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!
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Doofus Of The Day #728
Today's award goes (somewhat belatedly) to the driver of this British Army Oshkosh transporter.
Eh. Just winch it back onto all six before the officer in charge gets back and nab a new drivers' side mirror from another unattended truck and it'll be fine.
..And the guide just stood there watching him go catty-corner and didn't say jack-sh1t. I'm glad those guys had that video to show the CO who didn't tell me to get over...........
Most likely the problem was due to the way it was loaded. When your wheel track is nearly the same as the width of the flatbed, there is no margin for error. If you don't keep it straight and centered when you pull on, you're screwed.
I suspect they were taping this unloading because they anticipated the result. Since there is no tie down straps/chains in sight, I think they just pulled it on, and realized they didn't have it right, and were in the process of correcting the mistake.
Mixing commercial transport gear with military equipment doesn't always work well.
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Eh. Just winch it back onto all six before the officer in charge gets back and nab a new drivers' side mirror from another unattended truck and it'll be fine.
..And the guide just stood there watching him go catty-corner and didn't say jack-sh1t.
I'm glad those guys had that video to show the CO who didn't tell me to get over...........
The video seems to have been replaced with the fighter jet compilation from the above post.
Kurt:
Most likely the problem was due to the way it was loaded. When your wheel track is nearly the same as the width of the flatbed, there is no margin for error. If you don't keep it straight and centered when you pull on, you're screwed.
I suspect they were taping this unloading because they anticipated the result. Since there is no tie down straps/chains in sight, I think they just pulled it on, and realized they didn't have it right, and were in the process of correcting the mistake.
Mixing commercial transport gear with military equipment doesn't always work well.
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