The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
GreyLocke, the physics of the situation doesn't work that way... the weight on the trailer lifted the tongue, causing the rear axle of the towing truck to come off the ground so park or e-brake has been removed from the equation.
A safer procedure would include 1) chocking the trailer (front & rear) or having stabilizing jacks / ramps with blocks to prevent extreme weight shift and 2) either someone in the towing truck applying the service brakes (to hold the front axle in place) or towing truck in 4-wheel drive and park.
You can load equipment, on a hill, alone, if you have some common sense. Unfortunately, common sense is like deodorant, the people who need it most never use it.
did that on a hill once with a tractor while loading it onto a trailer.
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It was probably a guy who sells pickups for a living who told them to do it this way :)
ReplyDeletePut in park and set the e-brake. It's just that easy.
ReplyDeleteWhat in blue blazes was wrong with the bloke driving the vehicle onto the trailer?.
ReplyDeleteSo would you say that the trailer jerk-knifed?
ReplyDeletestay safe.
GreyLocke, the physics of the situation doesn't work that way... the weight on the trailer lifted the tongue, causing the rear axle of the towing truck to come off the ground so park or e-brake has been removed from the equation.
ReplyDeleteA safer procedure would include 1) chocking the trailer (front & rear) or having stabilizing jacks / ramps with blocks to prevent extreme weight shift and 2) either someone in the towing truck applying the service brakes (to hold the front axle in place) or towing truck in 4-wheel drive and park.
You can load equipment, on a hill, alone, if you have some common sense. Unfortunately, common sense is like deodorant, the people who need it most never use it.
Skidmark, that is a great take on the situation!
Mike the EE
Video was worth a buck. I'd give five for audio of the doofii conversation.
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