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#499792 - 04/05/08 01:48 PM
Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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Peter Gariepy
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Registered: 08/30/02
Posts: 4279
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Subject: Really scary engineering
This lesson is on how not to do things seems to totally escape some people. I'd love to see how the trip ended up but I feel confident he ended up in a ravine somewhere wondering why bad things seems to always happen to him.
He's hooked up and ready to fly!! It's amazing how the extra weight really smoothed out the ride in the truck. He did have to air up the rear tires ! a bit ( around 160 psi)
He added some heavy-duty chain for extra support on the tailgate (note that he used the "Heavy-Duty 'S' hooks to attach the chain) He also paid-up for some BIG 5/16 sheetmetal screws to attach the frame to the tailgate. Yeah, he knows it's overkill, but he didn't want the possibility of having an accident.
Much of his time was spent on his front porch whittling down that MASSIVE 4x4 board to fit precisely into the ball mount receiver. Also note that he used a 14" piece of 1x4 to help distribute the load more evenly--"YOU CAN"T BE TOO SAFE, YOU KNOW!!". " It cost a little more, but you just can't be too safe when pulling a trailer of this magnitude !!".
Look out New Mexico, cause here he comes !!!!
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#499797 - 04/05/08 02:15 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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jscheib
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Registered: 09/05/03
Posts: 703
Loc: CT
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I wonder who is writing the insurance on this rig. I would sure not publish the photos on the chance the underwriter would see it.
My comments here from Insurance City.
John
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#499800 - 04/05/08 02:23 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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rocketraider
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Registered: 12/05/01
Posts: 3110
Loc: the Last Capital of Dixie
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Maybe he's a Donner Party descendant? They went thru Utah, right?
First turn he makes, the roof of that Blazer is history...
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"Come to think of it, that's why your Uncle Reade sold off all them rental houses he had. It was costing him more to fix what the varmints tore up than he was making off 'em. And the govamint wouldn't let him evict them."
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#499838 - 04/05/08 05:11 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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HarryJ
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Registered: 07/30/04
Posts: 55
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Wow...looks like this guy really prepared; as he must have taken quite a few hours work and a good bit of thought to engineer his rig. Hey, by the way, what's his name, we need a safety inspector at our nuclear plant.
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#499858 - 04/05/08 06:32 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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Matt Harwood
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Registered: 10/09/01
Posts: 1615
Loc: Cleveland, OH
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Oh, my. He seems to have understood the magnitude of the job he was asking that little truck to do, given the precautions he took, but I guess Darwin always takes care of his own.
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#499884 - 04/05/08 08:56 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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1DandyDaves
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Registered: 12/31/05
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Loc: Craryville N.Y.
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#499909 - 04/05/08 10:58 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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Rusty_OToole
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Registered: 09/12/06
Posts: 1055
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He gets to vote too.
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#499919 - 04/05/08 11:32 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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charlier
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Registered: 03/26/05
Posts: 245
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I first saw these photos maybe 9 months ago and they still make me think "What was he thinking?".
Unfortunately, there are a LOT of people out there who lack the knowledge or simply do not care to tow properly and safely.
These people think that exceeding the tow vehicle manufacturer's recommendations by 1,000 to 2,000 pounds is no problem.
Or, they do not want to spend the money on sway control. They subscribe to the notion that because they towed like that once it is okay.
Personally, I think these people have more luck than brains.
Sad part is, they tell others on the internet and some of those other people believe them which perpetuates this unsafe towing.
Anyway, these photos are FUNNY and are prime examples of how not to do it.
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#499952 - 04/06/08 08:07 AM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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Barry Wolk
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Registered: 06/17/03
Posts: 1146
Loc: Farmington Hills, MI
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That combo never made it 10 feet, guaranteed.
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#499966 - 04/06/08 09:27 AM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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Curti
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Registered: 12/02/07
Posts: 48
Loc: Prescott WI
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I think the guy contrived this and took these pictures just to get people excited. It certinly has worked!
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#499974 - 04/06/08 09:50 AM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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charlier
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Registered: 03/26/05
Posts: 245
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I think the guy contrived this and took these pictures just to get people excited. It certinly has worked!
I do agree with you to a certain extent. This photo appears to be an extreme example.
Unfortunately, I have seen many, many, other photos similar in nature to this one.
That leads me to believe that there are actually people out there that tow trailers that are simply unsafe.
Speaking about towing in general, here is a somewhat different setup for towing.
Do have to wonder how much re-enforcement is needed to use this setup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-WKwRZQjHc
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#499975 - 04/06/08 10:07 AM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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89TC-16V
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Registered: 01/11/06
Posts: 571
Loc: NJ
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i did something not as bad, but fairly stupid similar last weekend. i towed a Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 with a lift on 31in tires on a car dolly behind my 1500 Chevy 4x4 pickup. well it would have been alright had the ramcharger been on the rear wheels, not on the fronts. needless to say, it swayed and tried to get away 4 times (started swaying,snaking back a forth) and the most i could travel was 40 mph. dangerous.
that blazer is the best, i like the 4x4 under the gate between the hitch and and tailgate
Edited by 89TC-16V (04/06/08 10:08 AM)
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#499994 - 04/06/08 11:51 AM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
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Bhigdog
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Registered: 10/23/01
Posts: 1466
Loc: Eastern PA
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Do have to wonder how much re-enforcement is needed to use this setup.
Probably just needs to get strapped to the rain gutters.
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Try smokin some of this in your pipe man..... 
Want one, Hic, I's gots a few left. 
Untz der truck kastoppo vill be happy to hand out der tickets. 
Dandy Dave!
