Passed one yesterday that I couldn't get a picture of because I was going the other way and didn't have phone handy. A short flatbed style F550 or similar style had very large and wide round bales on the flat bed part side by side (hanging over both sides by 2.5-3 feet or so) the entire length of the flat bed area with a single giant roll on top of each down the middle of the bed.
I noticed it as it was pulling onto the road turning toward my direction. The front end and entire vehicle was very squatted and tilted pretty far while turning into the road and that caught my attention, then noticed how far over the sides the load was. As it was coming my way on a small two lane road, I slowed way down and pulled as far to the side as I could and noticed as it got closer there was not a strap of any kind anywhere. It was so top heavy that it was wobbling in my direction.
I was pretty nervous about it all coming undone as I squeeked my way around and by it, but glad to get past it. They were counting on nothing but gravity and the bales wedged on top to keep everything else in place I guess. That would have been a good time for a trooper to come by, but that never happens when you want it to.
A few months ago, I saw what could have been the exact same truck following another truck just like it piled very high with regular square bales. They were both going slow and I got caught up behind. At a turn, they slowed way down, one turned very slow, then the 2nd one and during the turn, the 2nd one came all undone and bales fell all over the place. They both parked and jumped out and started restacking. Luckily, I wasn't turning. Once again, not a strap anywhere. Stacked way up above the cab level in every bit of space available.
I don't have it out for folks or anything, but I do get ill when their shortcuts could cause problems for others.
