In light of MarkS's image of his teenie car "appearing" to pull his new Trilogy, I thought an old e-mail message out to be revived. This thing floated around some years ago, so many may have already seen this. However, I feel we may have enough new RV'ers that they need to be initiated into how NOT to set up a tow vehicle. As stated in the title, do not attempt this at home.
Here's a little lesson in how not to do things which 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 must rank in the top 3% of the "mentally-challenged" scale.
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 sheet-metal 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 Utah, ‘cause here he comes!!!!
Mark V said
05:42 PM Feb 17, 2014
A moron like that is a danger to not only himself, but his family, and everyone unfortunate enough to be on the same road at the same time he is.
MarkS said
06:04 PM Feb 17, 2014
You have to admire his creativeness. His ability to think outside the casket...errrrrr I mean box.
Millie said
06:18 PM Feb 17, 2014
Hey! ...The whole family could sit on the hood and counter balance the weight!!!
...some people!
kb0zke said
07:12 PM Feb 17, 2014
Millie wrote:
Hey! ...The whole family could sit on the hood and counter balance the weight!!!
...some people!
Don't give them any ideas!
Jimmy and Janis said
09:10 PM Feb 17, 2014
I sure hope he added a transmission cooler to his Blazer, wouldn't want to ruin a nice rig.
Millie said
07:53 AM Feb 18, 2014
kb0zke wrote:
Millie wrote:
Hey! ...The whole family could sit on the hood and counter balance the weight!!!
...some people!
Don't give them any ideas!
Dog Folks said
08:17 AM Feb 18, 2014
A perfect example of towing the camper with what vehicle you already own.
OR
"The salesman said I could tow it, no problem."
French Bikers said
08:36 AM Feb 18, 2014
Another Redneck idea!!!!!!
suse1023 said
09:42 AM Feb 19, 2014
ha ha ha!!!
way back in the 70s my family delivered newspapers and some sunday mornings my car rode with the nose in the air from the weight of all of the papers.
it's quite a strange feeling and one I don't recommend!
In light of MarkS's image of his teenie car "appearing" to pull his new Trilogy, I thought an old e-mail message out to be revived. This thing floated around some years ago, so many may have already seen this. However, I feel we may have enough new RV'ers that they need to be initiated into how NOT to set up a tow vehicle. As stated in the title, do not attempt this at home.
Here's a little lesson in how not to do things which 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 must rank in the top 3% of the "mentally-challenged" scale.
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 sheet-metal 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 Utah, ‘cause here he comes!!!!
A moron like that is a danger to not only himself, but his family, and everyone unfortunate enough to be on the same road at the same time he is.
Hey! ...The whole family could sit on the hood and counter balance the weight!!!
...some people!
Don't give them any ideas!
OR
"The salesman said I could tow it, no problem."
way back in the 70s my family delivered newspapers and some sunday mornings my car rode with the nose in the air from the weight of all of the papers.
it's quite a strange feeling and one I don't recommend!
Here is another classic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAfZ1N56qjY. It is only 42 seconds long, so you should be able to watch the video without using too much data.
Where's Bill Engvall when you need him?
I have a better one!!! Motorhome Racing. It is hysterical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkAxbeMxVo This video is 7 1/2 min long, but funny.
Wendy
In the infamous words of Ron White: You can't cure stupid!!