Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[coldsteelva]

Looks like he forgot to lower his dump bed before driving away.

 

[California]

Looks like he caught the phone/cable TV line...
I would guess that he was pulling onto the road from the sidestreet behind him.

The pole is snapped at its base. I think only an engineered guy wire would have such a secure connection to the pole, and the strength, to break the pole without tearing away from the pole or snapping the wire.

Agree he had to be exiting the driveway. Probably after a delivery since there's no material spilled on the ground.

 

[aczlan]

The pole is snapped at its base. I think only an engineered guy wire would have such a secure connection to the pole, and the strength, to break the pole without tearing away from the pole or snapping the wire.
Agree he had to be exiting the driveway. Probably after a delivery since there's no material spilled on the ground.

I would guess that it was just hitting that wire. If you look, that is a straight run of poles, so no guy wires would be needed (other than possibly one to where the wire to the business joins and the angle looks wrong to have hit that.
My guess would be that he raised the bed, dumped the cargo, lowered it, then forgot to shut off the PTO and it slowly raised the trailer.

Aaron Z

 

[Btown]

Looks like that truck has 18 wheels and is only a straight dump truck. Must carry a lot of weight. I'm not going to say it happens a lot, but it happens more than you think. They dump the load do some things and forget to lower the dump body and drive off.

 

[flyerdan]

It seems that it would be pretty cheap insurance for any dump operators to install a switch that would light up a big red dash light when the bed wasn't stowed.

 

[sixdogs]

It seems that it would be pretty cheap insurance for any dump operators to install a switch that would light up a big red dash light when the bed wasn't stowed.

I always thought most of them did. My old Ford F600 had a big red dash light.

 

[California]

I found the source for that dumptruck-in-the-wires photo by using Google image search.

Olathe Police on Twitter: "Woodland Road, just north of Northgate, is closed due to a truck stuck in the power lines #wecantmakethisstuffup @CityofOlatheKS https://t.co/4GrPfx8rM"

But there's no more detail described there than in this thread.

 

[4570Man]

It seems that it would be pretty cheap insurance for any dump operators to install a switch that would light up a big red dash light when the bed wasn't stowed.

My 3500 dump had a light but it doesn't work. The bed raised is a lot more obvious than a little light. My trucks also don't drive right with the PTO engaged.

 

[joefromga]

Maybe he, himself had to take a dump and was in a hurry.

 

[Midniteoyl]

It seems that it would be pretty cheap insurance for any dump operators to install a switch that would light up a big red dash light when the bed wasn't stowed.

And/Or a buzzer..