Lessons on strapping down a tractor

[artho45]

I think we could all take lessons from this guy on how to strap down a tractor. Don't know any details, just saw it on the internet.

 

[nyone]

I think the lesson should be how to connect your trailer to your truck.
The tractor looks tied down well.

 

[CobyRupert]

Don't take lessons from this guy quite yet. Sounds and looks like he didn't have enough tongue weight. He strapped it down very well, but at the wrong spot on the trailer:

 

[CobyRupert]

"The trailer started violently whipping..."

 

[Ortimber]

He tied it down very well and it looks like the ROPS held up. Lesson hopefully learned on proper trailer loading.

 

[artho45]

You see a lot of tractors driven onto a trailer, should he have backed it on? That or have the loader bucket over the front would be the only way to get more weight forward. Or of course he might have the wrong size trailer too.

 

[WranglerX]

I don't know what caused him to lose it, maybe hitch failure but it looks like tandem axle trailer and "center" of tractor seems to be over the axles which makes me think with FEL weight distribution should have been forward....

Funny this should come up today, because tomorrow I am going to load my SCUT on a tandem axle trailer(16 ft car carrier) for first time to take it to dealer for service....

Guess only real way to check weight distribution is measure hitch height of truck/trailer with out trailer loaded and then with trailer loaded, if I get some down measurement at hitch I would guess I have tongue weight...

Dale

 

[newbury]

Anybody notice the difference in the two pics of the tractor&trailer?

1 tire showing on trailer

no tires on trailer

Perhaps he had a blowout and it started whipping.

I lost a wheel of a UHaul once and it started whipping. But my loaded dually barely noticed it.

 

[WranglerX]

Anybody notice the difference in the two pics of the tractor&trailer?

1 tire showing on trailer

no tires on trailer

Perhaps he had a blowout and it started whipping.

I lost a wheel of a UHaul once and it started whipping. But my loaded dually barely noticed it.

Look again rear tire is on trailer, badly bent rim it appears though.... Got to wonder if front tire and rim were ripped off lug bolts during incident or it was a case of stupid and towing without wheel and tire on front (yes seen it)...

Only difference in pictures is camera angle....


Dale

 

[MaineGuy1]

Those are different pictures, different cop car, different truck.