
05:46Yeah, this end back a bit more
05:50The porter cabin is far wider than her flatbed
05:54So precise positioning is paramount
05:57Yeah, yeah, keep going
06:00Yep
06:02Luckily, a friendly forklift operator is on hand
06:06To lend some muscle to the mission
06:08It's vital Sam ensures the weight of the cabin
06:21Is evenly distributed
06:23Can you bring the whole thing back to you in a straight line
06:27About that much, please
06:29Thank you
06:30Yep
06:34Yeah, it's pretty bang on that
06:38Yeah, yeah
06:39Quite impressed
06:40Thank you
06:41Cabin perfectly placed
06:45Yeah, so it's on
06:47It's fairly even
06:48Sam's next job
06:50Is securing her super-sized shipment
06:53And for safe transportation
06:55At least it's not like metal on metal
06:57So it's sat on wood
06:59So it's less slidey
07:01But obviously we just need to make sure that it's really secure
07:04And it's not going to go anywhere
07:06What thing you need is a cabin coming off
07:09On a motorway
07:10A set of well-positioned straps will hold it steady
07:14This is where none of my straps reach over the top
07:17I'm going to have to link two straps together
07:20Because our standard straps aren't long enough to go over this
07:23So we'll throw one and then attach another strap to it
07:27But can the Hayab princess muster enough muscle to get them over?
07:32This is where you get to laugh at me bad throwing
07:34I will probably miss them
07:37Yes
07:43Bingo
07:45Oh, it's not going over that
07:50That one's on the roof
07:51Look at that
07:53That's what you call a pain in the ass
07:56Coming up
07:58Heavy haulage meets fine art
08:01It's like a nice version of Medusa
08:02When a multi-million pound statue needs shifting
08:05Everybody's staring as they're overtaken
08:09And Sam's delicate delivery gets off to a slow start
08:13This is how bored I am
08:16I'm counting carrots
08:18And the chicken shit
08:19The smell of chicken shit is brilliant
08:22In Tollfork, just north of York
08:36Mega Mover Sam's been tasked with shifting a 12-foot wide porter cabin
08:42To a site 115 miles south in Melton, Mulberry
08:46This is where you get to laugh at me bad throwing
08:48That's if she can get her cargo safely secured for the journey
08:53That one's on the roof
08:55Look at that
08:57That's what you call a pain in the ass
09:00This is a cheap way of getting a strap down
09:08Sam soon has her straps in place
09:15I think we got that one as well
09:17Bingo
09:18And her payload ready for the road
09:21Stay
09:32So we're just waiting for the escort vehicle to turn up
09:38And then we can get on the way
09:42Rush hour is fast approaching
09:44So she's itching to make tracks
09:47It's just sometimes you want to get moving, don't you?
09:50You know, the earlier we go
09:52The less traffic we'll be
09:54And when you're moving something this wide
09:58You sort of want the least amount of traffic on the road possible
10:02And obviously we are sort of governed by embargo times
10:08So we can't be moving in certain times when the traffic is heavy
10:13Her later departure time of 5.30
10:16Means Sam's planning to break the journey to the drop-off point
10:20We're going to drive down the road
10:22Hopefully get about three quarters of the way there
10:25Sleep out overnight and then deliver the unit in the morning
10:28So our escort driver Craig is here now
10:32And we are ready to rock and roll
10:33Time to go
10:34From collection to delivery
10:46Sam's drive from Tullthorpe to Melton-Mowbray
10:49Spans 115 miles
10:52The route will take us south on the A19 towards York
10:56Where she'll overnight
10:58In the morning, she'll head on to the M1 south
11:01And then switch on to the A46
11:04For the final stretch to her drop-off point
11:07She may have set off in good time
11:13But sadly, size restrictions soon put the brakes on Sam's travel plans
