Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[joefromga]

Toe in ^^^

 

[greggn]

Toe in ^^^

To be accurate it would be "excessive camber angle"

 

[Todd727]

That lower pic is what I call a " low rider":laughing:

"No rider"

 

[California]

You never heard of 'catching a little fire' going over a bump?

I worked for a low rider enthusiast for a year long ago, and learned some new automotive terms.

 

[farm boy00]

You never heard of 'catching a little fire' going over a bump?

I worked for a low rider enthusiast for a year long ago, and learned some new automotive terms.

Now a days I bet those terms ain't no good

 

[California]

Now a days I bet those terms ain't no good

Probably.

They changed frequently. Here's another:

'My Sherlock'.

me: ???

You know, like Sherlock Holmes, impossible you never heard of him. [implied ...., white boy].

??????

Ok, I'l explain it to you, He's my hermano, my homeboy; we both came from (small farmworker community) before we went to college. Get it, he's my 'Holmes!'

... [but Sherlock Holmes was last week's version of My Homeboy, now it's just abbreviated to 'Sherlock'].

Oh.

 

[lilranch2001]

Probably.

They changed frequently. Here's another:

'My Sherlock'.

me: ???

You know, like Sherlock Holmes, impossible you never heard of him. [implied ...., white boy].

??????

Ok, I'l explain it to you, He's my hermano, my homeboy; we both came from (small farmworker community) before we went to college. Get it, he's my 'Holmes!'

... [but Sherlock Holmes was last week's version of My Homeboy, now it's just abbreviated to 'Sherlock'].

Oh.

I must be old...... I have no idea what was said ^ there

 

[California]

'Homeboy' in this case is Hispanic slang for 'someone with the same cultural roots as me' even if they just met each other. In this case family roots from rural Mexico to rural California. 'Holmes' sounds similar to homeboy so it was a code word meaning homeboy, buddy, that others in this coat n tie professional environment weren't supposed to understand. These were all accounting graduates working on the experience criteria to qualify to take the CPA exam.

In a week or so Holmes evolved to Sherlock - intentionally making the meaning doubly encoded, an insider's secret.

I'm old too, this was 35 years ago. 40 years ago in the case of hearing 'catching fire', ie sparks from a low rider car scraping the pavement.

California is the most diverse place on the planet. Sooner or later you'll hear everything. My wife is learning a little Farsi to talk to the Afghan gas station clerk. She's learning it from kinds in the elementary school where she volunteers. The students there represent 27 different languages spoken in their homes. May you live in interesting times ....

 

[farm boy00]

'Homeboy' in this case is Hispanic slang for 'someone with the same cultural roots as me' even if they just met each other. In this case family roots from rural Mexico to rural California. 'Holmes' sounds similar to homeboy so it was a code word meaning homeboy, buddy, that others in this coat n tie professional environment weren't supposed to understand. These were all accounting graduates working on the experience criteria to qualify to take the CPA exam.

In a week or so Holmes evolved to Sherlock - intentionally making the meaning doubly encoded, an insider's secret.

I'm old too, this was 35 years ago. 40 years ago in the case of hearing 'catching fire', ie sparks from a low rider car scraping the pavement.

California is the most diverse place on the planet. Sooner or later you'll hear everything. My wife is learning a little Farsi to talk to the Afghan gas station clerk. She's learning it from kinds in the elementary school where she volunteers. The students there represent 27 different languages spoken in their homes. May you live in interesting times ....

I'm too young

 

[xtn]

To be accurate it would be "excessive camber angle"

To be accurate it would be "not nearly enough camber angle," since leaning inwards is a negative measurement.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Www.11foot8.com for some great videos.

 

[bcp]

Photo and comments here:

RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Towing: CHECK OUT THIS F350 OVERLOADED?

Bruce

 

[bcp]

How can it be overloaded if there is room for more?

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Bruce

 

[California]

Photo and comments here:

RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Towing: CHECK OUT THIS F350 OVERLOADED?

Bruce

That photo there is too good to miss! Let's see if this will post:

And in the comments:

"The first biggest problem is the trailer. Wrong trailer for the job. That trailer empty will weigh 7-8,000#. The truck will go 12-15,000# empty."

7~8k? Ok, that explains why I was having a hard time pulling a trailer like that uphill that was embedded in mud. Using a tractor weighing a third of that.

Bozo drove down where he couldn't turn around so I had to drag his trailer out separately. Here's the story.

 

[Soundguy]

Hmm.. I'd like to see the registration on that trailer they are saying weighs 8k#.. I bet it weighs less.

One thing that might have helped them would have been backing that monster on.. let the engine set over the rear wheels at least... oback it up enough that some weight was past the rear.

better yet, let it pull the trailer and pull the small truck up on there.

 

[Snowback]

This just popped on my Facebook feed from Midland TX. Oops. Gotta give the hitch credit though eh?

 

[ultrarunner]

I don't have a picture... but I will describe what I saw at noon today.

A early 2000 Suzuki Vitara towing a two axle landscape trailer filled with dirt with plywood tossed in to hold more.

All 4 tires were nearly flat from the weight and the poor Vitara was just bouncing going down the city highway at 25 or so... if the driver would have jammed the brakes the rig would have kept going...

I really think someone filled it by volume without regard to weight so much from front to back the trailer was bowed.

 

[Soundguy]

all too common here..

 

[bcp]

How do you explain this to the boss?



Bruce

 

[farm boy00]

How do you explain this to the boss?

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Bruce

I got sick of driving and needed a lift