Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[Diggin It]

Saw this on FB

Been posted .... a few times.

 

[duramaxsky]

It is a good one though.

 

[kevin37b]

Serious about what?

Refering to CAD PLANS repair procedure . That it will BUFF OUT comment is about worn out , and so are the others . I can tell it is winter . Kevin . Isure as **** hope I did not miplles anything .

 

[goeduck]

Refering to CAD PLANS repair procedure . That it will BUFF OUT comment is about worn out , and so are the others . I can tell it is winter . Kevin . Isure as **** hope I did not miplles anything .

It will BUFF OUT, trust me :thumbsup:

 

[dodge man]

How about a little JB Weld will fix it?

 

[rangerfredbob]

Kinda wish I had taken a picture, but I have been at auctions all weekend (local one is two day, 3 times per year) and there's always some doozies... Today there was someone that bought a whole bunch of livestock panels, they stacked them one on top of the other for about 5' on their flat deck trailer, some of them bent up a bit. How did they tie them down? Two 1" ratchet straps... they later added another 5 panels or gates or something directly on top and added 2 more 1" straps.

My loading technique might be unique (I've learned over the years...) but it is normally secure... had a compact truck ladder rack upside down in the F350 (one 2" strap holding it down, 1" would have done but didn't bring enough), a Ford 4000 on the tongue of the trailer (18' deck, rear tires between the axles), some steel rack in front of that, chain around the front axle of the tractor to the stake pockets, rear chain to the top link pin back to stake pockets behind the rear trailer axle and a loader with bucket behind the tractor with one chain on the sharp end and a 2" strap on the pivot end pulling it to the other side of the trailer... Today's load was a 19' wide heavy harrow with tongue removed sideways on the trailer, was still 10' wide load at the tongue but didn't move...

 

[aeblank]

I just remembered one I did. It was an 8'x12' lean to. Upside down on the bed rails of my (short box) truck. Roommate on it to secure it. Went the 2 miles from old apartment to new apartment.
It was in the UP of Michigan though. Anything goes there. I suppose it was about 20 years ago, which also helps (kinda).

 

[Tractorable]

Back to the “what to do about the tails issue”, I use these reusable Velcro cinch straps. $15 for a 12 pack on Amazon. I keep a bag of them in the truck. I’m always carrying different loads so I can’t cut my ratchet strap tails off because sometimes I need the length.

Reusable Cinch Straps 1" x 12" - 12 Pack, Multipurpose Quality Hook and Loop Securing Straps (Black) - Plus 2 Free Bonus Reusable Cable Ties https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011WGG18A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6cVlEbA71JDPK

For all kinds of cargo control products I’ve found Lodi Metals to be an excellent source for high quality solutions. They can customize any strap you want for length and type of hook/connector.

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[two_bit_score]

Those straps look handy!

 

[3Ts]

I use the heavy duty rubber bands from Staples (only Staples has them heavy duty enough) to control the tails. Roll up the ends, put the rubber band around them a few times and put it around the ratchet handle. They only last a week in the sun though so they're a consumable.