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The message I was replying to commented his largest flange was 4".

Then I related an experience building a small crane for "hauling" a 36" blind flange. This is the towing/hauling thread isn't it?
I think he was talking about 4” THICK MATERIAL….

Not 4” diameter!
 
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   / Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong #18,883  
I think he was talking about 4” THICK MATERIAL….

Not 4” diameter!
Yep. 1 inch web, 4 inch flange. 60 tons of ballast, on a barge offshore.

2 years ago a customer threw our one size smaller, the 180 ton and 20ft wide over the tracks, on its side. Only structural damage was a dent in the counterweight. 😏
 
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I’m not sure I understand the point of this post?!?!?
You know that all the best content happens only after the thread de-rails, right?

Renze's Dunning and Kruger effect presently has my vote for most interesting post... in a thread about towing, of all things. :D
 
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I suppose that explains a lot of your posts….
 
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Depends on what state he's in, not all states require it.
Thank you. I knew that to be the case because all the guys I know put a strap on the bucket and a strap or chain on the backhoe. Out here, it's just the way it is.
 
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Thank you. I knew that to be the case because all the guys I know put a strap on the bucket and a strap or chain on the backhoe. Out here, it's just the way it is.
Backhoe, certainly. That bucket could swing anywhere.

Front loader, non-quick change? Its bucket doesn't seem any more likely to fall off in the road than say, the hood.

The strap rule is likely in the books after a significant incident with a bucket falling off. In this case, slow cautious towing on back roads without another car in sight, the turnbuckles at the four corners of the little tractor looked sufficient.

But I never would have taken that on the highway. Because with every weight spec maxed out - trailer tires, axle, GVW, towing capacity, it would be impossible to recover from a swerve made necessary by someone else's surprise stupidity. Slow and solitary were the elements that made this backroad trip possible.
 

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