Trucking Heavy Season 4 Episode 8

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00:00More engines

00:00Are you ready?

00:02Yeah, ready when you are, Pop

00:03Our trucking heroes are back

00:06Ranger, off you go

00:08Okay

00:09These are the super heavyweight champions of the road

00:13Just another day, moving machines

00:16It is very nerve-wracking, very, very nerve-wracking

00:19Wielding some of the heftiest hardware in the world

00:23Lift it up, pinch it up

00:25When every mile's a battle

00:27He's obviously totally ignored us

00:32And every second counts

00:35Because it's such a big machine, we're going to block the yard

00:37So we need to be quick

00:38These are the experts making light work

00:42About half an inch off the house there

00:44Oh, God, going really well, actually

00:47Of the largest loads imaginable

00:50It is quite easy to make a catastrophic mistake

00:54So put your pedal to the metal

00:57We're committed now, this is it

01:00Things are about to get

01:02Trucking heavy

01:05Thought of the week off for a happy customer

01:08It can only get worse from here, can't it, Mick?

01:15Today

01:16We want to turn left and he wants to come out there

01:19Landing a 60 foot long maritime monster

01:22Leaves Mark in a tight squeeze

01:25There's a bus coming down, so we'll hang on here

01:26He's here

01:28It takes sharp eyes and steady focus

01:31To safely birth a boatload of big trucks

01:34We don't have any cameras here or any parking sensors

01:37It's all done by eye

01:38And a super-sized cylinder takes to the skies

01:42Pinch up a tiny bit

01:43Hold it there

01:44Hold it there

01:45But comes back down to earth with a boat

01:48Try it, nice and steady

01:50And it means steady

01:51Over the past 35 years

01:58A.S. Taylor have built up an impressive reputation

02:01For shifting some of Britain's biggest boats

02:04Good afternoon

02:06From their base in scenic Staffordshire

02:10Their specialist fleet can carry ferry floating freight

02:14Of all shapes and sizes

02:16From 40 foot narrow boats

02:18To whopping 70 foot wide beams

02:21Yeah, we can sort that, no problem at all

02:23One of their top trucking talents is Mark

02:29A seasoned haulier

02:30With experience in tackling all types of heavy cargo

02:34I've been driving lotties for about 25, 30 years

02:38That's all I've ever done, really

02:39Since I left school, I drive lotties

02:41So, I've never done anything else

02:43Being a mega-mover

02:46Sometimes means long stints away from home

02:49I miss his mountains a bit now and then

02:54I'm away all week

02:55But I think she's here after 25 years

02:58Good thing she's learnt to live with it

03:00Today, Mark's been charged with shifting a colossal canal boat

03:07All the way from a boatyard in Wakefield

03:11To its new berth, 180 miles south

03:14In Seoul Junction Marina, Gloucester

03:17Stretching 60 feet from bow to stern

03:21Today's cargo is almost double the length of a Reapmaster bus

03:25At 23 tonnes

03:27It's five times heavier than an African elephant

03:31Fresh from collecting their colossal cargo

03:37Mark and escort driver Rob

03:39Are gearing up for what will be a mega cross-country mission

03:43All good, Rob?

03:46Yeah, no problems, mate

03:47Yeah, keep going, kid

03:48But first, they have to navigate their way out of Wakefield

03:53With 23 tonnes of canal boat tagging along behind

03:58Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're through

04:01Go on, mate

04:02Go on

04:02Yeah, you're through, kid

04:03You've got pedestrians

04:08You've got narrow traffic lights

04:09One-way systems

04:12Other roads ain't made for loads like this

04:13That's all

04:14With Rob behind

04:16We always manage

04:17Singing the old praises here, Rob

04:20She don't know me, then

04:22Working together like a well-oiled machine

04:26The lads quickly conquer Wakefield's maze of street furniture

04:30And swiftly head for the freedom of the open road

04:35That traffic was all right coming out of there

04:39Normally, he's a bit heavy, isn't he?

04:41Sometimes he can be a nightmare, mate

04:43I know

04:44Yeah, yeah, we're doing well so far

04:46What next?

04:48Bacon sandwich

04:49Oh, now you're talking

04:51But between them and a bacon butty

04:55Stands a fresh new set of challenges

04:58Riding up the rear

05:02Mark's counting on Rob

05:03To keep this heavyweight haul on course

05:06He can keep an eye on the back end

05:09Anything coming past

05:11He can keep them out a bit

05:12Because he's got the lights flashing

05:14So it's always good to have Rob behind

05:15And the radios

05:17And tell us what's happening behind like

05:19You there, Rob?