11:19There's an embargo on abnormal loads
11:22Which in this area is between half three and six
11:27So we can't move until six o'clock
11:30Because this unit is too wide to be on the roads
11:33So we are very bored counting down the minutes
11:36Until six p.m. so that we can go
11:39For now, there's a local farmer to provide some unexpected roadside entertainment
11:46At least we've got a bit of a view
11:48There's a lot of carrots though
11:50This is how bored I am, I'm counting carrots
11:54And the chicken shit, the smell of chicken shit is brilliant
11:58After half an hour of sitting stationary
12:05Sam and escort driver Craig eventually get the green light
12:10So it is finally six o'clock
12:13We're ready to roll out
12:14We've got our walkie-talkies
12:16So we can communicate with each other
12:17And yeah, time to go
12:19But as they make tracks through the rural country lanes
12:25Should have gone for another wee before we left
12:28I've had like three cups of tea while we're waiting
12:30Their delayed departure is already presenting the pair with a challenge
12:36With us running down after the curfew
12:41The only sort of risk is that going through this little village
12:45There will obviously be more parked cars
12:47Because people will be home from work
12:49So the village will be slightly more interesting
12:52Than if we'd done it during the day
12:54But hey-ho, it is what it is
12:56Well, I'm sure we'll make it
12:58Sam may have an extra set of eyes up ahead
13:05But squeezing through the narrow streets
13:10Of a sleepy village unscathed
13:13Will take teamwork
13:14Yeah, I got it
13:15Don't know if it's worth him
13:16There is a gap here on my side
13:19If you want to send him through
13:20I knew we'd come against another bloody lorry
13:24Thank you
13:28Working in tandem
13:30Her all-important sidekick alerts other road users
13:33To the abnormally wide load ahead
13:36That's the good thing about sending Craig ahead
13:39Is that if I hang back a bit
13:41I can find passing places
13:43So, fingers crossed
13:46Nice one
13:49As the narrow streets continue to leave the pair
13:55With little wiggle room
13:56Well, you need to fucking move over a bit more than that
13:59That'll do
14:00Nice one
14:03Sam's grateful she's not tackling the journey alone
14:07It makes such a difference having a good escort driver
14:10It really is the difference between
14:13Getting through somewhere like this safely
14:16And not, you know, he's sort of pre-planning
14:19Where I'm going to put the lorry
14:20And pushing all the cars out of the way
14:22Yeah, nice one, mate
14:27Thank you
14:28But it seems not every road user
14:31Is alert to the risks of a passing wide load
14:34Yeah, I'm a dangerous cyclist
14:40Sorry
14:44That cyclist really did try and die then
14:47I wasn't just beeping for no reason
14:49I'm sorry
14:50And he decided that he was going to try and squeeze between me
14:54And a parked car
14:55Like
14:55Like, just wait, mate
14:58You know what I mean?
14:59Just, just give it
15:00Just give it a minute
15:01Like
15:01Her years behind the wheel
15:04Have taught Sam
15:05That impatient motorists
15:07Are just another occupational hazard
15:10Doing this
15:11Any lorry driver
15:12Will tell you
15:13That they have had quite a lot of near misses
15:15The classic is people trying to beat you
15:17To get off at a junction somewhere
15:19And it's really quite annoying
15:21I'm not leaving a massive gap to be a dickhead
15:24And I'm leaving a massive gap
15:25So I can stop if I need to
15:27And people see that gap as an opportunity
15:29And just push in
15:30And through to form
15:33Dickhead
15:35He's just, he's going to get stuck behind Craig anyway
15:39Ha ha ha ha
15:40Oh, you got so far, babe
15:42You got so far
15:44We're not going fast, fast
15:45But we're not going slow
15:46You know what I mean?
