Thieves love those trailer hitches!

[bcp]

About once a year or so, I see someone who has taken their camper off the truck, but the extended hitch is still there, without a trailer.

 

[Scooby074]

About once a year or so, I see someone who has taken their camper off the truck, but the extended hitch is still there, without a trailer.

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Dang... that thing is WAY out there.

That one might be a bit too much to leave in.

 

[David_Kb7uns]

Thats why I leave the hitch in my JEEP. to lessen the amount of damage to my bumper. When people stop driving by touch and pulling against my bumper and stop screwing up the bumper cover I will take the hitch out.

David Kb7uns

 

[Kernopelli]

Ok, I have to ask... How can it be illegal to drive with your tailgate down? How could you haul lumber, atv's, or anything else that might be longer than the bed length?

Never said it was....my coworker said he received a warning citation for it though. Apparently there is a law concerning flagging anything that extends X? far behind the vehicle and that is the basis for many of these reported citations.

 

[Bird]

Bird,
My comment above and 3 excerpts from your post below it.

Your first quote is directly about my post and just the opposite of what I said so therefore a lie by you.
Your second quote is name calling. Pretty childish.
Your third quote is again a lie.
I USED TO have a little respect for your opinion on here, Bird, but after those three ignorant comments above I would hope no one takes you seriously again. I know I won't.
I'll just write if off to your advanced age, forget about it and ignore you from here on out. Hopefully you will do the same.

But just to clarify, since it seems your intent is to change my words...
my intent is to save MY property, that I spend MY money on, from damage... not to cause damage.

The second quote is name calling?:laughing: And who used the word "stupid" first? Of course I know you were talking about someone else naturally; didn't like it when it's turned around, did you?:laughing:

And it's OK with me if you don't take me seriously.

 

[Redbug]

In South Carolina, the extension is 4 feet or more and you have to use a flag. Probably 4 feet everywhere.

 

[Bird]

Picking a fight with a moderator is not a good idea...Besides, Bird is probably the most rational human being on the planet...Lighten up.

Well . . . thanks for the vote of confidence, but (1) I certainly won't be the one to take advantage of my moderator status to remove posts to or about me, and (2) unfortunately, I too have been guilty in this thread of violating TBN rules about arguing with other members.

So if the boss, or any other moderator, wishes to remove my posts, I would certainly have no objection.

 

[Ford850]

Never said it was....my coworker said he received a warning citation for it though. Apparently there is a law concerning flagging anything that extends X? far behind the vehicle and that is the basis for many of these reported citations.

My question wasn't about your post. I think the flagging law is somewhat common, but is in reference to flagging the material carried if extending beyond 4 feet for example. What I have a hard time believing is how a state could make a law against driving with your tailgate down. My reply was to:

Originally Posted by sam5570
well in virginia it is illegal to drive without shoes on and it's illegal to leave your tailgate down while driving. my wife hates shoes she doesnot wear them unless she is forced to, she went thru traffic check and her cousion witch happened to be the tropper who checked her told her to put her da**** shoes on before she pulled out. i had told her it was aganist the law. i have never seen anybody that hates to wear shoes as bad as her.

 

[Bird]

For those who believe it's illegal to drive without shoes, regardless of which state you live in, and maybe you're right, but I sure would like to see the statute in question and how it's worded. I cannot really vouch for the accuracy of this website, but to the best of my knowledge, it's correct:

Is it illegal to drive without shoes? - DMV Answers

 

[sam5570]

My question wasn't about your post. I think the flagging law is somewhat common, but is in reference to flagging the material carried if extending beyond 4 feet for example. What I have a hard time believing is how a state could make a law against driving with your tailgate down. My reply was to:

Originally Posted by sam5570
well in virginia it is illegal to drive without shoes on and it's illegal to leave your tailgate down while driving. my wife hates shoes she doesnot wear them unless she is forced to, she went thru traffic check and her cousion witch happened to be the tropper who checked her told her to put her da**** shoes on before she pulled out. i had told her it was aganist the law. i have never seen anybody that hates to wear shoes as bad as her.

i didn't explain the tail gate deal, so i will now of course if you are hauling something that extend's over the tailgate no problem. i have not seen the law in writing but this is why i said that it was illegal. when i took my test for state inspection i did a hand's on with a tropper's car and a pickup truck, when i finished the tropper said well you did very good but you missed a couple thing's. the tailgate was down on the pickup and he said you didnot check to make sure the tailgate would latch, i said i didn't see anything in the manual about the tailgate he said it has got to latch or it got to be removed and if it's removed something has to cover the space such as a net, and he proceded to tell me it was illegal to drive a pickup on va highways with tailgate down if you were not haulinng something that required it to be down. so i assumed he knew what he was talking about. oh yeah the oter thing was i didn't check the tag light under the down tailgate.