Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[buckeyefarmer]

You guys act like every tree in the world is the same. We all need wood for various stuff in life, but there is no need to cut down a 2000 year old sequoia to make fence posts. There was a time when people did that stuff and acted like resources were infinite, but in today's world you would have to be pretty thick to think 2000 year old trees can replace themselves as fast as we can cut them.

Question wasnt for you.

But since you responded "you guys act..." you have no clue how i act in regard to trees, in response to a question that didnt concern you.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Why cut it down for 7000 fenseposts when they could have made 7,000.000 toothpicks? No doubt someone would have if there had been more profit in it.

 

[BigBlue1]

It's hard to tell with the resolution of that photo, but I'm not sure I see a hitch on that tongue. The remaining bit on the end looks to small & like the hitch might have come off.

It might be one of those Bulldog couplers that don't have a normal latch.

Rob

 

[Industrial Toys]

I would guess that there is hardly a (junky) stamped out ball hitch that would stay coupled with the trailer twisting beyond the travel limits. That's where the chains are supposed to come into play.

 

[zing]

Question wasnt for you.

But since you responded "you guys act..." you have no clue how i act in regard to trees, in response to a question that didnt concern you.

You responded to his message that wasn't directed to you, but you are upset that I responded to your message that was not directed to me? Over 9400 posts and you haven't yet figured out the difference between a public post and a private message?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

You responded to his message that wasn't directed to you, but you are upset that I responded to your message that was not directed to me? Over 9400 posts and you haven't yet figured out the difference between a public post and a private message?

So the difference is i asked a specific question, to a specific person, because i was curious about his response.

You on the other hand, responded with an accusation. Wasnt upset at all that you responded to my question, but how you responded with an uninformed accusation.

With respect to the old sequoia, there was no info given on the health of the tree. Just maybe it needed to come down.

Near work there was a huge oak tree, right along where they were working on the road. I thought, i hope they leave that beautiful tree. Then one day, it was cut down, only to reveal the whole tree was hollow, and was likely to fall at any time onto a busy highway. Trees have a purpose in the world.

I see so much wood resources going to waste in national forests that it makes me sick. At least our state forests try to manage their resources to some degree.

Ive seen pictures of the mountains in my area from the 1800s, where they were cut bare. The wood was used to make charcoal, then used to make iron. They have recovered to the point most people have no clue what happened back then. Today the mountains are thriving forests.

 

[California]

Some of these Sequoias are far older than the Christian era. For some people this creates a sense of awe. Others see toothpicks.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
Are they still cutting old growth Sequoia?

 

[ultrarunner]

^^^^
Are they still cutting old growth Sequoia?

I believe so although the numbers are extremely small...

Tracts of land are still owned by lumber companies...

As to Redwood... I am certain one of the reasons the 1865 Barn at my brothers place still exists is because it was made of old growth redwood... some of the siding is over 26" wide and over 24' long...

There are also old fence posts... not many but they have square nails and still on the job 150 years later...

The new growth is just not the same when it comes to longevity... many of the early SF Homes are Redwood and the Redwood is OK but the nails are rusting out...

A friend is a logger in the Santa Cruz mountains... not much old growth but a lot of nearly 100 year old second growth as by the 1920's the old growth was mostly gone or protected...

 

[two_bit_score]

You can adjust the number of posts to display per page.

Right. I prefer to have fewer pages and more posts per page.

 

[two_bit_score]

You responded to his message that wasn't directed to you, but you are upset that I responded to your message that was not directed to me? Over 9400 posts and you haven't yet figured out the difference between a public post and a private message?

You quibble so much over nonsense. :shhh:

 

[TMGT]

Looks like it has the 'snowmobile' deck like mine with center one-third ribbed steel and the left/right thirds plywood.

The little 4x8 SnowBear is no wider than the Subaru Outback that I tow it with, so little wind resistance on the freeway. And it will slip through any tight spot that the Subaru can go through. Congestion in a parking lot, etc? No problem! Hold my beer and watch this!

I originally bought it for the many dump runs when I had 50 years of Dad's yard sale 'treasures' to sort through and dispose of. Now 20 years later, its handy to go into the apple orchard to pick the family trees. And then hitch it to the Subaru to take the fruit home without transferring anything. Other uses are extremely varied.

Harvest photos:

This friend of my daughter wanted a 'I'm a farm girl!' photo for her Facebook. Pic1

Harvest at one of the family pear trees. Pic2

Picking wild blackberries is a lot easier taking ladders down to the ravine to lay against the jungle. Pic3

Yup, has the metal center. We put a peice of plywood over everything so it has a little more protection.

Only problem I have is i can't see see the trailer behind my 3/4t truck.............

 

[goeduck]

Some of these Sequoias are far older than the Christian era. For some people this creates a sense of awe. Others see toothpicks.

I planted three giant sequoias about 10 years ago up here in Washington State and they are growing well. This year I bought 3 more seedlings, I find they are easy to grow here. Maybe in a future life I will be able to come back and see how large they got.

Count me as one who is in awe of those magnificent trees :thumbsup:

Toothpicks smoothpicks, make them out of poplar.

 

[aczlan]

Wow, good tiedowns and good driving for the truck to still be upright, but they really should have backed it on so that it had more tongue weight...
Aaron Z

Correction, apparently the white pickup was not the tow vehicle.

And now for a picture of someone towing something wrong.
You certainly can’t fault is tie down methods though.
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It’s a call you don’t ever want to get. My nephew who also works for me was involved in a scary bad wreck today. He’s banged and bruised but he’s going to be ok. Thank God for that. He was wearing his seatbelt, thankfully as he rolled the company owned Chevy three or four times. We aren’t quite sure what happened but the trailer started whipping violently and he was unable to control it. But all this can be replaced. Just thankful he’s going to be ok.

Looks like there was a tiller on the 3 point and they really needed to back it on.

Aaron Z

 

[TheFarmerInAdell]

Many people don't realize that if you have a trailer brake controller you hit the "energize" button to help in a trailer sway incident. You need to hit it as soon as you see the sway start. Once the trailer goes sideways it's too late. Just another thing to be aware of when towing.

 

[TMGT]

Wow looks like a full failure on the trailer side. Possible there wasn't enough tongue weight, if the rust on the truck is an indication of the trailer, it's possible a trailer axle mount failed.
At this point everything is pure speculation.

 

[lilranch2001]

I agree with Aaron, not enough tongue weight.

 

[zing]

You quibble so much over nonsense. :shhh:

You chase after me so much I am starting to wonder if you have a crush on me.

 

[lilranch2001]

wonder or fantasize???
:confused3:

 

[thekkfan]

Many people don't realize that if you have a trailer brake controller you hit the "energize" button to help in a trailer sway incident. You need to hit it as soon as you see the sway start. Once the trailer goes sideways it's too late. Just another thing to be aware of when towing.

You are assuming he had a brake controller. A lot of idiots running around pulling other peoples trailers with no brakes, even though this trailer had them.

You are correct- stay in gas on tow vehicle, hand brake for the trailer will straighten it right out.

Like other said though, best way is to not CREATE the sway in the first place. TOO LITTLE TONGUE WEIGHT!