Shat, my boat fell off the trailer!

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by t-rock

Lolz. Hit the brakes a little hard.

Close.
Actually, it looks more like he had insufficient brakes for the boat he was towing. Likely he came up on the light a little too fast, expected to stop like he does when not towing a load, and instead the extra momentum pushed him through the intersection and into the pole.

[BobTheBiker]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Close.
Actually, it looks more like he had insufficient brakes for the boat he was towing.

I believe its cause he's using a half ton truck to do a job meant for a 3/4 tons brakes. the 6 lug pattern is a standard half ton thing now, used to be 5 lug until not long ago, a 2500 uses an 8 lug setup on the wheels, and I'm pretty sure its a 10 lug on the 1 tons.

On the plus side, the beer coolers in the truck bed appear uninjured! the beer is unhurt, which is more important than the failure.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by BobTheBiker

I believe its cause he's using a half ton truck to do a job meant for a 3/4 tons brakes. the 6 lug pattern is a standard half ton thing now, used to be 5 lug until not long ago, a 2500 uses an 8 lug setup on the wheels, and I'm pretty sure its a 10 lug on the 1 tons.

in addition, the tie down straps that hook into the eye bolts on the transom either weren't connnected or were overtightened and snapped from the stress...

[Adeptus_Minor]

Indeed. I know a guy who made a similar mistake with a smaller boat and a Ford Ranger.
Luckily it just pushed him into an empty intersection and didn't decide to mount his truck.
It did, however, scare him enough that he bought a larger truck to pull the boat.

[Krabill]

Here's a hint for anybody who ever tows a boat . . . make sure the straps are on before you move it. The only time the straps should be removed is right before you back it into the water. Even if you just have to go "down the street" - put 'em on.

I saw a boat upsidown in the ditch a few years ago that had rolled right off its trailer because the owner was trying to haul it down the highway without the straps on, lol.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Krabill

Here's a hint for anybody who ever tows a boat . . . make sure the straps are on before you move it. The only time the straps should be removed is right before you back it into the water. Even if you just have to go "down the street" - put 'em on.

I saw a boat upsidown in the ditch a few years ago that had rolled right off its trailer because the owner was trying to haul it down the highway without the straps on, lol.

I had one fly off a truck at me on the road... one of the many odd objects that fly through the air in front of me on a regular basis. Turned out the oversized boat wasn't tied down, they thought the WEIGHT of the boat would hold it in place while moving it *down the road*. Let's forget this was on McNeil on the other side of Parmer - from one of the places on 183 (miles away).

Flying objects include large boats, semi trucks, two cars in fully engaged mid-air collision, birds - many many birds. The most eye catching, to date, was the guy that rear-ended and tumbled over a car on his Gixxer. No traffic, her in the middle lane, just rode up and smacked into her. If myself and a guy in a truck hadn't stopped - he would have beat the crap out of the poor woman that was just driving down the road.

[knock on wood] Nothing lately

[thunderex]

Originally Posted by azoomm

I had one fly off a truck at me on the road... one of the many odd objects that fly through the air in front of me on a regular basis. Turned out the oversized boat wasn't tied down, they thought the WEIGHT of the boat would hold it in place while moving it *down the road*. Let's forget this was on McNeil on the other side of Parmer - from one of the places on 183 (miles away).

Flying objects include large boats, semi trucks, two cars in fully engaged mid-air collision, birds - many many birds. The most eye catching, to date, was the guy that rear-ended and tumbled over a car on his Gixxer. No traffic, her in the middle lane, just rode up and smacked into her. If myself and a guy in a truck hadn't stopped - he would have beat the crap out of the poor woman that was just driving down the road.

[knock on wood] Nothing lately

Remind me never to ride, drive, sleep, stand, sit or be anywhere in front of you if we ever meet. I'd be happy to meet you, but only standing to the side.

[Archren]

Originally Posted by thunderex

Remind me never to ride, drive, sleep, stand, sit or be anywhere in front of you if we ever meet. I'd be happy to meet you, but only standing to the side.

Apparently, to the side is a good place to be... Tracy won an iPod that way.

[xx CURVE xx]

[z06boy]

Those sudden stops will get you everytime.