Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[KennyG]

Saw this guy at a fuel stop yesterday heading home from the farm, had to post!!

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At least he had the brakes on!! LOL

Strap keeps it from rolling off forward, gate keeps it from rolling off backward. Looks good to go.

 

[dodge man]

What are the block and brick for in the 4 wheeler pic? Just in case the 4 wheeler doesn't fall off, he has a back up plan. Maybe the brick or the block will fall off instead.

 

[kevin37b]

The blocks are the chocks , **** they moved .

 

[greggn]

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...5f070/5580754a74343.image.jpg?resize=1200,675

 

[California]

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.town...5f070/5580754a74343.image.jpg?resize=1200,675

Greggn, here's your photo extracted from that link.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

I'm going to guess it wasn't secured in the hauler, rolled back, which took weight off the tongue, and that was the end of that.

 

[California]

I see a rollcage in that towed car, so the guy towing should have been a better driver than average. Apparently not.

I think I've mentioned it here before - i came on a similar, less serious sight on a long downhill freeway grade coming down the west side of the Sierras. Grandpa and grandma hanging upside down in their seatbelts in their Cadillac in front of a huge, upside down travel trailer still hitched up and all in a straight line where they had slid to a stop. Oops.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

Saw this guy at a fuel stop yesterday heading home from the farm, had to post!!

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At least he had the brakes on!! LOL

There's really nothing wrong with that setup.....


....as long as everything goes perfectly.....


Sadly, there are a lot of people in this country who think the fact that their methods have not gotten them in trouble yet, means that their methods are just fine, and the sane people are the idiots for suggesting otherwise.

 

[Dutch445]

Saw this guy in a parking lot on Sat, apparently he found out the hard way that his truck didn't have the clearance to make it through Ye Olde Snow Pile...
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Aaron Z

absolutely nothing wrong with the truck,
just a lack of experience to give it enough throttle to get over the little pile there,
looks like he's barely off the blacktop, and the snow depth drops further in front,...
but who knows

here's my little mishap last november,
tried making a turning around in a farms driveway and found his drainage ditch with my front right wheel...
had landscape trailer on (empty after a delivery). easy tug out from behind, and no damage,
just sunk down to the frame!

 

[aczlan]

absolutely nothing wrong with the truck,
just a lack of experience to give it enough throttle to get over the little pile there,
looks like he's barely off the blacktop, and the snow depth drops further in front,...
but who knows

It looked like he was high centered, the snow was very dense there. A little more speed for the first try and I agree that he would have probbaly made it through.

Aaron Z

 

[Creamer]

Saw this guy in a parking lot on Sat, apparently he found out the hard way that his truck didn't have the clearance to make it through Ye Olde Snow Pile...
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Aaron Z

Keep that transmission and engine warm and it shouldn't take any time to get the high-centeredness melted away.

 

[two_bit_score]

It looked like he was high centered, the snow was very dense there. A little more speed for the first try and I agree that he would have probbaly made it through.

Aaron Z

He was trying to 'eaze through it so he didn't damage anything'.

 

[Snowback]

Driving home from work today and my dash cam came in handy. Focus on the center, just up and to the right. Look for the guy who did not secure his mattress and box spring properly. You can barely see it flip out and then they are seen in the lane a couple seconds later. It was a miracle there was no immediate accident... Can't speak to what happened afterwards during that rush hour. You can click the Youtube icon in the small video to blow it up larger. Be safe all!

 

[TomSeller]

Driving home from work today and my dash cam came in handy. Focus on the center, just up and to the right. Look for the guy who did not secure his mattress and box spring properly. You can barely see it flip out and then they are seen in the lane a couple seconds later. It was a miracle there was no immediate accident... Can't speak to what happened afterwards during that rush hour. You can click the Youtube icon in the small video to blow it up larger. Be safe all!

Video Link: https://youtu.be/5R43iN38cME

I wonder if the driver sleeps well tonight.

 

[Gunny]

Driver charged after plywood flies off truck, hits motorcyclist

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

Driver charged after plywood flies off truck, hits motorcyclist

At about 4:30 p.m. PT Friday, Gerald Grever was driving a 1993 Ford Ranger south on Highway 3 just south of Newberry Hill Road. He was in the left of two lanes. Behind him was Charles Wade of Kelso on a 2005 Harley Davidson, according to court records.

Secured with one bungee cord.

And the motorcyclist was tailgating.

Bad combination.

 

[two_bit_score]

I wonder if the driver sleeps well tonight.

Not this driver-> Grever, 31, said he saw the motorcyclist lose control. He pulled to the shoulder after noticing the ladder dangling. The ladder and plywood were on the work truck when he arrived in the morning. He didn't disturb them during the day, but he didn't secure them. He told police he knew there was just one bungee cord holding the ladder but couldn't find anything else to tie the load down.

A drug recognition expert with the State Patrol examined Grever and placed him in custody for driving under the influence. Documents don't explain why. He also had a suspended driver's license, which he said he was unaware of.

He is in the Kitsap County Jail with a bail of $10,000.<<<

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[dragoneggs]

Driver charged after plywood flies off truck, hits motorcyclist

This is very close to my house in fact I drove by the scene yesterday but in the opposite direction of the divided highway. Newberry Hill exit on HWY 3, where it happened is the exit I take. Did see quite a gathering of police but didn't know what it was about until now! Thanks for posting.

 

[cqaigy2]

Secured with one bungee cord.

And the motorcyclist was tailgating.

Bad combination.

Motorcyclist tailgating?

 

[dragoneggs]

Motorcyclist tailgating?

My experience is a lot of motorcycle riders tailgate... just natural as they know they can stop faster. Just like when I'm towing I keep more distance than usual. Regardless if he was or wasn't you can't expect to get hit by flying plywood. Ouch!