15:47We're doing the speed limit
15:48He's literally gained nothing
15:50But made himself look a nobber
15:53The worst of the narrow country lanes behind them
15:59It's full steam ahead
16:01As the pair hit the open expanse of a dual carriageway
16:04It's what we like
16:06Empty road in front of us
16:07When travelling on multi-lane roads
16:10Sam knows it's always best to have the escort driver riding up the rear
16:15Craig is now behind us because we're on a dual carriageway
16:18But because of the width of the cabin
16:20I'm sort of straddling both lanes
16:22And he's just there to sort of fend off anyone who thinks
16:27Actually I'm going to try and chance my luck and get round it
16:30Craig's eagle eyes
16:31Paired with Sam's skill behind the wheel
16:34Me and the duo are soon within striking distance
16:37Of the overnight stopover point
16:40So I think we're about half an hour off where we're parking up
16:44No surprise then
16:47That Sam's busy making dinner plans
16:50I might have had a joke about getting a chippy tea
16:52But I'm trying to be good
16:54Although you know
16:55A pot noodle doesn't really sound too appetising
16:57So I may end up getting a chippy tea
17:01Doing wonders for the diet
17:04Mum of two Sam usually sticks to day shifts
17:08So tonight's layover is a rare break from motherly duties
17:13It would be quite nice for me to have a bit of a relaxing evening
17:16And not do too much
17:18Whereas you know when I finish work
17:20Normally it's all the standard mum things
17:22Of homework and reading books and bath time
17:25And everybody arguing about who's having what for tea
17:28So yeah it'll be a bit peaceful
17:31Although to be fair I'll probably get to about 8 o'clock
17:34And I'll be FaceTiming everybody going
17:36Oh I miss you all
17:37It's 7pm as Sam closes in on the depot
17:45Where she'll be bunking down in her cab for the evening
17:48It's been a lot quieter than I expected
17:52So that's been really nice
17:55So yeah just overall a fairly pleasant journey
17:58Just this last little awkward bit now to go
18:01And get parked up for the night
18:03And get ourselves comfy
18:06All parked up
18:08It's time to part ways with her trusty co-pilot
18:12Thank you very much
18:15I know thank you genuinely
18:18Yeah you too
18:19Honestly mate
18:19You was a fucking diamond there
18:21You too
18:22See you later
18:23Nestled in the Warwickshire countryside
18:29Lies the historic village of Studley
18:32But while it may look quaint
18:35There's some seriously heavy metal in the garage out back
18:40Specialist haulage company Allerlees
18:46Are responsible for heavy duty transportation throughout the UK
18:51Their team of heavyweight hauliers work across multiple industries
18:56Including power, rail and manufacturing
18:59We'll move anything from sort of a pencil up to a 5,000 tonne bridge
19:03And beyond
19:04If you have some super sized cargo that needs shifting
19:08Then these mega movers might make your day
19:12And back in 2022
19:16We witnessed the lads at the firm's HQ in Studley
19:21Tackle a job that brought a little art world sensuality
19:25To the heavy haulage industry
19:28It's weird looking isn't it
19:29It's like a nice version of Medusa
19:32Medusa's not exactly what the artist was going for
19:36When he created this bronze statue
19:38It's part of a water feature from Birmingham
19:42Named the river by artist Druva Mistry
19:45After being removed for a deep clean
19:48The statue known locally as the floozy in the jacuzzi
19:52Is ready to return
19:54Engineering manager Matt is responsible for ensuring her safe passage
20:02The big difference with something of this nature is that we don't have lifting points
20:07Normally a piece of machinery or equipment will be very carefully designed
20:11You'll have a series of lifting points
20:13You'll have a known centre of gravity
20:14And those lifting points will be obvious
20:16A statue has an unknown centre of gravity which is a big challenge
20:20And there are no lifting points
20:22And that's not all
20:23The location for the lift is Birmingham city centre
20:27A site riddled with unseen obstacles that need to be avoided at all cost