05:22Yeah, yeah, yeah, go on

05:23Try it, mate, yeah

05:27Yeah, we'll see what we can do

05:28Luckily, the boys hit the road running

05:31And by 2pm

05:33They're making good headway

05:35So far, so good

05:37Traffic's nice and light at the minute

05:39So, yeah, it's been all good at the minute

05:42From the depot in Wakefield

05:45The lads will head south on the M1

05:48Picking up the M42

05:49Before joining the M5 past Birmingham

05:52Where they'll overnight at a service station

05:55Come on in

05:57They'll rejoin the M5

05:59And then swing off onto the A38

06:02For the final stretch to Seoul Junction Marina

06:05A total journey of 180 miles

06:09But the lads can't afford to laze about this afternoon

06:16The rules of the road for an abnormal load

06:19Means they're in a race against the clock

06:21To reach their stop-off point

06:24Four o'clock, you suppose, be off the road

06:26You can't move again after six

06:27But again, it'll be dark

06:29So, you're better off to park up

06:31And just go in the morning

06:32To stay on top of his game

06:35The seasoned haulier knows a solid night's kip is crucial

06:39Anything could throw the offload of this 23-tonne cargo off track

06:46But Mother Nature is Mark's biggest concern

06:49If the wind's bad tomorrow

06:52It could make the lift difficult

06:53You're holding the ropes

06:55And if the wind grabs the boat

06:56It just takes the boat out of your hand

06:59So you won't be able to hold it

07:00So we try and keep it loud to the ground if we can

07:03A few more miles under their belt

07:09Mark and Rob are soon rolling into their overnight layover location

07:14With time to spare

07:16Service is luck

07:17That's the sign we want

07:18Arriving early means they beat the rush

07:22It's looking all right

07:24Yeah, there's going to be plenty of room

07:28We can get round here out the way

07:29Truck ourselves in over here, out the way

07:33And that will do for the night

07:36Boats still chained down sight and everything in one piece

07:43They can park up safe in the knowledge

07:46That phase one of the mega move is officially in the back

07:50It's been a good day

07:51The boat's still on

07:53Nothing's fell off, so it's all been good

07:55But before they face a big day tomorrow

07:58The lads have one last very important decision to make

08:03What's for tea tonight?

08:04Fish and chips

08:05Here we come

08:06Coming up

08:12A rapid reload keeps the crew of the Red Kestrel on their toes

08:18In the summer we get a sort of ten minute turn around to turn this ship around

08:22But we've got to do it safely

08:23That's the most important thing

08:26Pinch up a tiny bit

08:27A colossal crane kicks into gear

08:30When a ship sails in with a giant cylinder

08:32It's got to go to me

08:34A touch, Luke

08:35Yeah

08:35Yeah, hold it there

08:36And there's trouble brewing for Mark

08:40What's his van doing here, Rob?

08:41You couldn't make it up, could you?

08:43As he attempts a tight corner

08:44With a 60-foot canal bolt

08:47Go on, go on, go on

08:497am

09:02And after an overnight pit stop

09:05Ready, Rob?

09:08Yeah, when you are, kid

09:09It's full speed ahead for Mark

09:13And his precious payload

09:14A 60-foot long kernel boat

09:17Yeah, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on

09:20Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on

09:21So here we are on the final bit of the journey

09:28From Wakefield down to Soul Junction

09:31Just got the A38 to run

09:34It ain't raining, so

09:36Should all go nice and smooth

09:38The crane's there, ready to set up

09:40We hope

09:40Mark might be banking on a smooth run

09:45As he sails towards Soul Junction Marina

09:48But sat between him and the boat's new birth

09:51Lies a labyrinth of tight country lanes

09:54And little room for error

09:56If you get to them lanes and meet a lorry coming the other way

10:01Or a van

10:01You can't get past each other

10:03So that's where it could be a bit tricky

10:05An hour later, it's crunch time

10:09As Mark and wingman Rob

10:11Near the turn-off to the twisty rural roads

10:15I'll get down to this roundabout

10:17And I'll call Rob round

10:18And he'll go in front and then take it over

10:20Time for Rob to roll up his sleeves

10:24And take the reins

10:25You want to come round in a minute, Rob?

10:28Yeah, as soon as I see a break, mate

10:29We'll come through you

10:30Yeah, I'll get over here, mate

10:32Come past me

10:33Yeah, we've just called Rob round now

10:36He'll go in front

10:38Having barely inches to spare

10:43And 23 tonnes of boat on his back

10:46Mark's only hope of successfully winding his way

10:49Through these narrow lanes

10:51Is to have Rob

10:52Acting as a warning system

10:55It does make it easier

10:57With the escort vehicle in front

10:58You couldn't do it on your own, really

11:01Not down lines like this

11:02That's the first lottery

11:06But he's used a bit of brains

11:09And he's stopped to lose us through

11:11Cars never slow down, look, as you can see

11:17Good thing the lads make a solid team

11:22You know what, Rob?

