Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[Industrial Toys]

I think circumstances should always be taken into account. Those circumstances are rarely known to us. Yet we weight in on the matter. How far was the guy going? On what level of roadways? I have done very sketchy things on back roads, I would never do on a highway. SPEED for one, matters so much in cases like this.

Just saw this.YouTube

So, just leave the guy alone already! Arm out window, he's cool.

Woman asks "If that's legal?". That about sums up the brain power of the masses and maybe why many have to be led by the hand by the nanny state.

 

[Reb954]

Must be a company pickup.

Probably not getting very good fuel mileage too.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have to confess, I once ruined a company van. Maybe they didn't give him a spare and he had a flat, and was told to go to his next call ASAP. I worked for one company that bought two brand new GM vans and ommitted the spare tires to save $25.00 a piece!

 

[duramaxsky]

We seem to have 2 extremes here. One side saying it's ok if it works. One saying it's never ok. The Karen factor. The truth is somewhere in the middle. A good way to look at it is would law enforcement stop it to investigate the situation. In the case of the guy with the bricks I think they would. We don't have all the facts from 1 photo. I would be surprised if that's not very overloaded. But we don't know that. And yes it has a very high risk of killing someone based on how it looks. There is a reason they have truck scales all along the highway as much as I do hate them. But you can grossly overload a semi and it won't look like it's overloaded. Especially if it has airbags as it will still sit level. And from my experience if you are just a little over they will inform you of it and not do anything about it. Up to 1000 pounds on an axle group or 2000 on the gross has never resulted in a ticket for me. But they will make me park and bring papers so we can talk about it. We have laws to protect the public. Enforcement is at the discretion of the cop. They will make their determination based on if it's unsafe among other things. Up to 15% overload of any component is not likely unsafe. Beyond that all bets are off. It may work it may not. It may damage the equipment it may not. It may kill someone it may not. But if it does kill someone you intentionally operated an unsafe vehicle and you will be subject to criminal charges where the same crash with a legal load and no intent would only be subject to an infraction. Is the time saved not making 2 trips worth the risk of prison? It's not for me.

 

[kenmbz]

I was driving a company van and it started smoking. Pulled over and there was no oil in the engine (oil change, was exchange oil with air I guess). less than 10,000 miles on it.
Boss told me to drive it back to the store and not call for a tow truck! That was a fun 20 minute drive.

 

[lilranch2001]

I do not think most of us on the "NOT OK" side is saying a load always has to be perfect.

At least I am not, I am saying that THAT load we are talking about is almost NEVER ok.

A POS trailer, loaded to the gills, being towed by a probably a POS truck is frikken stupid, and the driver should be arrested for extreme stupidity

 

[Industrial Toys]

Yeah, really at the end of the day, if something happens and it gets to court (maybe six years later) , nothing that really figured into the accident will be addressed anyway.

AND, for what it's worth, I have loaded something sketchy, thought better of it, but taken a picture for fun, and corrected it. Who knows how many such pictures end up on here, with people getting so freaked out.

 

[kenmbz]

I think circumstances should always be taken into account. Those circumstances are rarely known to us. Yet we weight in on the matter. How far was the guy going? On what level of roadways? I have done very sketchy things on back roads, I would never do on a highway. SPEED for one, matters so much in cases like this.

Just saw this.YouTube

So, just leave the guy alone already! Arm out window, he's cool.

Woman asks "If that's legal?". That about sums up the brain power of the masses and maybe why many have to be led by the hand by the nanny state.

Looks like he needed to sand off some rust from the bottom of his fender and couldn;t find his sanding discs ?

 

[Diggin It]

If our brick towing friend was going slow enough and he was not over weight for the road, what is the big deal. Stopping might be an issue but once again if he is going slow enough..

And if he can't stop and hits your car?

 

[deezler]

I do not think most of us on the "NOT OK" side is saying a load always has to be perfect.

Exactly, its not that a single pound over the rating = do not drive. We've all done that here or there.

But that guy is at triple his vehicle and hitch towing capacity, double the trailer capacity, and not using the safety chains. Thats pretty much criminal liability. I too am surprised the brick shop was willing to load him up that way.