20:32Here we have communication cables, BT cables, water lines and low voltage electricity
20:41So if we were to say disrupt a telecom line
20:45We could take out communication for multiple parts of the city
20:48So given the area that we're in
20:51These are some very important services
20:53In order to avoid a blackout in Birmingham
20:56Matt's mapped out the preferred areas to place the crane
21:00And identified a safe zone to swing the statue
21:03Without fear of failure
21:05In the yard, some of the team are prepping for the move
21:11You'll have to get in first anyway to set up so I can drive underneath
21:14Which way we're going to go, then I'll pass off
21:16Crane up Tom is in charge of getting the statue airborne
21:20Once on site
21:22First, heavy haulier and local lad's bike
21:26Needs to navigate the 18 mile trip to Birmingham
21:29Just an iconic statue that's been there for as long as I can remember
21:34Another day at the office for us
21:37Moving something that's a little bit different
21:39And that's why we all come to work here
21:42Because every day is a school day and every day is something different
21:45The statue comes complete with additional water fountain
21:48Both need to be forklifted onto the lorry
21:52And strapped into position to minimise the risk of any movement
21:56The feet is going to go up to the neck of the trailer here
21:59Luke is responsible for keeping the floozy on a tight leash
22:04But he has to be careful
22:06The statue weighs one and three quarter tons
22:11And it's a fragile load
22:13Liable to dent or break
22:15If not handled with care
22:17This is just rubber to put in between the straps
22:20Rather than like putting pressure on the actual load itself
22:24You can support it with rubber
22:25Once Luke's happy that the statue is secure
22:29It's time to hit the road
22:31All being well
22:33The lorry and crane should reach their destination
22:36Within the hour
22:38Oh Mr. Peugeot, let's go
22:44Coming up
22:47Up a bit
22:48Yeah
22:49Sam's shipping skills are stretched to the limit
22:53I've moved stuff around up wagons
22:55Or I've put them on like
22:56You know, one truck of timber
22:58But four pallets high is a new one for me
23:01And it's high stakes haulage
23:05As the floozy in the jacuzzi takes to the streets
23:08You don't want it to rock
23:09You don't want it to tip
23:10You don't want to dent it
23:12You don't want to break too hard
23:13Petrifying
23:145am
23:27An up north heavy metal mover Sam
23:31Is stirring from her overnight slumber
23:34I've not locked in a mirror yet
23:36So if I look like shit, I apologise
23:38A quick once-over off her truck
23:41Checking we've got tyres
23:45We've got tyres
23:46Everything looks good
23:47And she's all set to hit the road
23:51For the second leg of her journey
23:53To deliver a 12ft wide porter cabin
23:55To its drop-off in Melton-Mowbray
23:58Oh Sam, you know what I have that look
24:02Keep coming at that
24:03Perfect
24:06Perfect
24:08Keep it like that, you too
24:10Thanks mate
24:12Assisting Sam in today's tricky task
24:15Is trusty escort driver Andy
24:17That's if the pair
24:19Can figure the right route out of the gates
24:21What the fuck are you doing Andy?
24:25I thought you said right
24:25Or is it left and right?
24:28Left and left
24:29Oh, my bad
24:31Follow the leader, leader
24:34Follow the leader
24:35I could have sworn you said right
24:37But okay
24:38Despite her shaky start
24:44Sam knows she's in safe hands
24:46Andy is sort of the
24:48The backbone of the Brookdale team
24:51He's sort of always there
24:52For everybody
24:53With a bit of a
24:54Wise words
24:55And a listening ear
24:56So he's really good at
24:57Communicating what's going on as well
24:59So that's always really helpful
25:01And he knows where he's going
25:02As the pair head south
25:06Onto the M1 motorway
25:07It seems they're not the only ones
25:09Making an early start
25:11You tend to find with a lot of
25:13Lorry drivers
25:13They are early birds
25:14So they do like to get out
25:15And start really early
25:17So we are going to get
25:18A lot more lorries this morning
