Bluetooth chains

[RitcheyRch]

 

[Sleek-Jet]

I think the sticker on the back window explains things perfectly.

 

[satellitemike]

let gravity be your friend!

 

[welldigger00]

Nope. That trailer has the magnate upgrade. So strong it’ll pull through the rubber tracks even.

 

[dspracing]

GFYM

 

[BingerFang]

At least have someone sitting in it with their foot on the brake, cmon!

 

[Mandelon]

 

[FlyByWire]

It’s heavy as shit. Where’s it gonna go..?

 

[c_land]

He has the magnets turned on #GFYM

 

[Flatsix66]

The Tundra is the new F150, can tow 2x it's rating.

 

[DRYHEAT]

It’s heavy as shit. Where’s it gonna go..?

And I’m sure he has it in park.

 

[Dr Rob]

Nope. That trailer has the magnate upgrade. So strong it’ll pull through the rubber tracks even.

If you look closely, he has the Velcro track upgrade.

 

[bonesfab]

The chains would have put him over the limit load wise.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yet has a single strap holding the spare bucket...

 

[bilz]

Probably the back up truck while all his big three are at their respective dealers.

 

[Blackmagic94]

Looks like a rental unit too lol

 

[snowhammer]

I bet he knows how to disable a seatbelt chime!

 

[Bajastu]

FYI, that’s a 12,000 lb excavator on a trailer that weighs 3,000+. The 15,000 lbs may be a bit much for the Toyota and the class C license. This guy is obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed.

 

[hallett21]

#8 maybe #6 wire, drip line, unchained mini excavator, this is the “good deal” everyone posts about.

 

[bonesfab]

You think his insurance is up to the task??

 

[mash on it]

Non commercial, no name on the door, so weight is irrelevant.

Dan'l

 

[Luvnlife]

Wait till the chp in the truck sees him

 

[bilz]

Ca plate?

 

[snowhammer]

Ca plate?

Louisiana

 

[rrrr]

FYI, that’s a 12,000 lb excavator on a trailer that weighs 3,000+. The 15,000 lbs may be a bit much for the Toyota and the class C license. This guy is obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed.

This post is gonna be way too long, so feel free to skip it.

This revived a flashback to some really bad decisions made some forty years ago. I was hauling a Case 580K backhoe on a clapped out two axle flatbed trailer with a 1974 Chevy C20, which on the surface doesn't sound too risky. But the backhoe and trailer together weighed about three times that of the pickup.

It was a hot Houston August afternoon on westbound I-10, and I was in the left lane running with the concrete K barrier about 18 inches away from the rear corner of the trailer (bad decision #1). I was really pushing it, because I needed to arrive at the jobsite in Katy by 3:00 so my crew could unload it before they quit for the day. The underpowered 350 CI 165 HP engine was screaming in protest as the speedometer of the old beater truck was indicating somewhere near 70 MPH, but because of the potholes it was hard to read accurately (#2).

While passing under the massive interchange of I-10 and the I-610 loop, the driver of a small car ahead of me in the center lane decided he needed to occupy my space in the left lane, which meant I had to jam on the brakes and make a violent steering input to avoid a collision (#3).

At that moment, the rig hit a large offset pavement fracture that extended across the entire lane, it unstuck the front end and violently bounced the truck to the left at the same time I pulled the wheel hard in an attempt to avoid the other vehicle and keep things going the proper direction (#4). This action made the rear of the trailer slew, and the corner hit the barrier. There were some pretty wild gyrations as I braked.

When the backhoe was loaded, the rear had been secured with a chain running from the trailer frame through the boom pivot and locked down with a boomer. Because the trip to Katy wasn't long, it was hot, and I was overly impressed with my skills in hauling heavy equipment, the angle of the chain attachment point to the trailer was insufficient to produce the force needed to properly secure the backhoe (#5).

The chain slid through the boom pivot and the backhoe bounced sideways on the landing. The left rear tire was hanging halfway off of the trailer platform. I managed to gather it up and cut across the four traffic lanes, hit the next exit, and pull into a parking lot. It took the better part of an hour to reposition and secure the load.

Fortunately I hadn't shit my pants.

 

[bilz]

So...not necessarily a shortage of truck..

 

[DRYHEAT]

Wait till the chp in the truck sees him

Probably wouldn’t even notice, they’re usually looking for something with more wheels

 

[mbrown2]

If hustling was a picture!

 

[mbrown2]

Those are non union chains!

 

[RiverDave]

GFYM has to mean something different than what I’m coming up with?

GFY I always thought was go fuck youself..
So naturally I’m thinking it ends with your mom?

Wtf does gfym stand for?

 

[500bbc]

This post is gonna be way too long, so feel free to skip it.

This revived a flashback to some really bad decisions made some forty years ago. I was hauling a Case 580K backhoe on a clapped out two axle flatbed trailer with a 1974 Chevy C20, which on the surface doesn't sound too risky. But the backhoe and trailer together weighed about three times that of the pickup.

It was a hot Houston August afternoon on westbound I-10, and I was in the left lane running with the concrete K barrier about 18 inches away from the rear corner of the trailer (bad decision #1). I was really pushing it, because I needed to arrive at the jobsite in Katy by 3:00 so my crew could unload it before they quit for the day. The underpowered 350 CI 165 HP engine was screaming in protest as the speedometer of the old beater truck was indicating somewhere near 70 MPH, but because of the potholes it was hard to read accurately (#2).

While passing under the massive interchange of I-10 and the I-610 loop, the driver of a small car ahead of me in the center lane decided he needed to occupy my space in the left lane, which meant I had to jam on the brakes and make a violent steering input to avoid a collision (#3).

At that moment, the rig hit a large offset pavement fracture that extended across the entire lane, it unstuck the front end and violently bounced the truck to the left at the same time I pulled the wheel hard in an attempt to avoid the other vehicle and keep things going the proper direction (#4). This action made the rear of the trailer slew, and the corner hit the barrier. There were some pretty wild gyrations as I braked.

When the backhoe was loaded, the rear had been secured with a chain running from the trailer frame through the boom pivot and locked down with a boomer. Because the trip to Katy wasn't long, it was hot, and I was overly impressed with my skills in hauling heavy equipment, the angle of the chain attachment point to the trailer was insufficient to produce the force needed to properly secure the backhoe (#5).

The chain slid through the boom pivot and the backhoe bounced sideways on the landing. The left rear tire was hanging halfway off of the trailer platform. I managed to gather it up and cut across the four traffic lanes, hit the next exit, and pull into a parking lot. It took the better part of an hour to reposition and secure the load.

Fortunately I hadn't shit my pants.

Was the small car a prius or a tesla?

 

[welldigger00]

He has the magnets turned on #GFYM

 

[welldigger00]

GFYM has to mean something different than what I’m coming up with?

GFY I always thought was go fuck youself..
So naturally I’m thinking it ends with your mom?

Wtf does gfym stand for?

That’s the mantra that #big dad has on insta. Hes a lowbedder from the east coast. Really funny guy..

 

[rrrr]

Was the small car a prius or a tesla?

I don't recall. The panic factor at the time was about a 9.8. Besides, there was no such thing as EVs, Lezbarus, etc in the 80s.

 

[Melloyellovector]

I use chains and i still bounce mini ex‘s and skid steers sideways in my trailer, lol
Yikes

 

[Luvnlife]

I use chains and i still bounce mini ex‘s and skid steers sideways in my trailer, lol
Yikes

You still have to tighten them down

 

[BlowMe]

Must be the same guy that does all the driveshafts on the sema trucks. fuckin mint