11:24Just go round this bend

11:26Okay, right

11:27Tight bends and blind spots up ahead

11:30Could easily turn this countryside crawl

11:33Into a catastrophe

11:35Them two bends, Rob

11:37If you want to get round them two bends

11:40And just stop them coming round

11:41Give me a shout, yeah?

11:43Yeah, no worries

11:44No worries

11:45Up here there's two nasty bends

11:48So we'll let Rob get round the bends

11:50To stop them

11:51If that's the way you don't want to meet anybody

11:53I'll hang back here, Rob

11:55Just give me a shout, yeah?

11:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

11:57No worries, mate

11:58Hang on a second

11:59Right on cue

12:02Rob clocks an impending peril

12:05We want to turn left

12:07And he wants to come out there

12:09A what, a bus?

12:12A little, little country buses

12:14Them little small ones

12:15Do you want to send him down then, mate?

12:18Just tell him and I'll hang on here

12:19You see, there's a bus coming down

12:22So I'll hang on here

12:22Rob quickly warns the bus driver

12:25Of the extra-wide load up ahead

12:28He said, if you go down

12:30He'll wait for you round the other side

12:31Then bends

12:32All right

12:33All right, mate

12:34He's the other side of them bends

12:37He's waiting there for you

12:38To come past him

12:39Yeah, all right, mate

12:39Yeah, he's on his way down now, mate

12:41That's a funny bus

12:43He's here

12:44All clear now, yeah?

12:47Come on, mate, come on

12:48Better not rip the side of the bus out

12:56He wouldn't be happy

12:58Happy to have avoided

13:02Did a nasty bump with the bus

13:04Mark's onward march to the marina continues

13:07But as the lads get closer

13:09They're soon facing an extremely tight turn

13:13That could easily spell trouble

13:15What's his van doing here, Rob?

13:18You couldn't make it up, could you?

13:20You couldn't?

13:21Rob takes up position

13:23To guide Mark around

13:25It's now when sharp eyes

13:28And top teamwork

13:29Really count

13:31Steady, steady

13:33I'll try not to run Rob over

13:37Okay, Rob, back end

13:39Yeah, yeah, go on, mate

13:40Go on

13:41Go on

13:41Truck and trailer piloted with precision

13:46The seasoned pro eventually conquers the corner

13:50I got 3D of 8, brilliant

13:52I am brilliant, are you?

13:53God, I feel like I've run a marathon this morning

13:56Come on, hurry up

13:59There's traffic coming down

14:00You're blocking the road

14:00Good old Rob

14:03Hello

14:06Are you going to the gym the weekend

14:08Or aren't you going to bother?

14:11I think I'll have enough energy

14:13I just think you're getting paid for keeping fit

14:17Luckily for Rob

14:21There's now just a short sprint left

14:23Before they land their load

14:25Right, so we're nearly here now

14:27Rob will stop the traffic by the bridge

14:30So I can turn into the yard

14:31I don't think Rob is doing any more running

14:35He's done enough this morning

14:36After the morning's marathon manoeuvres

14:39Mark's praying the last stretch will be smooth

14:42That's the final bit now

14:44Into the yard

14:45Watch me down and take his fence down as you go in

14:47Waiting patiently for him is a colossal crane

14:54All crewed up and ready

14:56To capture his cargo

14:57Right, so we're here

15:00All in one piece

15:01All that's left to do now

15:03Is get all the chains and straps off

15:05And then Barry will get it swung

15:07And put in the water

15:08Every day

15:16Hundreds of hauliers make their way

15:18Across Britain's motorways

15:20Don't line up properly

15:22Don't line up properly, it will derail

15:23But sometimes the road runs out

15:26And the only way to keep the cargo moving

15:28Is by sea

15:30So you are going in the middle, yeah?

