Just Another One of THOSE Days

Corley5 · October 01, 2021, 10:48:00 PM

As I was about to turn into a firewood clients driveway this morning I was rear ended by a 2012 F150 4X4 pulling a fifth wheel camper and a tandem axle trailer with a two week old Can Am SXS. No one was hurt. My truck is totalled I'm fairly certain. We may be able patch it up. I do have full coverage. His stuff is all wrecked. I'm pretty sore now.

Southside · October 01, 2021, 10:58:34 PM

Did he break your trailer free from the impact? Sorry to hear about the bad luck. Stay far away from your barn during any meteor showers for a while.

Corley5 · October 01, 2021, 11:04:47 PM

That's the neighbors dump trailer I've been using on another project. My 550 was all I had. My son came down with the truck and trailer to unload the wood. The other guy got a ticket for "Failure to Yield".

mike_belben · October 01, 2021, 11:39:32 PM

Good grief corley you cant catch a break lately. Glad youre okay but man what a pain.

I thought it was your dump trailer too at first, i was like dang he really got the beans above the frank.

barbender · October 02, 2021, 12:03:41 AM

Here's to hoping for some better shakes for you guys. I think you need to take his insurance for a real ride, make it be his bad luck instead!

thecfarm · October 02, 2021, 05:05:07 AM

I hope you are OK.

Dan_Shade · October 02, 2021, 06:05:22 AM

Yikes, Glad your ok.

You may end up as a poster child for your insurance company.

Roxie · October 02, 2021, 06:26:58 AM

Corley is your insurance company for auto the same as your homeowners?

Invoking my super power of stating the obvious you have had one unbelievable stroke of bad luck this year.

HemlockKing · October 02, 2021, 06:46:17 AM

What a crazy stream of events life has thrown you recently, I'm glad you're alive. At this point it's just getting ridiculous with all that's happened.

Tacotodd · October 02, 2021, 06:50:01 AM

Ditto what Roxie said 😬

newoodguy78 · October 02, 2021, 06:58:37 AM

Man if it wasn't for bad luck you wouldn't have any luck at all.

Tacotodd · October 02, 2021, 07:04:46 AM

Quote from: newoodguy78 on October 02, 2021, 06:58:37 AM
Man if it wasn't for bad luck you wouldn't have any luck at all.

I would have liked that, but it's so true that it ain't funny :-[

21incher · October 02, 2021, 08:38:18 AM

Wow glad you're ok. Sure looks like that truck was over the max combined weight rating of a F150. Never saw someone tow 2 trailers before. Hopefully it all gets straightened out soon.

newoodguy78 · October 02, 2021, 09:04:19 AM

Quote from: Tacotodd on October 02, 2021, 07:04:46 AM
Quote from: newoodguy78 on October 02, 2021, 06:58:37 AM
Man if it wasn't for bad luck you wouldn't have any luck at all.
I would have liked that, but it's so true that it ain't funny :-[

Yeah,certainly not trying to poke fun at him. Keep the faith Corley5 these type of things will test anyone. Glad he's alright.

mike_belben · October 02, 2021, 09:06:09 AM

Id say dudes doubles was certainly above the f150 safe braking capacity.

Did he have kids on board?

samandothers · October 02, 2021, 09:12:18 AM

Oh man! Sorry about this. I hope you are all good and things settle out well.

WV Sawmiller · October 02, 2021, 10:27:36 AM

Glad to hear nobody was hurt and just property damage involved. The accident wasn't caused by a lightning strike or anything was it? :-\

Tom the Sawyer · October 02, 2021, 11:13:01 AM

He rear-ended you and was cited for "Failure to Yield"? Must have some strange laws in Maine, most places that would have been "inattentive Driving", "Following Too Closely", or perhaps an equipment citation related to brake failure.

Nebraska · October 02, 2021, 11:23:59 AM

Over loaded x2 I used to own a very similar 5th wheel pulled it with an f350. I wanted nothing smaller on it. So that rv and a loaded trailer behind an F150?!?.... "stupid is as stupid does."
Sorry for your un ending stress lately. Hoping next year makes up for it.
Glad you are ok.

firefighter ontheside · October 02, 2021, 11:24:18 AM

Oh man, I'm sorry this happened to you. Surely that F150 was grossly over loaded. It probably had no trailer brake controller. The truck appears to be lifted, which doesn't help when towing. I think he owes you for pain and suffering, much less the cost of your truck.

Resonator · October 02, 2021, 11:35:32 AM

Wow.

Glad your OK.
I wonder if the other driver knew what he was getting into when he hitched up. Just because a truck can pull it, doesn't mean it can stop it (let alone with an F150). Also double trailers have a set of physics all their own, when I pulled them with a semi I had to pass a written test and get a special endorsement on my CDL in order to do so.

GAB · October 02, 2021, 04:57:48 PM

Now that is starting October with a bang.
Hope you took lots of pictures for insurance purposes.
Wishing you the best.
GAB

thecfarm · October 02, 2021, 05:05:22 PM

No way he was from Maine pulling 2 trailers. The big boys can do it on the freeway and so many miles from it.

newoodguy78 · October 02, 2021, 05:46:21 PM

I wouldn't pull two trailers behind a pickup anywhere in the northeast. That's a sure fire way to meet the person with bright flashing lights on top their vehicle.

moodnacreek · October 02, 2021, 07:07:37 PM

Didn't you just go through a lightning strike? Good thing you show the pictures, no offense but this is hard to believe. Don't go for No. 3. Hope you get a fair settlement and no spine trouble.