25:20Than what we did last night
25:21Being up at the crack of dawn
25:24Might not be Sam's style
25:26But that doesn't mean
25:27She can't rise to the occasion
25:29When duty calls
25:31I'm definitely more of an
25:33Evening person
25:33Than a morning person
25:35But I can still get up
25:37And get on with it
25:38But would I prefer to be
25:41Doing everything at night time
25:42Yes I would
25:43Burying a massively wide
25:46Payload on the motorway
25:47Sam's pleased to have
25:48Andy behind
25:49Acting as the eyes
25:51In the back of her head
25:52Andy I don't really want
25:54To sit at 52
25:55Are we okay to take lanes
25:572 and 3
25:57To overtake this guy
25:58Yeah one minute
26:00I'll get over now
26:01One minute
26:02Yeah just shout me
26:03When you're ready
26:03By the time the sun
26:09Begins to rise
26:10Sam's making steady progress
26:12As she trails up the tarmac
26:14Towards her drop off point
26:16Yeah going pretty well so far
26:18We are about
26:194 and a half miles away
26:215 miles away
26:22Just on the A46
26:23Yeah so it's going pretty well
26:25Knowing she has a nerve wrackingly
26:28Narrow entrance gate
26:29To negotiate
26:30She's keen to use her time
26:32Behind the wheel wisely
26:34By plotting a game plan
26:36Obviously this cabin
26:38Is 12 foot wide
26:40And there is a gateway
26:42That is about
26:4311 and a half foot wide
26:44So when we get there
26:46We're going to have to pull in
26:47Pick the cabin up
26:49Rest it on
26:51Polyps
26:52To support the base of it
26:54And then drive it
26:55Through the gateway
26:56So that the cabin
26:57Goes over the gate posts
26:59Err
27:01So yeah
27:03It's going to be
27:03A little bit interesting
27:04Half an hour later
27:06Sam finally has
27:09The delivery location
27:10In her sights
27:11Deal
27:13Yeah people don't have
27:15Any brains mate
27:16Barring a few obstacles
27:19In her way
27:20Move
27:21You're going to have to
27:24Move aren't you
27:24Because I'm going up there
27:25Thank you
27:27I sounded like
27:37A right bitch then
27:38Andy goes on ahead
27:41To suss out
27:42The lay of the land
27:43It's all fire there
27:44Two minutes while I have a ricky
27:45So it should be like
27:47A single lane track
27:48All the way down
27:49To a load of brick cab buildings
27:50There should be
27:51An 11 foot 9 inch gate
27:53That we're going to have
27:53To pick the unit up
27:54And then lift it
27:56Over the gate
27:56Time to think
27:57Oh yeah
27:58They're down here
27:58They're down here
27:59They're down here
28:00They're down here
28:00Is it that vast?
28:03Yeah yeah
28:03It's a bit tight down here
28:05But I think it'll be alright
28:06I'm coming back up
28:07I'll spin round
28:07And come down here
28:08Yeah no drama
28:09I'll pull in
28:10Honestly
28:20Your face then
28:22Was a picture Andy
28:23What the fuck?
28:27I didn't know about this
28:28That's why she's let me go in first
28:31So I can't get back out
28:32To go home
28:32Facing an entranceway
28:36Nearly half a foot narrower
28:37Than her whopping wide payload
28:39Means Sam's haulage skills
28:42Are about to face a serious test
28:45Oh dear
28:47Now that my legs have gone dead
28:49Let's go and assess
28:51How shit this is going to be
28:52Time ticking
28:54A tentative Sam swiftly begins
28:57To put her plan
28:58Into action
28:59So the plan is
29:01Rig up here
29:02Lift the unit up
29:03Put five pallets
29:05Under each corner
29:06Tighten a couple of the straps
29:08Back up
29:09And then drive
29:10Through the gateway
29:10So the unit
29:12In effect
29:13Will float
29:14Over the gateway
29:15Instead of hitting
29:17The gateposts
29:18Well that's the theory
29:20Now all Sam has to do
29:22Is turn it into a reality
29:24What do you do then
29:25Just put them right on edge
29:26Err
29:28We'll get the
29:29Middle set of
29:30Blocks
29:32Right under the barriers
29:33You know what I mean
29:35Should be alright
29:36That's how they got the last one in
29:38Should be alright
29:40Truck perfectly positioned
29:43Sam's first step
29:45Is to get landing mats
29:46Ready for her outriggers
29:48Essential
29:49To prevent the truck
29:50From tipping over
29:52Next
29:53Andy and the yard workers
