sea2summit
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Used to know a guy who had something like that for snowmachines but it self loaded from the ground...he had it on a 450 though.
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TMGT
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Those are actually pretty common, little top heavy but thats why they are really for 3/4 ton are larger.
herm0016
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they may be somewhat common, but they do look totally unsafe. Its around 2k lbs for a 4 place like that. so its CG height is probably no worse than a large slide in camper.
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That structure looks like it blocks access to the back seat. Does the vertical bar rotate out of the way?
Looks like it is just a removable hanging ladder. The support for the rack is behind the cab.
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Good catch! I hadn't noticed the horizontal bars.
Tie down that plywood!
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Plywood Flies Out Of GMC Sierra Bed, Hits Another GMC Sierra: Video
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The plywood was worth almost as much as the truck these days.Tie down that plywood!
Plywood Flies Out Of GMC Sierra Bed, Hits Another GMC Sierra: Video
Remember to secure your load before you hit the road!
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Same thing happened to me on I 40 between Raleigh and Greensboro in the 80s.
Mine came from the flat bed that was 1/4 mile in front of me. I saw the whole thing, it was like slow motion, the plywood was just floating, then....WHAM, right into the windshield! Sounded like a gun went off.
I pulled off and 2 other cars stopped with me to see if i was ok.
The only evidence that i'd been hit was a streak of blue paint on the windshield they use to mark the grade of the plywood. The paint came off with a little rubbing.
I spent the first half of my career on the hwy and have hit lots of stuff, very dangerous.
Mine came from the flat bed that was 1/4 mile in front of me. I saw the whole thing, it was like slow motion, the plywood was just floating, then....WHAM, right into the windshield! Sounded like a gun went off.
I pulled off and 2 other cars stopped with me to see if i was ok.
The only evidence that i'd been hit was a streak of blue paint on the windshield they use to mark the grade of the plywood. The paint came off with a little rubbing.
I spent the first half of my career on the hwy and have hit lots of stuff, very dangerous.