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Cardno Recovery Wheel Skates - Best Practice

Vehicle recovery skates are very useful for moving vehicles with locked or damaged wheels. Keep the wheels straight and don't overload!

When and How to Use Recovery Wheel Skate Skids

Wheel winching skate skids

For moving or recovering cars or light commercial vehicles on a hard surface when, for whatever reason, one or more of the road wheels cannot be rotated.

This could be because the wheel(s) is locked, damaged or access to the vehicle is prohibitive (for example, vehicle locked keys not available and handbrake is on). It could also be used to unload a locked vehicle off of the back of a recovery vehicle 

What is a Snatch Block Used For?

A Snatch Block is a great aid to winching operations:

• By increasing load pulling capacity
• By facilitating a change of direction of the pull if required
• By improving life expectancy of the winch and rope through  reducing the strain applied on them

Hi-Vis Yellow Wheel Winching Skates

These strikingly-coloured Hi-Vis Yellow wheel winching skates, are clearly visible, compared to original-coloured skates, so the chances of losing or forgetting them at the scene of the recovery of a vehicle are greatly reduced.

Signs for the Times: Safety at the Roadside

Roadside recovery can be a very dangerous and hazardous business, whether it be on a winding country lane or on a busy 'A' road.

This is why road signage is so important - Be seen, Be safe!