seville009
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Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong
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I was only moving a few miles and had a load in my Ranger when a bear ran across the road in front of me. I cut the wheel, locked the brakes and skidded sideways so that my lights were shining into the woods, trying to view him again. When I looked in my side mirror I saw my kitchen table setting on all 4 legs on the center line where it landed after rolling over the side of the bed.
3Ts
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I was following a truck towing a trailer with low sides. He had a stack of plywood in it and not tied down. Probably thought the low sides would keep it in. About the time he hit 40 the top sheet of plywood lifted up in the air about 10 feet like it was being picked up by a tornado, spun around a few times and landed back on the road. It missed everyone. He kept going so I'm sure he didn't notice until he got home and wondered why his count was off.
buckeyefarmer
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Had that happen in front of me once on the interstate. Not fun
Renze
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Saw a load of sheetrock gypsum, tied down over the front board. The top sheet broke under the strap and was blown over, and the rest followed before the guys noticed. It was a mess.
This was taken on ST-17 / I-86 in Owego. Both vehicles were going to be scrapped. They left on 2 separate tow trucks.I got that beat!!! With PICS!
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Broken or just stupid? Hard to say. But both broken seems unlikely.
A former neighbor gradually moved from Rhode Island to Maine years ago, using an unsprung car carrier without brakes behind a 3/4 ton van. One trip he made with a bailer loaded sideways, sticking way out on the ditch side. I don't know how he never got caught.
Renze
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Yeah we brought home a heavy Welger baler like that. My S70 busted its alternator so we took dads Mondeo. We didnt go past 70kmh because the off center of gravity made it ride unstable in crosswinds. Anyways it was loaded in reverse so the pickup stuck out into the road side and it was dark so nobody bothered us, trucks past by but we were baling the next day...
Grumpycat
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Knew a semi driver who also rode dirtbikes tied a 230 pound dirtbike in the middle of a flatbed one day, just like that. He did it just to be silly.Pushin' his weight limitView attachment 798673
Grumpycat
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One "levels" one's truck when it is a poser-truck and not a truck.
Have only once seen a lifted truck actually used where the lift could have helped but the problem was the rear differential was no higher than stock. Only the body of the truck was higher.
A TBN member once posted a picture of hauling his son's toy tractor home. The tot wanted him to haul it "Just like Daddy's". He brought it home strapped down on his gooseneck trailer.
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I'm sure I mentioned this in some other thread but the old "levitating plywood" thing is a shock the first time you see it.
Slide some plywood or chipboard in the truck and on the way home discover the plywood is suspended mid air in the bed of the truck. Somehow, the winds lifts it and floats in mid air in the back of the truck until you slow down. First time is a shocker
Captain Dirty
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A diligent search of this thread will reveal multiple posts of photos of a Tonka toy dump truck as the sole item on a flatbed semitrailer secured with a single 4 or 5" strap. Often accompanied by a comment about the driver being cited for 49 CFR 393.128 (A light truck less than 10,000 lbs. requires 2 tie downs).
Not towing wrong, but today my dashcam recorded a school bus blowing through a red light so stale that it was green from my direction before he even entered the intersection. I'm not going to post it as I am still debating if I should report the driver.
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Yes, call the district and talk to the transportation manager and at least let them know.
I'm thinking about sending them a copy of the picture. Nobody likes a tattletale. Plus I was in my company truck...
Hoot Owl
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Yes but how many people did the driver endanger. What if your child was on that bus???
That was my first thought. I mentioned it here first as I was waffling what to do. At the end of the day though I was in my company truck, and the video is on their dash cam. (Also on their computer, as soon as I got home.)
I sent an email to my boss and the department head, with two pictures attached. I am meeting with them tomorrow on an altogether different matter, and will have the original with me. It's up to them to decide if it should be reported or not.
All of the comments above are spot on, however. If I'd been in my truck I would have reported him before mentioning it here. I probably would also have gotten up close enough to get the plate number, although the video should give them enough information to go on.
ning
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I gather from this that your company / truck info is also on the video, so you have concerns about professional repercussions for reporting it? Or, what's keeping you from reporting it regardless of the video source?
