Someone tried to make a U-turn on RT20 and got over just a little to far. Had to be quite the ride.
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Truck is done, and I don't think that trailer is good for much but spare axles. Hate seeing stuff like this because it just beefs up DOT around here.
Load was good and secure...
WOW :o :o :o thats a mess
we had one a good while back turn over in the driveway at the mill yard trying to make a u turn. flat ground all gravel with no soft spots just overloaded and bad top heavy. he got lucky though the kingpin broke and let the tractor set back up before it warped the frame. had to change fifth wheel and was ready to go back to work. trailer was a mess but with some mighty hard pulling with 2 komatsu ( 1 loader 1 trackhoe) we got the all the wheels back on the ground and its back hauling logs
What will a load like that weight? I mean, if you take up 4 lanes and a median with the total of your load trailors length...dang thats a long setup there. Straps held great it looks like!
U turn there with that load? Seriously?
Makes me squirm just thinking how the drive handled the O Dot cop ;D .
Quote from: chester_tree _farmah on September 26, 2015, 02:31:37 PM
U turn there with that load? Seriously?
My thoughts too, stupidity has no bounds. I bet he is wishing he had driven a few miles to find a safe turn around spot now.
Why would you drag a unit like that through the ditch and get all that frame twisted. I bet, there is another story behind it.
I guess it's a little twisted now anyways. ;D
There's a decent turn around every few miles on that rd, I figure the guy whipped in and didn't think about just how long and heavy he was. :D it's a shame because that's a decent truck and trailer, or was. ;D had a mini van tag a log truck 2 towns over the other night, people don't learn or slow down.
That wasn't a bright move especially on a slope. ::)
I have been driving trucks off and on for over 40 years. It is not uncommon at all to see truckers (wannabes) try and turn around and get in a bind. Usually just stuck, but have even seen fatalities from it too. I don't care if it is fifty miles to a safe turn around, it is always cheaper than a tow truck.
What a mess. Probably won't try that again.
I've been that new guy making dumb mistakes before- thankfully, no accidents. One time, when first hauling wood, I turned around loaded on a fairly busy highway because I heard there was a DOT roadside check ahead and I was afraid I was a couple thousand heavy. Then it occurred to me what a foolish thing I had done, taking chances over a possible overweight ticket.