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Saw this on i24 yesterday.... single strap.


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Definitely dumb then.
I bet tweaker thinks he has "at least a bags worth" :lmao:
 
How in the hell did they even get it stacked up that high before they put the strap on.


I am amazed.:eek:
 
whoa nelly. taken a few years ago, i'm sure the truck is doing fine.

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What ya doing with the poles? They make good bridges for cheap.
 
Pocahontas said:
What ya doing with the poles? They make good bridges for cheap.
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As of right now I'm just bringing them home to my stockpile of poles. Might think about putting up a pole barn with them sometime to park equipment in, but that would be a long time out. The power company re-did the high tension lines across the prairie where we have a gravel pit and left us a pile of them. They've been sitting there for a while now and I figured I better haul them home before someone else decided they needed them more than I did. Luckily I was able to hit mostly back roads on the trip home.
 
Aggie06 said:
Meh, there was a time when you didn’t need a $70K 475 hp diesel pickup to pull a trailer anywhere.
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Elwenil said:
That sort of thing was all over the roads in the '60s and '70s. My grandfather towed a 22' Terry RV trailer all over the place with a early '70s Olds.
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Nah. Common misconception that old cars weigh a lot. They're usually lighter.

1972 Impala: 3,7xx lbs
BMW x3: 4,300 lbs
1972 Delta 88: 4,300 lbs

https://www.caranddriver.com/bmw/x3/specs
http://autospecs.info/CarSpecs/1972-chevrolet-impala
https://www.automobile-catalog.com/auta_details1.php

I'll admit a Delta 88 is a true yacht, but even a convertible Imapala is lighter than an x3. Safety cage ftw.
 
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That diamond C trailer is worth more than both vehicles combined. Well, it was.
 
Yota Up said:
Not a big dumb load(more of a little dumb load without tongue weight), but this guy gives zero shits about some serious sway. Pretty funny.
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I've done that... UHaul failed to fully tighten down their twisty ball latch thing and the 6x12 jumped off the hitch in eastern Tucson... went over a bridge with quite a bump (anyone who frequents I-10 in that area knows which one I am talking about right as you are leaving town). The problem with the situation is that the trailer has surge brakes, so I couldn't use my controller to control the sway. All I could do was hit the clutch and let it do its thing behind me until the combination slowed enough to pull on the shoulder and coast to a stop. Luckily I had a floor jack with me, so I triggered the emergency brake lever (never triggered as it was still hooked by safety chains), pulled the truck forward a bit using the chains to lift the tongue up a bit, then slid the jack underneath to lift the tongue back up to the ball. Resetting the e-brake lever without the right tool was a total bitch, though.
 
Not a BDL, but I can't start threads with my puter, so I must find similar threads to post something new. I saw this trailer today and couldn't figure it out. Pics not real good, but you can see a set of wheels under the trailer that are situated sideways. I couldn't see if they are just some kind of dolly that is stored under the deck or if they jack down somehow. Anybody know?

Trying to think of a use for them jacking down, lifting the regular tires off the ground, roll the trailer sideways for some reason?

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When I passed it, I could see the wheels were almost right at the rear axle. Maybe inter meshed with them. Weird place if for storage.

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