A Lesson About Towing June 26, 2024, 09:34:38 pm I’m hopeful that everyone who tows something always remembers to somehow “park it” before disconnecting. The following YouTube video has some educational content IMO.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xdPucWf_IhsI can only imagine the owner’s reaction as their 5th wheel rolled off into the distance. 1 Likes
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #1 – June 26, 2024, 11:22:35 pm Holy merde! That was agonizingly suspenseful to watch. The recovery was extremely dangerous.Lots of lessons in that video. First, don't buy a gigantic triple-axle fifth wheel trailer and try to tow it with an inadequate pickup. (Heck, my opinion is "don't buy one of those, period!") Don't try to tow it up a steep hill on a dirt road with your inadequate pickup. Don't unhitch on a steep hill unless you have really really heavy duty chocks in place. Better still, just don't.Good lord, it's a wonder none of those off-road rescue guys ended up crushed by the trailer breaking loose. (Not that it did, but it so easily could have.) And while I just criticized the owner of that behemoth trailer, the same thing could happen to any of us on a smaller scale, if we forgot to take precautions when parking on a hill. It's scary to think about. 1 Likes
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #2 – June 27, 2024, 01:23:07 pm Another lesson best learned second (third or fourth, or.....)
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #3 – June 27, 2024, 05:13:24 pm "...the owner’s reaction as their 5th wheel rolled off into the distance."Does anyone know how this came about? Did the owner just cut it loose?
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #4 – June 27, 2024, 05:36:20 pm Quote from: Lazy Bones - June 27, 2024, 05:13:24 pmDoes anyone know how this came about? Did the owner just cut it loose? The recovery team said the owner couldn’t make it up the steep hills in that part of Arkansas. So he disconnected and then whoops 😬!
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #5 – June 27, 2024, 07:32:07 pm And according to the recovery guy, if the trailer hadn't been stopped by a stump, it would have kept on rolling for another 200 feet down a steep, wooded slope. 1 Likes
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #6 – June 28, 2024, 11:14:01 am I was impressed by the chained wheel chocks used while winching, They did a great job of keeping the lightweight truck from moving while it winched the trailerThis is also a valuable lesson for those with a toad: always put it in park or gear before disconnecting and setting the parking brake.The safety cables are the last thing removed.Larry. 2 Likes
Re: A Lesson About Towing Reply #7 – June 28, 2024, 12:32:08 pm If you enjoy watching vehicle recoveries, you'll love this show. Here is just a sample:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slxWEjXLx28&t=17s
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