Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[BillP603]

Spotted at NH gas station last summer, boat seems a bit too big for tow vehicle.

 

[California]

Spotted at NH gas station last summer, boat seems a bit too big for tow vehicle.

And front wheel drive? How does he get it up the ramp?

 

[seville009]

 

[Eagle1]

And front wheel drive? How does he get it up the ramp?

Details, details.
Just pulled a front wheel drive "SUV" with a camper trailer up a little incline on our gravel road. He ask what I wanted him to do, I said take it out of park and don't ride the brake unless you want flat spots. I just idled him, passengers, "SUV" and trailer up to the top.

 

[tacticalturnip]

And front wheel drive? How does he get it up the ramp?

The old Trailblazer was RWD/4WD.

 

[Renze]

Details, details.
Just pulled a front wheel drive "SUV" with a camper trailer up a little incline on our gravel road. He ask what I wanted him to do, I said take it out of park and don't ride the brake unless you want flat spots. I just idled him, passengers, "SUV" and trailer up to the top.

I'd say lack of driver impetus. Ive been to places with the FWD wagon folks with an SUV avoid... such as bringing a tow chain to the corn field where my friend has buried his 3700 gallon slurry tank with cultivator up to the axles.

The ability to drive, and read terrain, makes a bigger difference than an extra set of drive wheels.

 

[Eagle1]

I'd say lack of driver impetus. Ive been to places with the FWD wagon folks with an SUV avoid... such as bringing a tow chain to the corn field where my friend has buried his 3700 gallon slurry tank with cultivator up to the axles.

The ability to drive, and read terrain, makes a bigger difference than an extra set of drive wheels.

That was part of the problem but the real issue was the camper lifting the front end of the little car when it encounter the hill. Unless you know the road it's hard to get run since it has bends top and bottom and is quite steep for a short section.
But you are not wrong I've towed stuff up the hill for years and pulled a ton cars/trucks out of the ditches at the bottom over the years when it snows/ices.

 

[duramaxsky]

I couldn't get a good photo because my door window is too high. I wanted to get ahead of him. The canopy and truck room are badly caved in. If one of those aluminum bows in the canopy breaks it's all coming off. It's strapped to the truck frame so the straps will just fall off.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
That's something I would not want to be near, either.

 

[gstrom99]

I couldn't get a good photo because my door window is too high. I wanted to get ahead of him. The canopy and truck room are badly caved in. If one of those aluminum bows in the canopy breaks it's all coming off. It's strapped to the truck frame so the straps will just fall off.View attachment 798279

If I see crap like that on the road with me, I'm usually wondering if it's safer to be in front vs the danger of trying to pass him/her/it, or should I be lagging behind at a safe (?) distance to pick up the pieces...