15:32Good

15:32Thank you

15:34Operating out of Southampton

15:37Red Funnel Ferries

15:39Have been running a lifeline link

15:41To the Isle of Wight

15:42For over 160 years

15:45The original ferry operator

15:48To the island

15:49The firm now shifts over 800,000 vehicles

15:52Across the Solent every year

15:54And one of the vessels

15:57Doing the heavy lifting

15:58For this critical crossing

16:00Is the Red Kestrel

16:02Powered by Twin Cummings

16:05969 kilowatt engines

16:08And driven by two Rolls Royce thrusters

16:10This 75 metre mean marine machine

16:14Can carry up to 12 full size HGVs

16:18All at once

16:19At its helm this morning

16:22Is lead master Brett

16:24Having once crossed the Solent

16:27For family holidays as a child

16:29He now makes that same journey

16:31For a living

16:32It seemed a great thing to do

16:36So I got interested

16:37I set off, did my cadetship

16:39And ended up here 17 years ago

16:42And absolutely loved the job

16:44It's just gone 4am

16:55And the Red Kestrel's engines

16:58Are rumbling

16:59We're ready to take the traffic on board

17:01For the first morning sailing

17:02A steady stream of trucks and trailers

17:09Roll on board

17:09Each guided to a precisely marked slot

17:13Ensuring an equal weight distribution

17:15For the crossing

17:17Vehicles perfectly positioned

17:21Brett gives the all clear

17:24To set sail

17:25Okay, on the move

17:28On the move

17:29As the Red Kestrel slips her moorings

17:33And heads towards open water

17:35It's vital Brett stays vigilant

17:37For any vessels that might stray into their path

17:40We've got the Red Osprey passing dockhead as well

17:44I'll stick close to Town Quay for the Taipan

17:47Stay close to Town Quay, yes

17:50Hazards safely navigated

17:52So now we can move across to our centre console

17:55And take control from the middle

17:58It's full steam ahead

18:00For a 60 minute crossing

18:02To East Cowes Harbour

18:04Right, still looking good

18:15You are on track

18:16Mess room bridge, yeah

18:18We are approaching the entrance now

18:20They may now have daylight on their side

18:25But Brett and Chief Officer Constantine

18:28Must keep in constant contact with control

18:31As they begin the delicate task of entering port

18:35Roger, outbound, thank you

18:37Being one of the biggest vessels to enter the harbour

18:42Now thinking about what the wind's doing

18:44What the tide's doing

18:46Brett must now calculate every inch

18:48Of the Red Kestrel's approach

18:50With pinpoint precision

18:52The wind has come round to the east today

18:55So it's going to be blowing us away from the berth

18:58So I've got to bear that in mind

18:59As I'm approaching

19:00I'm also looking what other vessels

19:02Are moving around at the moment

19:04As the truck-laden trawler

19:08Closes in on its berth

19:10Very good morning again, ladies and gentlemen

19:12Will shortly be arriving in his house

19:15Brett shifts over to the bridge wing

19:17To give himself a better line of sight

19:20I've now got full control of the vessel from this wing

19:25I can see nicely down the side of the ship

19:27I can see our berth

19:29So I've got very good vision from here

19:33Using controls to operate the propellers

19:37Brett's relying on nothing more than skill

19:40And a sharp pair of eyes

19:42To manoeuvre the ferry load of lorries

19:44Towards the dock

19:46We don't have any cameras here

19:49Or any parking sensors

19:50It's all done by eye

19:51He knows there's no margin for error here

19:54Just lining up the ship

19:57Keeping it nice and parallel to our berth

19:59And slowing her down at the same time

20:02Luckily, he doesn't have to do it alone

20:06And we have Nicole standing down

20:09At the front end of the ship there

20:12Guiding us in

20:13She'll give us a countdown

20:13So we're in position

20:15Three

20:17Two

20:19One more

20:21Kestrel in position

20:26Make fast

20:27It's another textbook docking

20:32For the crew of the Red Kestrel

20:33Okay, that's the ship

20:35Alongside safely at our links van

20:37And once the ship's all tied up

20:40We can then start opening the bow doors

20:41And the discharge of the traffic begins

20:43But Brett and the crew

20:47Can't rest on their laurels

20:48Clock ticking

20:50They need to clear the deck

20:52So the next bunch of truckers

20:54Can board

20:54In the summer

20:56We get a sort of

20:56Ten minute turn around

20:57To turn the ship around

20:58But we've got to do it safely

21:00That's the most

21:00Most important thing

21:02Studley, Warwickshire

21:13An historic village

21:15In the heart of Shakespeare's county

21:17Unchanged in centuries

21:20This rural enclave

21:22Remains free from the rigours

21:24Of the modern world

21:25But on the outskirts

21:27Of this peaceful community

21:29A team of experts

21:35Are tooled up for some of the toughest tests

21:38In modern times

21:40This is Allerly's Heavy Horwich

