07/05/2026
A big shout out to Keeley Truck Services!!
I recently bought a secondhand trailer to add to the fleet which was sold to me needing a new tail lift (which I was aware of when buying). I called in a tail lift "specialist" to go over options and when all was said and done they just didn't have the spuds to take on the job and get it done!
That's when my maintenance provider stepped up and told me they'll get the job done πͺ
So with that I sourced a second hand tail lift to replace it with and we got to work. The two tail lifts were completely different so it ment making alterations to fit the new lift to the trailer. First job was carried out by me removing the original tail lift that has be fitted to the trailer for the last 20 years so as you can imagine it required a lot of WD40, fire, uga dugas, fire, cutting discs and patience but 7 hours later at 2100 on the Thursday night the old tail lift was off.
The next day me and Andy got to work at 0800 with Jay joining us an hour later and the 3 of us working non stop stripping the new lift down servicing and replacing parts, measuring, drilling, welding and installing the new tail lift to the trailer. From 1800 onwards it was just me and Andy cutting welding and adjusting the final bits and tidying up all of the cables to finish off the job. We finally had the job done and the lift operational at 2200 on the Friday night ready for the trailer to head out to work in the early hours on the Monday morning.
I honestly cannot praise Andy and his lads enough for the job the do for me servicing and maintaining my fleet. In a time where everyone on the peripheral of transport can operate with absolute incompetence but still remain in business and οΏΌfinding heavy mechanics is hard and there are a lot out there that are useless but still busy because they are in short supply it's refreshing to do business with people who always come through on their promises and and provide a top notch service!
