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#500046 - 04/06/08 05:13 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
[Re: 1DandyDaves]
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Barry Wolk
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Registered: 06/17/03
Posts: 1146
Loc: Farmington Hills, MI
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I first saw these photos maybe 9 months ago and they still make me think "What was he thinking?". Either he's in jail, been pulled out of a ditch, or dead by now.  Dandy Dave!
Just another candidate for a Darwin Award.
Couple of observations. While that fine bit of whittlin' does a good job of transferring the weight of the back side of tailgate to the hitch, and the bolts passing through the side rails of the 5th wheel receiver add attachment points, I believe he failed to factor in the fact that the tail gate is HOLLOW.
I especially like the massive safety chains he added to the sides. That "S" hook will do wonders as he hits the brakes the first time. He needs to add a sail to the tow vehicle to act like a rudder, 'cause those front tires aren't going to provide much turning traction.
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#500245 - 04/07/08 12:27 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
[Re: Ron Green]
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Steve Moskowitz
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Registered: 11/01/00
Posts: 2734
Loc: Hershey, Pa.
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Peter is just trying to embarrass me again as he thinks this was me!!! 
It does point out once again the need for absolute safety when towing a trailer and to make sure you invest in whatever you can to have the safest possible traveling mode. Some guys get too comfortable and either try to do it on the cheap or get lazy. I saw a car at Charlotte this weekend that had the whole car sideways on the open trailer from improperly being tied down.
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#500323 - 04/07/08 04:07 PM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
[Re: Steve Moskowitz]
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Ron Green
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Registered: 05/24/00
Posts: 1826
Loc: Camp Hill, PA. USA
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Helping out with the parking of the truck and trailers for the Glidden tour, it was absolutely amazing what some consider safe. I am surprised that there are not more fatal accidents, and even more surprised at how many really don't know how to safely pull a trailer including simply backing one up.
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#508417 - 05/09/08 05:25 AM
Re: Tow Vehicle Safety... a bad example
[Re: R W Burgess]
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75RivGS
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Registered: 02/08/04
Posts: 210
Loc: The Netherlands
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I don"t think a translation is needed.... you can figure out what happened looking at the load in combination with the towing van: a big truck coming from the opposite direction caused turbulence causing the trailer to move to the other lane: the driver in a car behind the big truck could not stop in time and died:
(I estimate the combination of the Wagon and trailer at 2500kg and the towing van aroud 1650kg with a 2.9 liter turbo diesel engine)...)
Streaming video:
http://www.hartvannederland.nl/item/...al_Stompetoren
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