21:44A transportation company

21:46That likes to do things big

21:48Really big

21:51And back in 2022

21:55We joined their team

21:58On a mega move

21:59It's late afternoon

22:01On the northwest coast

22:03In Barrowing Furnace

22:04The lads are stealing themselves

22:14For a long night

22:15And the arrival

22:17Of an extremely large load

22:19A vessel is on its way

22:25Into port

22:26On board

22:27A 137 tonne cylinder

22:30Destined for a manufacturing plant

22:32The cylinder is so heavy

22:36That getting it off the vessel

22:38Requires a super-sized crane

22:40With some serious lifting capability

22:43The team have just the thing

22:46The Lieber LG 1550

22:51One of the largest cranes

22:53In the world

22:54Under the shell

22:57An 8-cylinder

22:58598 horsepower engine

23:01Over the bonnet

23:03A boom reach

23:04Of up to 184 metres

23:06And lifting capability

23:08Of 550 tonnes

23:11Yeah, I'm happy

23:15The crane is currently in bits

23:19It's so big

23:21That it needs a specialist team

23:22Of riggers to build

23:23And a small fleet of lorries

23:25To carry

23:26To build one giant crane

23:29You need a second

23:30Smaller one

23:31The 1550's baby brother

23:36The 200

23:37Hauls the four mats

23:39Into position

23:40The team then sets to work

23:44Lifting the mammoth pieces

23:45Of metal

23:46That need to be slotted together

23:48To form the lifting boom

23:50Get in the last piece of the boom

24:10If it's not balanced correctly

24:16The entire structure

24:18Could simply topple

24:19Into the sea

24:20To prevent their shiny new crane

24:26Entering a watery grave

24:27The team sets up

24:29A series of counterweights

24:31A whopping 160 tonnes

24:34Of ballast

24:35Is needed

24:36To keep the crane

24:37On dry land

24:38As the sun begins to set

24:42Over the north west coast

24:43The crane is up

24:45And the crew is almost ready

24:49Pinch up a tiny bit

24:50The timing couldn't be better

24:54The vessel is coming into port

24:56And a brand new crane

24:58Is about to be put

25:00Through its paces

25:01Coming up

25:05I think one was about here

25:07Mark and the crew

25:08Get all rigged up

25:09For a big lift

25:10Sometimes

25:11You can take a couple of songs

25:13To get the balance

25:13It depends if there's water

25:15In the boat

25:15Brett's on high alert

25:17As he sets sail

25:18On the Solent

25:19Occasionally we'll get

25:21Paddle boarders

25:22And suddenly you find them

25:23Coming very close to you

25:24We say expect the unexpected

25:26And sparks fly

25:28When a cylinder

25:29Takes to the sky

25:30And down we go

25:32After 180 miles

25:46Of extra careful manoeuvres

25:47Mark and his 60 foot long cargo

25:50Have finally made it

25:52To the marina

25:52At Sol Junction

25:54About all in one piece

25:56No damages

25:57So yeah

25:58It's a big relief

25:59Four sets of steel chains

26:01Across the length of his bed

26:02Have kept 23 tonnes

26:04Of canal boats

26:05Locked down

26:07And damage free

26:08It ain't moved at all

26:09It ain't moved nowhere

26:10You can't move nowhere

26:12Because these chains

26:13Are solid

26:14Got the straps out of the front

26:16Stop it sliding

26:16Forward and backwards

26:17So yeah

26:19All good

26:20Get all the chains off

26:21I'll put it this way Rob

26:24Yeah go

26:25No problem

26:26Once the restraints

26:27Are removed

26:28The crane crew

26:29Can begin getting rigged up

26:31For the lift

26:32Amazing job there Rob

26:34I know

26:34I'm brilliant

26:35As you can see Rob

26:36It's on your next course

26:37You're even held

26:38From the strap

26:39Good teamwork

26:41Teamwork

26:42I don't know what we're good at

26:43But we're good at something

26:44Crane's towering arm in position

26:49I think one was about here

26:51Yeah

26:52The team sets about

26:54Positioning straps

26:56At equal distances

26:57Along the length of the load

26:59Sometimes

27:00It can take a couple of times

27:02To get the balance

27:02It depends if there's water in the boat

27:04There's water in the boat

27:05They'll lift it

27:06Next you're level

27:07And then slew it round

27:08Nice and low

27:10I think the lad's going to do a lift now

27:13Everything in place

27:16The lifting gear is pulled to tension

27:19They're starting to lift now

27:21And the shipment begins a slow skyward ascent

27:27As you can see

27:30Nice perfect lift

27:31We're like professionals

27:34Anybody think we've done this job before now?

27:40This is the best bit

27:52When it's off my truck

27:54And going in the water

27:55Oh, that's pretty off me now

28:00It's all on Barry

28:01Clear of the trailer

28:04The crane slowly eases the canal boat

28:08Closer to the water

28:0928

28:15Load squared up with the dockside

28:22Finally

28:24It's Splashdown

28:25Well, we're all in the water

28:34All good

28:35Customers happy

28:36So

28:38Nothing damaged

28:39Nothing broke

28:40Can I get the marker boards?

28:42How you gonna go?

