Howard- How do you think Linda would feel riding in this tow vehicle? I received this in an email and had to share it. Maybe this guy could benefit from a weight safety class.
This lesson 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.(Scroll Down!!!)
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 !!".
-- Edited by DZ at 14:01, 2007-10-21
haiku said
11:45 AM Dec 2, 2007
Oh this is just painful. Sometimes peopel's lack of thought still surprises me. I am ever the optimist.
Speedhitch said
11:59 AM Dec 4, 2007
Sweet ride....The guy is a genius! Still able to have plenty of dry storage in the truck! Howard this is a must for the rally dicussion group.
Speedy
How do you think Linda would feel riding in this tow vehicle? I received this in an email and had to share it. Maybe this guy could benefit from a weight safety class.
This lesson 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. (Scroll Down!!!)
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 !!".
-- Edited by DZ at 14:01, 2007-10-21