I entered two lorries in the Barnard Castle Truck Show soon after I arrived home from a stint in Dubai. I had been looking forward to it as it was only the second time this year we have actually had the lorries out. I managed to sneak away from work early on the thursday before the bank holiday and get the trucks out of the garage and wash and steam them down prior to loading them on the step frame. I do not know why but I loaded the ERF unit cab forward on the swan neck and Mildred behind on the deck. Bright and early on the saturday my Grandson Conner and I drove down the yard ready for the journey to Barnard Castle, when I arrived I thought the ERF looked a bit high and on throwing a tape against her found it to be nearly 16ft I decided to turn her round. Off came Mildred and I drove the ERF off then turned to reverse it up the ramps. It had rained on the friday night and the ramps were wet and she spun so I pulled forward then reversed at some speed up the ramps, she went up onto the deck and skidded to one side leaving about 4 inch of the inside tyre on the bed, I gingerly drove off and had one more go, this time she went up the ramp but the front wheel came off the ramps, at this point I gave up and decided only one truck was going to the show.