28:42Yeah

28:42I'd like to give Robert the order

28:45See

28:45Keep him on his toes

28:47Eh?

28:49While the boatyard boys

28:51Take control of the barge

28:52Mark and Rob can finally

28:55Get ready to set sail

28:58It's nearly

28:59Nearly as good as me

29:01Just pack all the gear away

29:04Put it up by

29:05Nice and safe

29:06And off to the next one

29:08Get the bungees and all

29:09Say what?

29:10Get the bungees

29:11I'll get them

29:12Yeah

29:12Spot on

29:13Give me a bollocking

29:22Back on the Isle of Wight

29:27The pressure's on for leadmaster Brett

29:29And the crew of the Red Kestrel

29:32In the summer we get a sort of 10 minute turn around

29:35To turn the ship around

29:36But we've got to do it safely

29:37That's the most important thing

29:40Down on the deck

29:42Crew member Nicole is in charge of getting the next load of lorries on board in record time

29:48For the return crossing to Southampton

29:50That's another drop coming on

29:52She has just minutes to fill this floating truck park

29:56But with space at a premium

29:58Juggling their positions is like a game of Jenga

30:02I've got two little vans

30:04About the same size as well

30:05We're bored there in a minute

30:06Yeah, you can send those as well

30:09One poorly parked HGV

30:13Could delay the entire departure

30:16I can see what's coming on this time in the car park

30:19But sometimes it's unpredictable

30:21They just book stuff on or stuff times up

30:24We've got the space, we'll take it

30:26Boarding expertly executed

30:28Nicole gives Brett the nod

30:32Finish, hello

30:34Frozen shortly

30:35Allowing him to begin prepping

30:38But the return sail across the Solent

30:41Old Vassos Cowes Harbour

30:43Red Kestrel

30:44Shortly parting East Cowes Freight

30:45I'm all out of bounds

30:46And closing doors, thank you

30:48So doors are closed

30:51Clip to Arnlinks Brownies on the rise

30:53Standing by

30:54Port side clear

31:01Port side clear

31:01Okay, on the move

31:02On the move

31:03Leaving port might look like plain sailing

31:11But it's a high stakes manoeuvre

31:13Narrow channels and shifting tides

31:17Could easily cause a catastrophe

31:19To ensure safe passage out of cows

31:24The crew rely heavily on the nautical equivalent

31:27Of road signs

31:29We've got the navigational marks

31:31Overside you can see the beacons and the red buoys

31:34On this side

31:35And we'll have green lights on the opposite side

31:39Their exit is also aided by highly advanced on-board equipment

31:44We've got our radars here

31:47And we've got our electronic charts on this side

31:50And using the two

31:52We can see the shape of the channel

31:55The depth of the water

31:56But even with the best technology at his fingertips

32:01Brett still has other potential obstacles

32:04To keep an eye out for

32:06Occasionally we'll get paddle boarders

32:09Coming across Cowes Harbour

32:10Or jet skis

32:11And suddenly you find them coming very close to you

32:14We say expect the unexpected

32:1612 nautical miles later

32:22The red kestrel has its berth in Southampton

32:26Back in sight

32:27Right, if you just want to slow down a bit

32:29See if you check the engines

32:31The engines are responding

32:32OK, control on the wing

32:39You have control on the wing

32:40Constantine closely tracks any changing conditions

32:46At this crucial stage

32:48The wind is pushing you off the town key here

32:52OK, thank you

32:53Allowing Brett to adjust his approach accordingly

32:58I can use the propellers

33:01To push us alongside to the berth

33:04And we just need to drive up the rest of the way

33:06To the link span

33:07The last 50 feet or so

33:09Down on deck

33:12Nicole is standing by

33:14For the crucial final few feet

33:17I'm just about to go out of the messenger line

33:19Which is going to pull me up to the main line

33:22And I'm going to link it onto this here

33:26Which is where I'm going to make fast to the line

33:29As Nicole grabs hold of the messenger line

33:34Constantine carefully queues Brett in

33:41For the approach

33:43Three

33:44Two

33:46Two feet

33:47Last one

33:49One foot

33:51In position, make fast

33:53OK, now that's the ship safely alongside

33:58Tying up again

33:59And we're ready shortly to start to discharge the traffic

34:03As the trucks make tracks

34:06Leaving the high seas for the open roads

34:09Brett's looking forward to clocking off

34:12And dinner

34:13With his other half

34:15Don't know what my partner's cooked actually

34:17I'm popping over to hers after work

34:19It'll be something nice

34:20She'll have a cook