29:55Begin getting the pallets
29:56In place
29:57While Sam
29:59Sets up her crane
30:00For the lift
30:01Delivering the muscle
30:05For the mega move
30:07Is Sam's
30:08Fassi
30:08F8
30:0920 crane
30:10With a 16 metre reach
30:12And a maximum capacity
30:14Of 22 tonnes
30:16This heavy lifting hero
30:17Takes extra large loads
30:20In its stride
30:21Andy
30:23Will you get me a D shackle
30:26Out of the
30:27Err
30:27Side box please
30:29Crane in prime position
30:31Sam starts to rig her chains
30:33Right
30:34Someone stick your foot on that
30:35For us
30:36Carefully connecting them
30:40To the four corners
30:41Of the container
30:42Pallets placed
30:44To elevate the porter
30:45Cabin above the
30:46Height of the fence
30:47Sam is now ready
30:49For lift off
30:50So we're just going to pick this unit up
30:53And stack it on these pallets
30:55Which should give us
30:56Access into
30:58Into the yard
30:59As she cranks up the crane
31:02With her controls
31:03That's not bad at all that
31:05Things are looking positive
31:07So I questioned
31:11Whether
31:11Whether that end
31:14Was going to lift
31:14Like quite uneven
31:16Because of the amount
31:17Of glass in there
31:18Err
31:19But it's actually
31:20Lifting quite nicely
31:21Despite the obstacles
31:23In her way
31:24Trying to keep it
31:26Off them bloody lines
31:27Alright ready
31:29She manages to
31:33Deftly direct
31:34Her delivery
31:35Back down
31:36Towards the
31:37Makeshift wooden supports
31:39Just getting the
31:39Pallets in the middle
31:42We might have to
31:43Pull yours all back
31:44A bit as well
31:45Me
31:45A few final adjustments
31:47Up a bit
31:49Yeah
31:50And the pink princess
31:57Can proudly claim
31:59Another career conquest
32:01Hey who wants to
32:02Climb it now
32:03I've moved stuff
32:05Around on wagons
32:06Or I've put them
32:07On like
32:07You know
32:08One truck of timber
32:09But four pallets
32:11High is a new
32:12A new one for me
32:13But that
32:16Was the easy part
32:17Sam's now got
32:19To thread her
32:20Prized payload
32:21Through the gateway
32:22Without so much
32:23As a scrape
32:24Not going to lie
32:25I'm a bit nervous
32:26About this next bit
32:28I'm sorry
32:30It'll be fine
32:31Back in the Midlands
32:37The floozy
32:39In the jacuzzi
32:40Statue
32:40Has just set off
32:42On her
32:4218 mile march
32:44To Birmingham
32:45City centre
32:46Oh Mr Peugeot
32:47Let's go
32:48Spike's mapped out
32:50A route
32:50Heading directly
32:51North on the
32:52A441
32:53The dual carriageway
32:55Should give him
32:56Plenty of room
32:57For manoeuvre
32:58Everybody's staring
32:59As they're overtaking
33:00Just as well
33:03The cargo he's carrying
33:04Costs a cool
33:06Three and a half
33:07Million pounds
33:08You don't want it
33:10You don't want it to rock
33:10You don't want it to tip
33:11You don't want to dent it
33:13You don't want to break
33:14Too hard
33:14Or have to break
33:16Too hard
33:16Petrifying
33:18You don't want to
33:20Damage her or anything
33:21Keep an eye on her
33:22Make sure she's not
33:23Moving around
33:24Or anything
33:24On the back
33:25Spike's been in
33:29Their heavy haulage game
33:30For more than
33:3120 years
33:32We've got an ambulance
33:34Coming up
33:35All that experience
33:36Comes in handy
33:37When carrying
33:38Precious cargo
33:39Like this
33:40So what I'm going to do
33:41Is stop here
33:42Because the ambulance
33:43Is coming
33:44And giving room
33:45To get round us
33:46So it's one less
33:47Obstacle at the lights
33:48Come on mate
33:50Keep an eye on everything
33:52You've got to watch
33:53What's going on
33:53With the road
33:54You've got to watch
33:55The load as well
33:56Especially
33:56I mean
33:58She's slightly top heavy
33:59Because you're that much bigger
34:03You've just got to pay
34:03That much more attention
34:05To what's going on
34:06As the convoy
34:07Hits the outskirts
34:08Of Birmingham
34:09There's little
34:10Margin for error
34:11This is the narrowest
34:13Bit down here
34:14Waiting for somebody
34:15To do something stupid
34:16You've just got to
34:17Concentrate
34:18And you know
34:19Accidents happen
34:20Just half an hour
