Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

4570Man · Sep 30, 2020

Peter 315 said:
Wrong its a pintle hook trailer I haul one every day at work......Looks like a Rogers.....21-ton TAG21XXL Air Ramps Tag-Along

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It’s being pulled by a 5th wheel semi but it’s definitely a pintle hitch trailer. It looks like the truck and trailer was fine for the load so I’m guessing this was caused by bad driving.

Peter 315 · Sep 30, 2020

4570Man said:
It’s being pulled by a 5th wheel semi but it’s definitely a pintle hitch trailer. It looks like the truck and trailer was fine for the load so I’m guessing this was caused by bad driving.

Yes to fast around the turn.......

Jstpssng · Sep 30, 2020

Here's a new tractor-trailer rollover from the same site.
Tractor trailer hauling equipment flips in Vassalboro

This one shows that no matter how good the truck driver is, he can't always compensate for another motorist's desire to show how stupid he is.

Diggin It · Oct 6, 2020

Just got back from town. On the way out, I saw a UPS truck suddenly pull off at an unusual spot, the shoulder of the down bond side of a bridge, no driveways nearby. Figured mechanical issue maybe. Wasn't sure in my mirror, but oit looked like the rear door was rolled partially up. A quarter mile further on, the other side of the bridge hump, I see a guy scrambling to push a bunch of boxes out of the roadway. Two and two says the UPS guy will be looking for work.

lilranch2001 · Oct 6, 2020

They are union, he has to screw up a lot bigger than that to get canned

Captain Dirty · Oct 6, 2020

4570Man said:
Itç—´ being pulled by a 5th wheel semi but itç—´ definitely a pintle hitch trailer. It looks like the truck and trailer was fine for the load so IçŸ¥ guessing this was caused by bad driving.

If it is a pintle trailer, the downforce on the rear axle(s) of the prime mover would be a fraction of the downforce through a fifth wheel; handling of the tractor would be affected. When in the service we had to tow a 5T wrecker (approx. 37,000 lbs.) with the pintle of a fifth-wheel 5T tractor (approx. 20,000 lbs). Tongue weight was about half that of a 100 lb? towbar. Driver said it was the worst "tail wags dog" load he had ever towed.

CADplans · Oct 7, 2020

Is this diesel a bumper mount, or 5th wheel mount for the trailer,,?
(would it be called a third wheel ?

)

I think the turbo still needs some work,,,

I guess it takes all kinds,,, :laughing:

On another note,, I saw a 40 foot aluminum box trailer (like an 18 wheeler, type trailer ) today,
It had 6 of the 8 tires removed, only one tire was left on each side of the forward axle.
The rear axle was just hanging, no tires.

The trailer was attached to a flatbed, dually F350 Ford pickup,, I have no idea how it was connected,
probably the trailer was just chained to the truck, the trailer was sitting flat down on the flatbed, no gap.

Well, for some reason, the local police had pulled the guy over,,, maybe one of the turn signal bulbs was burned out ??

I said to my wife,, "Look, the police pulled that guy with the trailer over!"

She said, "I know why he was pulled over, The trailer has the little one square foot vent door on the back open, the guy driving that truck is probably a coyote!"

A "coyote" is a guy that transports illegals, she thought the vent door being open was to supply breathing air for the illegals,,,

So, if you do not want to be pulled over, keep the vent doors on your box trailer closed!!

duramaxsky · Oct 7, 2020

CADplans said:
Is this diesel a bumper mount, or 5th wheel mount for the trailer,,?
(would it be called a third wheel ? )

I think the turbo still needs some work,,,

I guess it takes all kinds,,, :laughing:

On another note,, I saw a 40 foot aluminum box trailer (like an 18 wheeler, type trailer ) today,
It had 6 of the 8 tires removed, only one tire was left on each side of the forward axle.
The rear axle was just hanging, no tires.

The trailer was attached to a flatbed, dually F350 Ford pickup,, I have no idea how it was connected,
probably the trailer was just chained to the truck, the trailer was sitting flat down on the flatbed, no gap.

Well, for some reason, the local police had pulled the guy over,,, maybe one of the turn signal bulbs was burned out ??

I said to my wife,, "Look, the police pulled that guy with the trailer over!"

She said, "I know why he was pulled over, The trailer has the little one square foot vent door on the back open, the guy driving that truck is probably a coyote!"

A "coyote" is a guy that transports illegals, she thought the vent door being open was to supply breathing air for the illegals,,,

So, if you do not want to be pulled over, keep the vent doors on your box trailer closed!!

Vent doors are intended to be used when driving if needed. But you described many other reasons for the stop.