34:21This ain't nice

34:21She's a good cook

34:24Finish up a tiny bit

34:31On the northwest coast

34:33In Barrow-in-Furnace

34:34Final preparations are underway

34:36For a mammoth move

34:38Tiny little bit

34:40After constructing a brand new crane on the quayside

34:44The crew are ready to test its mettle

34:46On a super-sized cylinder

34:48The cylinder is a Yankee machine

34:54A drum used as a giant dryer

34:57In the manufacturing of paper products

35:00It's just under 6 metres high

35:02And weighs in at 137 tonnes

35:06That's the same as 342 grand pianos

35:11Getting off the vessel

35:13Will be a delicate and dangerous process

35:16Project manager Zach

35:18Has made the journey north

35:19To help oversee the operation

35:22We're going to slew round

35:24And put the crane boom over the vessel

35:27And load the lifting tackle

35:28We're going to sling the load

35:31And then once we're ready to start lifting

35:33We'll lift it out the vessel

35:34And put it onto the trailer

35:35The trailer has been commandeered

35:37By veteran driver Carl

35:39Can you drop that yellow line please mate

35:41It's his job

35:42To ensure that the giant cargo

35:44Is safely locked and loaded

35:46For when it hits the road

35:47First thing tomorrow

35:49It's a multi-action steering trailer

35:52So every axle steers

35:53Every axle's got its own independent suspension

35:58But we control it from here

36:01So when the load goes on

36:04We'll be watching the gauges here

36:05To make sure it all sits on level

36:08And then I can adjust the heights

36:11Of the trailer recording as well

36:13To prevent the cylinder from moving

36:16On its voyage via sea

36:18It's been welded to the floor of the vessel

36:21Grinding equipment is hoisted on board

36:24And a team follows

36:26To free the cylinder from its metal moorings

36:29And down we go

36:32Once the team has freed the cylinder

36:38The crane swings into gear

36:40The giant 35 metre boom arm

36:44Moves into position above the vessel

36:47And lowers the lifting beam and slings

36:49Into place above the cylinder

36:51It's now that the operation reaches its most delicate phase

37:00The slings slide over the cylinder

37:04And the crane takes the string

37:06On the signal

37:10137 tonnes

37:12Takes to the skies

37:14Thanks to the team's careful calculations

37:19The cylinder is secure

37:21Now it's a careful up and over

37:24To clear the vessel

37:25And line up the cylinder

37:26With Cole's trailer

37:28Okay and hold her there

37:32Luke can you just check

37:33The centre of the trailer mark

37:34On the front please

37:35It's got to go to me

37:39A touch Luke

37:40Yeah

37:41Hold it there

37:42Hold it there

37:42The crane operator holds the cylinder

37:45Just millimetres above the lorry

37:47Allowing Cole and the team

37:49To line it up perfectly

37:50On the trailer's axles

37:52What I'm watching now

37:54Is these gauges

37:57As the light goes on it

38:00You want to make sure

38:00It's coming down evenly

38:02On the trailer

38:03Yeah

38:06Another 20

38:07I'm happy with that

38:11It's just three miles

38:13To the cylinder's final destination

38:15But a journey

38:17That will throw up more

38:18Than its fair share of challenges

38:20I want to get a couple of chimes on you

38:22All Cole needs to do now

38:24Is secure the cargo

38:25And get a good night's sleep

38:28There'll be a lot of concentration tomorrow

38:30Coming up

38:39We're all ready to go

38:40Are we

38:40Cole gets ready for a showdown

38:42I'm going to slow right down

38:44So I can attack this one

38:45Between a set of traffic lights

38:47And a super sized cylinder

38:49Try it

38:50Nicely steady

38:51And I mean steady

38:52Go on

38:52Hold it there

39:05Hold it there

39:06On the north west coast

39:09A monster crane

39:11Has been called into action

39:12I'll have to be with that

39:13A giant yankee dryer

39:15Has been loaded onto Cole's lorry

39:17This morning

39:19It needs to be delivered

39:20To the factory

39:21In Barrow-in-Furnace

39:22Where it will play a key role

39:24In the drying

39:25Of freshly manufactured paper

39:27We're just setting the trailer up there

39:30Ready for the road move

39:31Hopefully it won't be too long

39:32Before we'll be able to

39:33Start making the move

39:34The journey is just three miles

39:36But we'll need all of Cole's

39:38Considerable skills

39:39Behind the wheel

39:40Hey mate

39:44We're all ready to roll

39:44The factory manager

39:48Is expecting his shiny

39:50Needs cylinder

39:51To be delivered

39:52By lunchtime

39:53Cole kicks into gear

39:56And the convoy

39:57Is a go

