scarry trailer I was behind at lunch

[Soundguy]

i left for lunch heading into town and got behind this truck towing a industrial tlb ( think ford 3xx/4xx size.

truck was an import short wheel base.. trailer looked to have been a home-made converted tandem boat trailer due to the pointy-ness of the front of it.

it was sagging in the middle as viewed from the rear.. tires were cambered out almost at a 45 to the road!!! yes.. 1/2 tire tread and sidewall was making contact, with 1/2 tire tread not touching .. or maybee kinda touching as it bounced!

watching the license plate, you could tell the tounge was heavy as the trailer was tipping front to rear, as well as fish tailing a bit. driver kept slowing down to try to controll it.

NO lamps.. well.. it had all sorts of lamps.. but I never saw one come on!!

most of the wood ( 2x4!!!! ) had popped up from the deck and was bowing up 6" at the rear in the center parts not under rubber, attesting to the front to rear warpage the trailer was probably experiencing. hoe bucket was not on the trailer as it looked to be only 16' trailer so hoe was kind of right at the rear edge and hanging... when i turned at a stop i could get a side view.. front of the truck was aiming up , rear looked bottomed, front loader was curled all the way down and resting on tounge.. I bet if he made a sharp turn the loader bucket would hit the tail gate!!!

scarry.. scarry.. scarry.

oh.. best part... at the stop i turned off at.. even though the guy was only going about 30mph.. when he came to 'stop' at the 4 way, the tow vehicle was fully in the intersection, and the front of the trailer over the stop bar!!! everyone at the 4-way motioned for the guy to go ahead and go!!

coming up to the stop, I snapped a cellphone pic.. but I don't think it came out. I was leaving the guy a whole lot of clearance between me and him


hope the moron doesn't kill himself or someone else....

[rsewill]

Some loads require a call to the police. Might save more than one life. If he does it today, he'll probably do it again.

[aczlan]

Some loads require a call to the police. Might save more than one life. If he does it today, he'll probably do it again.

Yep. Some people need a official reminder of how stupid they are being.

Aaron Z

[reggiejr]

Let me guess did he use 4 good heavy duty rubber bungees to tie the tractor down too.first mistake was trying to haul an American tractor with a wimpy foreign truck .

It amazes me the risk people are willing to take to haul something they shouldn't be.Money is tight but give me a break why risk other peoples lives around you that don't even realize the possible danger there.

D.O.T will have a field day with that guy when something finally happens. Wonder how good he would sleep if the tractor came off and it took out a family?
Too bad you couldn't have smartened him up a little.I saw someone last week hauling a king sized box spring and mattress on top of a van and they had nothing on it but 1 hand out the window.I see people hauling atv's and lawn mowers all the time with no straps no nothing holding it to the trailer.It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what could happen duhh.

[kthompson]

One thing that really bugs me in my state (SC) is how lax they are on lights on trailers. Have seen many trailer at night with NO lights workig on them. Not limited to SC trailers for see them from other states also. Have never heard of anyone being charged for that. Yet a tail light out on a car oh boy major issue depending on the officer.

[Soundguy]

Let me guess did he use 4 good heavy duty rubber bungees to tie the tractor down too.first mistake was trying to haul an American tractor with a wimpy foreign truck .

It amazes me the risk people are willing to take to haul something they shouldn't be.Money is tight but give me a break why risk other peoples lives around you that don't even realize the possible danger there.

D.O.T will have a field day with that guy when something finally happens. Wonder how good he would sleep if the tractor came off and it took out a family?
Too bad you couldn't have smartened him up a little.I saw someone last week hauling a king sized box spring and mattress on top of a van and they had nothing on it but 1 hand out the window.I see people hauling atv's and lawn mowers all the time with no straps no nothing holding it to the trailer.It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what could happen duhh.

ya know..i don't recall seeing ANY kind of real tiedown other than gravity? just now realized that when you mentioned it OMG!

[GLyford]

it was sagging in the middle as viewed from the rear.. tires were cambered out almost at a 45 to the road!!! yes.. 1/2 tire tread and sidewall was making contact, with 1/2 tire tread not touching .. or maybee kinda touching as it bounced!

watching the license plate, you could tell the tounge was heavy as the trailer was tipping front to rear, as well as fish tailing a bit. driver kept slowing down to try to controll it.

NO lamps.. well.. it had all sorts of lamps.. but I never saw one come on!!

most of the wood ( 2x4!!!! ) had popped up from the deck and was bowing up 6" at the rear in the center parts not under rubber, attesting to the front to rear warpage the trailer was probably experiencing. hoe bucket was not on the trailer as it looked to be only 16' trailer so hoe was kind of right at the rear edge and hanging... when i turned at a stop i could get a side view.. front of the truck was aiming up , rear looked bottomed, front loader was curled all the way down and resting on tounge.. I bet if he made a sharp turn the loader bucket would hit the tail gate!!!

My first thought...was the trailer was borrowed from a "friend"?

[Soundguy]

who knows.. trailer and tractor looke dlike the same person did the maintenance and reapirs.. the ramps, soe flimsy fold down oned made of what looked like 1.5" angle iron were quite um.. relaxed looking. the bars across the top of them the tire would travel were deeply cup shaped...

twas a scarry deal...

[Birdhunter1]

I once saw a Chevy Luv pulling a houseboat, but what is described here sounds scarier.

[boggen]

30 MPH. and for that size of TLB. trying to figure out, why the tractor was not pulling the trailer with the truck on the trailer vs other way around.