Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[Rockbadchild]

he his doing it wrong … joke aside it happened today on a road near my home town

 

[WinterDeere]

City truck found the pothole that people were complaining about ...

Looks like some of the potholes that frequently exist for weeks at a time in center city Philadelphia. You see one that could literally swallow a small car, and wonder how the city hasn't already seen and repaired it.

Living in a county north of the city, our local road crews rarely let a pothole exist beyond a few days. If you see one appear after an ice storm on Tuesday, you can usually bet good money it'll be filled before the weekend.

 

[bigtiller]

Des Moines metro area has a hot-line that residents can call to report a pothole. It sounds like something all high populated areas could use.

 

[David in KY]

he his doing it wrong … joke aside it happened today on a road near my home town

Thankfully he didn't have a load in that trailer!!!

 

[California]

Des Moines metro area has a hot-line that residents can call to report a pothole. It sounds like something all high populated areas could use.

Around here the reason for country roads in poor condition is there is little funding for road maintenance, this keeps property taxes low. Partly because the long time property owners want to preserve the rural feeling, despite suburban homes going in everywhere.

Not to get political but there is presently a lot of federal funding to widen the interstates etc and I think some of this is filtering down to cities and counties.

 

[Yogi05]

he his doing it wrong … joke aside it happened today on a road near my home town

Never learned to back up?

 

[Rockbadchild]

Never learned to back up?

he was going too fast didn’t had time to stop … it’s a new wash out it wasn’t there the day before.

 

[Jstpssng]

he was going too fast didn’t had time to stop … it’s a new wash out it wasn’t there the day before.

I almost did that once years ago. We'd had about 7 inches of fresh powder snow and I was cuffing along down a major woods road when something didn't look right.
There was a big berm of gravel where the road used to be, a major culvert had blown out so they had dumped a load of gravel to block the road.
The sun shining on the fresh snow made it hard to notice. It could have been a "Dukes of Hazzard" moment.

 

[California]

Which bed gets used every day?

 

[YanmarFever]

And one gets a lot better mileage, but only holds 2 people.

 

[BigBlue1]

Which bed gets used every day?

Yeah! And they both have four wheels! So they're identical, right??

I'm sure the cargo capacity, towing capacity, off-road capability, people-hauling capability, comforts/amenities, crash protection and all those other minor details don't change anything, right? People who make posts like that are going to give me whiplash from having to shake my head so much.

[Aimed at the person who initially posted it, not you Cali...]

 

[kenmbz]

Yeah! And they both have four wheels! So they're identical, right??

I'm sure the cargo capacity, towing capacity, off-road capability, people-hauling capability, comforts/amenities, crash protection and all those other minor details don't change anything, right? People who make posts like that are going to give me whiplash from having to shake my head so much.

[Aimed at the person who initially posted it, not you Cali...]

i think it was focused more on the urban truck owner whose truck bed has never been opened no less used.
Unlike most people on here whose trucks are used as trucks.

I have a jeep GC, most others in my area are surprised when they see it out in the field, or filled with mulch or plants or scrap or....

The little truck is probably a full out work truck.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Here's one you don't see everyday:

 

[WinterDeere]

Yeah! And they both have four wheels! So they're identical, right??

I'm sure the cargo capacity, towing capacity, off-road capability, people-hauling capability, comforts/amenities, crash protection and all those other minor details don't change anything, right? People who make posts like that are going to give me whiplash from having to shake my head so much.

[Aimed at the person who initially posted it, not you Cali...]

lol... Whenever I see these posts, I want to just dare the poster to try driving the tiny one on I-95 in the northeast. You will never taste death so closely, as driving that thing in heavy traffic at 80 mph on a road perpetually overdue for re-paving.

 

[California]

lol... Whenever I see these posts, I want to just dare the poster to try driving the tiny one on I-95 in the northeast. You will never taste death so closely, as driving that thing in heavy traffic at 80 mph on a road perpetually overdue for re-paving.

Take another look at the photo. That's inner-city urban. Likely a tradesman, in the little guy.

Likely a guy who wants to project a macho image and has never removed that bed cover, for the big one.

Agree the little one doesn't belong on the Interstate!

 

[BravoXray]

Yeah! And they both have four wheels! So they're identical, right??

I'm sure the cargo capacity, towing capacity, off-road capability, people-hauling capability, comforts/amenities, crash protection and all those other minor details don't change anything, right? People who make posts like that are going to give me whiplash from having to shake my head so much.

[Aimed at the person who initially posted it, not you Cali...]

Sure, but just how often are those capabilities actually used?
Most of the people that buy those option loaded, over priced trucks rarely use it for anything other than to impress the neighbors and haul the kids to soccer or gymnastics practice.
I love to laugh at those guys loading 8, 10 or 12 foot lumber in one of the trucks.

 

[California]

Which owner has 7 year financing on his truck, where he can't make the payment for long if he gets laid off? Sad news, repo time!

 

[WinterDeere]

I see a lot of really pretty F250's, with flawless paint and stupid low-profile tires set wider than the truck body. Lots of them are diesel, some with smoke stacks in the bed, and none will be used for hauling more than a new clothes dryer or a few bags of potting soil... before wiping the bed down clean. Stupid.

I only have a 1500, that is used for hauling 40,000 - 50,000 lb. of firewood per year, and towing boats nearly every weekend in the summer, along with the occasional mulch, gravel, and taking the tractor over to the church or a friend's house to do work. It looks inadequate, but it will haul more under my ownership than probably 95% of the "Heavy Duty" trucks parked next to it at the grocery store, any given Sunday night.

 

[Jstpssng]

Yet it's a free country . They can drive what they want.

 

[dodge man]

So in one picture you’ve decided the guy with the black pickup is a cowboy wanna be that keep up with his payments. I see an electrician who just wants to keep his tools dry. Not really but you get my point.