39:58We're making progress now

40:05With the trailer

40:08On the back

40:08Cole's pulling

40:0924 metres

40:11Of truck

40:12Got some parked cars

40:14On the near side

40:14So I'll be out

40:15In the middle of the road

40:16A bit

40:16Slow and steady

40:20Is the mantra

40:21For this convoy

40:22Clear the cars

40:23On your left

40:23Yankee dryer

40:26Dryer's

40:26137 tonne

40:29So sitting on the trailer

40:31With the weight

40:31Of the trailer

40:32We're looking at

40:32166 tonne

40:34You wouldn't want it

40:36On your toe

40:37We have got a lorry

40:40Up here

40:41That might potentially

40:42Be in the way

40:43Because we've got

40:43The parked cars

40:44The other side

40:45As well

40:45We just have to

40:46Get up near it

40:47And see

40:47Unexpected obstacles

40:49Have the potential

40:50To cause huge delays

40:51And angry phone calls

40:53From impatient clients

40:55Faced with a policeman

40:59And more than

41:00160 tonnes of truck

41:02In his rear view mirror

41:03The driver

41:04Makes a wise decision

41:06The policeman's

41:07Just getting him

41:07To move now

41:08So far

41:11It's all been

41:12Plain sailing

41:13Right

41:17Turning left

41:18On these next lights

41:19But approaching fast

41:21That tight left hander

41:23On to the A590

41:24We've got a very tight

41:27Turn

41:28Between these

41:29Traffic lights

41:30I'm going to slow

41:33Right down

41:34So I can attack

41:36This right

41:36As Cole

41:39Nears the turn

41:40Rob takes up

41:41Position by the

41:42Traffic lights

41:43To help guide him

41:44Round

41:45Thank you

41:49Good boy

41:49Mate

41:49Just keep it tight

41:53Over here

41:53She'll be alright

41:54Keep coming

41:54On the right

41:56Cole has to avoid

41:57The traffic island

41:58With safety rail

41:59And bollards

42:00I'll say keep it going

42:01On the left

42:03The traffic light

42:04Provides little room

42:06For manoeuvre

42:07You know that steering

42:08The wife will look

42:09Yeah I know

42:11But

42:12Try it

42:14Nice and steady

42:14And I mean steady

42:15Go on

42:16Go on

42:17Keep it going

42:20Keep it going

42:22Keep it holding there

42:24Hold it there

42:24It's just at the point

42:25Here

42:26It's not quite

42:26Going to bring it

42:27Away in time

42:27I need a little bit

42:29Just a little bit

42:30The turning circle

42:32On a lorry this long

42:33Is simply too great

42:35To negotiate the corner

42:36I might just want to

42:38Bring the back end

42:39Over just a little bit

42:39Cole

42:40Luckily

42:41The trailer comes

42:43Equipped with an

42:44Optional extra

42:45We'll just have to

42:47Put the steering on

42:48For that bit

42:48And hold you there

42:50Now mate

42:51We've got you

42:51I don't have enough room

42:52Each of the trailer's axles

42:53Can be operated independently

42:55Of the main cab

42:57Have you got me on the radio

42:58Cole?

43:00Yeah mate

43:01Okay mate

43:02Then you're ready

43:03Take the forwards please

43:04Steering the trailer now

43:08To navigate it round here

43:10Using a remote control

43:12Rob locks the trailer's wheels

43:14To move it away

43:15From the traffic light

43:16While Cole rolls

43:19The entire lorry forwards

43:21The manoeuvre gives the team

43:24An extra two inches

43:25Loads of room now

43:26We're going to bring it away

43:27Yeah that's it

43:28And that's all Cole needs

43:29To clear the lights

43:30Only need you

43:31A little flick

43:33Just to get it round

43:33Thanks to Rob's quick thinking

43:36And Cole's delicate handling

43:37The Yankee dryer is all set

43:40To reach its destination

43:41Bang on schedule

43:43When you're ready mate

43:44You let me know

43:45And I'll straighten you up

43:46That's one shiny cylinder

43:48Signed

43:49Sealed

43:50And delivered

43:51Next time

43:54Good day

43:55Mark takes on a Titanic train move

44:00So you're slow and steady

44:03And wing it on a prayer

44:05That must traverse through central Glasgow

44:09For so long

44:11We ain't going to make it

44:11In one turn

44:12If we stayed in one lane

44:13We're ripping out the barriers

44:14Or falling off the edge of the bridge

44:16You get the wrong car

44:18At the wrong time

44:19That's just awkward

44:20While Dave navigates

44:23A single lane road

44:24You didn't run this

44:26On the grass

44:27Or the bank

44:27Because they'll throw the bag

44:28Into the trailer

44:28Into the ditch

44:29Pulling a delicate

44:3170 tonne transformer

44:33If you throw the bait

44:35Or break hard

44:36So it sets the chokes off

44:37On the machine

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