34:22After leaving the depot
34:23The lads are on
34:24The home straight
34:25Watch your head
34:28Sweetheart
34:28Thanks to Spike's
34:33Expertise
34:34The statue
34:35Has completed
34:35Its journey
34:36Without sustaining
34:37A single scratch
34:39Where's he going to
34:40Want us
34:41It's now up to
34:45Luke on the ground
34:46And Tom in the crane
34:47To get the floozy
34:49Back in the jacuzzi
34:50Anything
34:51In front of the crane
34:54Needs to be
34:56Screwed over to the left
34:57Yes
34:57Where that skippy
34:58Yeah
34:58I would almost want him
35:00So you'll sit it
35:01Where you can screw you
35:02Over to the left
35:02When you sit where the skips are
35:03If that makes sense
35:04Yeah
35:04The statue is just one element
35:07Of a £12 million restoration project
35:10For the city
35:11This precious centrepiece
35:14Needs to rest on the plinth
35:16In the centre of the water feature
35:18It's a straight up and over
35:21And Tom has the perfect piece of kit
35:24To carry out the manoeuvre
35:26The Lieber LTM
35:311055 3.1
35:33A triple axled
35:3540 tonne giant
35:37Overlifting power
35:38With a 40 metre main boom
35:40Capable of raising up to
35:4255 tonnes
35:43Off the floor
35:44The floozy is well within
35:48The crane's lifting capability
35:49But as the team
35:51Hooks up the statue
35:52There's a problem
35:54They're going to unhook
35:56And then they're going to
35:57Stick up in the air
35:58And see what the wind speed is
36:00It's a breezy day in Birmingham
36:02If the wind speed
36:04Reaches more than a regulation
36:0611.4 metres a second
36:08The lift
36:09Will have to be placed on hold
36:11Well we'll get him to move
36:12We'll get him to move the skit
36:13And then we'll set it up
36:15If it's too windy
36:16We can't do it
36:17Yeah
36:17Everything's been planned to perfection
36:19The one thing you can't account for
36:22Is the great British weather
36:24Still to come
36:27I like your show
36:28It's crunch time for Sam
36:30It sort of goes against every instinct
36:33To drive through a gap
36:34Which you know is too small
36:36And a bronze battle in Birmingham
36:38Can we move the arse just that way
36:41With three and a half million reasons
36:43Why it mustn't go wrong
36:45I hope he'll ever hold out
36:46Because it might be a bit too windy
36:48To lift at the moment
36:48Back in Melton Mowbray
37:01Haulage hero Sam
37:03Is hoping to dodge disaster
37:05As she guides her 12 foot wide consignment
37:08Through a tight entrance
37:10And down a narrow driveway
37:12Not going to lie
37:13I'm a bit nervous about this next bit
37:16I'm sorry it'll be fine
37:19To avoid taking the gateposts with her
37:23She's counting on the team
37:24To monitor her every move
37:26So if we have one of you once
37:28I have one of you
37:29And just shout stop loud
37:31I'll keep all the windows open
37:33Yeah
37:33Moment of truth
37:36Time for Sam to step up to the plate
37:42And show us what she's made of
37:44There's barely any wiggle room either side
37:55I was just concerned about this telegraph board
37:59This just goes against everything you think you should do
38:05What about your side?
38:10But a cool head
38:16And a steady hand
38:17Sees the pink princess pass
38:19With flying colours
38:21Against the odds
38:34Sam's made it down the drive
38:35Unscathed
38:37That went so much better
38:39Than I thought it was going to
38:41It sort of goes against every instinct
38:43To drive through a gap
38:44That you know is too small
38:46But the plan worked
38:48But the job's not a good one yet
38:51Yeah I'm going over there Andy
38:53There's still the small matter
38:56Of safely landing her prized payload
38:59Back onto solid ground
39:01The cabin is going just on these pads here
39:04And it's going to link onto that one
39:06Where there's an open doorway
39:07That's where that open hole's going
39:09So it's the right way round
39:10Crane in place
39:12Sam scales the heights
39:14To connect her hugs
39:15Don't let me fall off
39:20I've not had breakfast yet
39:22Everything's secured
39:24She skillfully steers her cargo
39:26Towards the target
39:28Thought it'd be a bit heavier than that
39:30Quite light isn't it?
