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[fishman]

I was coming back from a bit of business out in the country and happened upon this gentleman on the highway. He was cruising about 45 mph. The trailer was a gooseneck and the tow vehicle was a 1980's half ton Ford. Something about the angle of those axles made me want to get around him real fast! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Any possibility this was safe?

 

[Egon]

Ahh - those tires bend out like that anytime you go around a corner. And that machine is heavy enough it don't need chains. And he's probably going slow enough the lights won't matter but he is missing a slow moving vehicle sign.

Egon

 

[DKinWA]

You beat me to it Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I was noticing the same things. Around here you'd also need a license plate unless it's only for farm use.

I see this all too frequently around here and it really sets me off. I spend a lot of time on the road and I see to many rigs like this rolled over in ditches or splattered all over the highway. It still amazes me evertime I see something like this and realize that someone obviously thinks this is safe /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[755inNY]

<font color="blue"> I see something like this and realize that someone obviously thinks this is safe
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Believe me, safety is the furthest thing from their minds. These kind of guys don't think safety. They just think about getting from point A to point B the easiest, cheapest way possible.

 

[johnday]

I'd also bet that there are no trailer brakes either. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[755inNY]

<font color="blue"> I'd also bet that there are no trailer brakes either </font>

Well of course not. This guy is no dummy. If the trailer had brakes he would need to bind the load. A trailer with brakes will decelerate much quicker then one without. Also if it had brakes then he would have to have operating brake lights on the trailer. That's just too complicated. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[frank_f15]

PERFECTLY SAFE, as long as it sits in the yard and not on the road. hope that guy has plenty of ins. cause some day he is going to need it.

 

[MossRoad]

<font color="blue"> Something about the angle of those axles made me want to get around him real fast! </font>

I think I'd want him out in front of me where I can keep an eye on him, not behind me. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[herdfan]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( This guy is no dummy. If the trailer had brakes he would need to bind the load. )</font>

You know binders are $25 each at Lowes! Ya gotta cut some corners in these financially-strapped times.

Just kidding, of course /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[herdfan]

I like how the backhoe's tires come real close to rubbing on the trailer's tires.
Ya know, I angled my kids' pinewood derby cars wheel like that (actually the tops were angled outward). It reduces wheel friction and makes for a more efficent (ie. faster) car. Maybe this guy is trying to save on fuel costs since gas prices are reaching new highs?