lookinforwalleye Posted October 4, 2015 Report Posted October 4, 2015 On highway 11 northe last nite and just avoided aluminium ladder in the passing lane...I hope it didnt cause any grief....secure your loads!!!
Carp Posted October 4, 2015 Report Posted October 4, 2015 Always a hazard when something is on the roadway, especially at night. I always use ratchet straps when towing trailers with cargo. Never had anything fall or fly out of a trailer over the last 30+ years of driving. Glad you're ok lookingforwalleye.
KLINKER Posted October 4, 2015 Report Posted October 4, 2015 I had a buddy he stopped for gas and his ladder rack was gone, hate to think of somebody running into that in the middle of the night.
Big Cliff Posted October 4, 2015 Report Posted October 4, 2015 Happens all the time, ladders, couches, chairs....... It's a wonder more people don't end up getting hurt with things like this. Glad you are ok, hope no one else got hurt.
landry Posted October 4, 2015 Report Posted October 4, 2015 My friend, best guy ever but a wee bit confused at times, once lost a $1000 mattress in highway. Got off at next ramp, went through Tim H drivethru???, and THEN circled back to get mattress. It was gone. Lol. Lucky nobody was hurt. I asked him if he strapped it down. He said "duh!!??" So I guess that was a no. Not really related but sort of.
Rizzo Posted October 4, 2015 Report Posted October 4, 2015 watched a canoe come flying off a car once...and then splinter into many pieces
FloatnFly Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 can be a distraction if you lose your load on the highway.......
SBCregal Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 had to avoid an ottoman on hwy 69 south today.
lookinforwalleye Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Posted October 5, 2015 Relatively uneventful drive home....only a cooler, duffle bag and a RV AC shroud.... ...
NAW Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 A good buddy and co-worker of mine was driving home with his brand new VW Golf from the dealership, and some log fell of a trailer ahead of him. He managed to avoid smashing his brand new car, but he did blow a tire....
KLINKER Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 An unrestrained piano will magically jump out of the back of a truck on the first corner and is a lot lighter in a million pieces. I had an eaves trough machine on an open trailer when a coil unwound, several hundred feet of aluminum whipping along behind us. The guy behind me said it was amazing.
Mister G Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 Had a tire come at me from the opposite direction. I had no idea what to do because this thing was bouncing turning left and right at about 30 mph.......got lucky and it missed us. Now I had a 3x4' metal sign blow off a gas station and attack me like a fressbie hitting the front fender and cracking the front windshield. That was a bit scary. Took almost 6 months for the gas station to pay the damages.
Oggie Posted October 6, 2015 Report Posted October 6, 2015 The car in front of me strattled a mattress only to have it get hung up under the car. He continued to drive until the smoke started pouring out from under the car. By the time he stopped the mattress had ignited. How do you get a burning mattress out from under your car? Answer is - You don't! The car burned completely but everyone got out in time.
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