39:32To ensure a flawless fit
39:34With the existing structure
39:36Sam must place the portacabin
39:38With pinpoint precision
39:40I'll bring her down on the main
39:42And it'll push it out a little bit
39:43And then we'll start lining her up
39:45Once she has the alignment exactly right
39:49Right, to me a bit
39:51Start right there
39:54Towards the building
39:58The pink princess can be proud
40:01Of a perfect landing
40:02Barring a few final adjustments
40:04Up
40:07Yeah
40:07Yeah
40:08It's just sitting a little tiny bit lower
40:13Than the other cabin
40:14So we're just nipping it up a tiny bit
40:17So that when they walk through
40:18The floors will all be level
40:19Down
40:21Everything now on a level footing
40:30I'm knackered
40:32Sam can finally declare
40:34It's mission complete
40:37All sorted, all delivered
40:39Nice to see
40:40I actually thought that was going to be
40:42Slightly worse than it was
40:43But it turned out to be alright in the end
40:45I'm going to go and get some breakfast
40:47And then head back north
40:49Watch your head sweetheart
41:02After an 18 mile journey
41:05From base to Birmingham
41:06It's bath time for a bronze sculpture
41:09You'll be the left
41:11When it's sitting where the skips are
41:12If that makes sense
41:13Yeah
41:13Or at least it will be
41:15If conditions allow
41:17I'm going to possibly
41:18Stick up in the air
41:19And see what the wind speed is
41:20A one and three quarter tonne statue
41:22Known affectionately as
41:24The floozy in the jacuzzi
41:26Is about to be returned
41:27To her rightful place
41:29In the city centre
41:30The only problem
41:32It might be too windy
41:34To risk craning her off the lorry
41:36I'm going to position the crane over here
41:38So if you can get him reached
41:39So it's going to bounce him down the bottom
41:41And for the statue to go on top of here
41:44So we don't have to keep moving the crane backwards and forwards
41:46But I'm hoping the weather holds out
41:49Because it might be a bit too windy to lift it at the moment
41:51Crane operator Tom
41:53Needs a wind speed of less than 11.4 metres a second
41:57Before he can attempt the lift
41:59And luckily
42:00It looks as though there's a window
42:02As the breeze drops
42:04The winch is lowered
42:06And it's time to get the floozy airborne
42:09The lads attach one chain to the front of the statue
42:12And a second to the centre via a strap
42:15Wrapped around the sculptor's stomach
42:17This will keep the floozy upright
42:19As they manoeuvre her into position over the plinth
42:22Using a guide rope
42:23So you just want to move it back a touch
42:25Once Tom lowers the winch
42:31It's down to Tony and Luke
42:33To get the statue lined up on the plinth
42:36Can we move the arse just that way a touch?
42:41And then certainly we've got a big gap there
42:43Yeah, yeah
42:43The water for the fountain
42:47Will be funneled through 13 nozzles
42:50Positioned around the statue
42:51It needs to be aligned correctly
42:54In order for the water to flow freely
42:56A couple of final adjustments
43:03And after six months in storage
43:06The floozy is back where she belongs
43:09Yeah
43:09Got it
43:11It's back on its print
43:15So she looks great
43:17Today's big move
43:19Is part of a multi-million pound makeover
43:21For the city centre
43:22Once the fountain is up and running
43:25Water will flow from the plinth
43:27Into the pool below
43:28At a rate of 3,000 gallons a minute
43:31The taps will be turned on soon
43:33So any jiggling in the jacuzzi
43:35Will have to wait
43:35For now the lads are simply relieved
43:38To have got their precious cargo
43:40Installed in one piece
43:42We're going to put these back on
43:43And then strap them down
43:45And we're going to back out
43:46And go home
43:48Top done
43:49Next time
43:57So obviously the first part of the route out
43:59There's a few pens on it
44:00A 69 year old bloco
44:02Needs lugging to new lodgings
44:04Come on
44:06Come on
44:08I'm going that way
44:09But tricky turns are testing
44:12Go on
44:13Go on
44:14Darren's in hot water
44:17When a hot tub's out of reach
44:19That's me Max don't know
44:21It's just like an oversized cotton reel
44:25And a colossal cable reel collection
44:28Calls for a tight salic trailer
44:31Eat your eye on that transit
44:33So Zach is in
44:34For a tight squeeze
44:36He got a bit close to the trailer
44:38We'll be right back
44:46We'll see you later
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