What are these turns you speak of? We can drive 12+ hours and never turn the steering wheel except to change lanes and pull in and out of fuel stops.
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What are these turns you speak of? We can drive 12+ hours and never turn the steering wheel except to change lanes and pull in and out of fuel stops.
modern machine with rubber tracks down dirt roads only = no tie downs
pavement = tie downs
pavement = tie downs
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WoodburyZuk
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Idk man. Accidents happen. It’s so easy to need to swerve or hit the brakes. Strapping down takes 10 minutes. Peace of mind if you ask me. I always tie my buggy down 4 corners with axle straps.
Wades_76_cj7
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i count 5 axles? that's a lotta boat!
Wades_76_cj7
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THIS!
I see it all the time in the SXS community.. spend $20-40k on a SXS and then when they do tie them down it's either by the winch line, or they get 2-4 1" HF ATV straps..
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Those stretchy rubber band stamped steel ratchet straps looped through the bumper. One on each end.THIS!
I see it all the time in the SXS community.. spend $20-40k on a SXS and then when they do tie them down it's either by the winch line, or they get 2-4 1" HF ATV straps..
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My wife's car broke down about a mile from home. MAF sensor. Wouldn't start. Walked home, got the trailer, loaded it up, no tie downs. I hated that. I didn't go over 5mph but I was nervous as shit.
Wades_76_cj7
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Was driving through Springfield MO a couple years ago coming home from SMORR. I passed a truck pulling a car trailer with a restored Chevelle on it rocking on the parking pawl. No shit, it had 4 ATV size ratchet straps holding it on the trailer.. 
IowaOffRoad
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1200# load limit x 4 straps = 4800# car, right? There's never any other forces at play when you need the straps, like accidents, hard braking, quickly changing lanes to avoid an accident... That Chevelle will be just fine!Was driving through Springfield MO a couple years ago coming home from SMORR. I passed a truck pulling a car trailer with a restored Chevelle on it rocking on the parking pawl. No shit, it had 4 ATV size ratchet straps holding it on the trailer..
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Harley guys might be worst. Brand new tractor supply trailer. Again with the rubber band straps. Probably on the kickstand.Was driving through Springfield MO a couple years ago coming home from SMORR. I passed a truck pulling a car trailer with a restored Chevelle on it rocking on the parking pawl. No shit, it had 4 ATV size ratchet straps holding it on the trailer..
looks like the frame on the ford is bent
and thats gotta be some major scrub going on with that boat when you make any kind of real turn
aczlan
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That's 1200# break strength, 400# WLL...1200# load limit x 4 straps = 4800# car, right? There's never any other forces at play when you need the straps, like accidents, hard braking, quickly changing lanes to avoid an accident... That Chevelle will be just fine!
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Read my post before the
like the person who thought it was a good idea...
Glad the police just gave him a warning that this wasn't safe. I would like to see how it's connected.
My kinda cop!Police in Eugene warn driver hauling boat with sedan
Glad the police just gave him a warning that this wasn't safe. I would like to see how it's connected.
How does any of that work??? Car is on the bumps in back and the front tires are barely on the ground, and it's FWD. How the fuck does that car get enough traction to overcome the drag that trailer and the "helper tire" under the neck provide???
If that pile of WTF actually moves and stops under its own power, I'm impressed.....
If that pile of WTF actually moves and stops under its own power, I'm impressed.....
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The lack of skid marks leading up to that spot tell me the helper tire isn't there when it's moving.
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EDIT: on the bent frame ford, looks like only 8 lugs so F350 not even the F450 pickup.... wow...F550 would maybe survive that setup
Reading between the lines I'm betting the cop said something along the lines of I'm not going to ticket you but you need to unhook and have it towed. Best (or worst) part is it was seen 2 days later dumped in same spot with no car or trailer.
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Reading between the lines I'm betting the cop said something along the lines of I'm not going to ticket you but you need to unhook and have it towed. Best (or worst) part is it was seen 2 days later dumped in same spot with no car or trailer.
Ahoy there! Boat spotted towed by sedan now moored along Eugene roadside
EUGENE, Ore. - Police warned a driver seen towing a boat on a trailer rigged up to the trunk of a sedan on Tuesday about safety concerns and urged the driver to get the boat towed. Eugene Police said the driver told officers the boat was their home. Police gave a warning to a driver for safety...
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Dude probably got it for free on a "get it out of my yard" basis and when he got told not to tow it with a sedan he ditched the boat because most of the easy profit is in the trailer with these kinds of things. Looks like kind of a nice boat to be ditched though.Reading between the lines I'm betting the cop said something along the lines of I'm not going to ticket you but you need to unhook and have it towed. Best (or worst) part is it was seen 2 days later dumped in same spot with no car or trailer.
Ahoy there! Boat spotted towed by sedan now moored along Eugene roadside
EUGENE, Ore. - Police warned a driver seen towing a boat on a trailer rigged up to the trunk of a sedan on Tuesday about safety concerns and urged the driver to get the boat towed. Eugene Police said the driver told officers the boat was their home. Police gave a warning to a driver for safety...
That Tahoe doesn't look very happy. Well, neither does that trailer honestly...
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It's probably fine, but the 2500 kg load binders look pretty puny on these tyres.
Wades_76_cj7
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Interesting. what is your max height in OZ? they have to haul them laying on their side in the State since standing up they would be too tall to go under bridges.