Ugh. Saw another one of those lorries with a parasitic forklift truck clinging to its back. Horrible. - ThreadSky

mooseallain.bsky.social • 76 days ago

Ugh. Saw another one of those lorries with a parasitic forklift truck clinging to its back. Horrible.

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palm3reldritch.bsky.social•76 days ago

This vehicle is perversing.

nickequipechasee.bsky.social•76 days ago

*But with Breeze Blocks*

bryannthomas.bsky.social•76 days ago

I thought they were the young clinging to the mother like a joey.

samknives.bsky.social•76 days ago

I know this is a lovely joke but I thought you might enjoy their name. These are known as moffetts.

helenbelcherobe.bsky.social•76 days ago

Not to be confused with monets, which do impressions.

mothtwiceborn.bsky.social•76 days ago

Yes, they do impressions of Abba songs :D

"Monet, Monet, Monet"

nigenet.uk•76 days ago

*Paddington stare*

mothtwiceborn.bsky.social•76 days ago

You're just jealous cos you didn't think of it first 😁

nigenet.uk•76 days ago

always...

mooseallain.bsky.social•76 days ago

Excellent knowledge!

marianl.bsky.social•76 days ago

It's the 3-wheel ones that are Moffets; they are hydraulic rather than counterweighted, and have a very small turning circle so good in tight spaces. [Nerd alert OFF]

jspieve.bsky.social•76 days ago

samknives.bsky.social•76 days ago

Lovely intel! Thank you

marianl.bsky.social•76 days ago

Pleasure! They are often used for placing/moving/removing concrete barriers at roadworks sites - not much space for a run-up on some sites and if your HIAB doesn't fit, a Moffett will.

samknives.bsky.social•76 days ago

Yeah I have the occasional domestic site or similar with no forks available and we order up a moffett truck. I loved it the day I learned that’s its name so paying it forward.