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Bodean
Hot Damn
Awesome Georg! Thanks bro! See ya in a few weeks!
Amazing how different it looks just one state away....
I'm a much better hunter when I have a 3G connection. I use to get in a blind or stand and go promptly to sleep.
orangefj45
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ISO- new cloth bench seat for my Dodge dually. This one has a large hole in the seat cushion as of today...
What happened?
Bossman said:
Damn BossMan!
Bomar
SILVER Star
I hope all good...wow. I bet a bit scary
I hope all is well with you guys and just your bench seat was the only collateral damage!
Dodging potholes?
Dodging potholes?
I am honestly not sure how it happened. I had two crossed straps at each end plus the winch rope securing the runner to the trailer. Hit a bump at about 65/70 and all hell broke loose. I'm not sure if the straps came off first or the hitch came off the ball first but, in any case, within a couple of seconds the front of the trailer was dragging down the highway behind me secured to the truck by one of the two safety chains (The other broke), the straps came off the back of the runner including the axle straps (later found completely undamaged in the left lane of the hwy), the winch rope broke, and the runner got slung half off the trailer with the violent fish tailing action that ensued. Some how I channeled my inner Birfield (Chriss's dog 
)and remains calm enough to bring the train wreck to a safe stop on the right shoulder of the road. No damage to the Dodge (other than the previously noted seat cushion), no "new" damage to the previously wrecked 4runner, and only minimal damage to the trailer consisting of one broken link to one of the safety chains, chewed up wiring from contact with the highway, and damage to the breakaway wiring/switch. We were very lucky...
I got the trailer hooked back to the truck and tried to drag the frailer out from under the runner but it, thankfully, was hopelessly hung up on the undercarriage. Ended up having to have a wrecker drag it off the trailer so that I could reload it. It took about two hours plus another 45 minutes to piece the trailer wiring back together well enough to give me lights and brakes again to get us home.
Did I mention that I fxxxing love my dually? I don't believe a single rear wheel truck would have fared so well. It was quite a ride!
)and remains calm enough to bring the train wreck to a safe stop on the right shoulder of the road. No damage to the Dodge (other than the previously noted seat cushion), no "new" damage to the previously wrecked 4runner, and only minimal damage to the trailer consisting of one broken link to one of the safety chains, chewed up wiring from contact with the highway, and damage to the breakaway wiring/switch. We were very lucky...I got the trailer hooked back to the truck and tried to drag the frailer out from under the runner but it, thankfully, was hopelessly hung up on the undercarriage. Ended up having to have a wrecker drag it off the trailer so that I could reload it. It took about two hours plus another 45 minutes to piece the trailer wiring back together well enough to give me lights and brakes again to get us home.
Did I mention that I fxxxing love my dually? I don't believe a single rear wheel truck would have fared so well. It was quite a ride!
Dammit. What was holding the runner on?
Luck.
What's the plan on 4runner? I need some parts if they are available.
Glad it turned out ok.
Glad it turned out ok.
Originally two crossed straps on the front and two crossed straps on the rear plus the synthetic winch line for extra security. By the time it was all over both from straps were still attached though one was obviously quite loose due to the vehicle position and the undercarriage of the 4runner was hung up hard on the "hump" of the trailer. I am very sure it would have rolled many times if the 4tunner had come completely off. Again, very lucky.
I'm just trying to help out my niece. She did not have full coverage on it and ran off the road into a deep ditch. The truck protected her but took a beating. I am going to pull some salvageable parts off then scrap the rest. PM me what you need and I'll see if those parts are any good.
I pull straight down on the front with two straps to the axle (one each side) and cross the rear straps on my 60 (one each side), when towing it on my trailer. All four straps use axle straps around the "axle". Have two HD d rings on the floor of the trailer at the front and rear. This has worked well for me in keeping the 60 in place. I know people have different setups etc. The straight pull down at the heavy end (engine side) keeps that secure "in my mind", and then the cross straps at the rear keep the @ss end from swinging around in case of a hard stop...again in my "mind". ON my trailer the d rings at the rear are at the fore most edge/lip of the rear of the trailer and my 60 sits a good bit forward of that and I don't like the angle of pulling straight down as I'm not getting much force "downward" if that makes sense. On the front I have a good angle to pull down from as the front tires sit in closer proximity to the front d rings, so things work better.
I saw this first hand one time. I was following another mudder towing one time....one of the rear straps on his truck got loose...allowing the tied down 40 to move a little bit, the truck had to stop real quick....between the motion of the 40 moving and the trailer stopping...it got into a whiplash kind of deal and the 40 moved around a good bit...and this was under 20 mph (first stop after getting loaded up to leave and the stop sign just across the parking lot). The whiplash effect really amazed me as I was right behind this when it happened and it would have been bad at any real speed. It seemed to be a combination of the trailer stopping along with the suspension moving around on the 40 and then the forward/rearward movement of the 40 once the strap gave way...this allowed the other rear strap to get loose too.
I bet a strap on the rear either broke or came loose....and the "@ss" swung around in combination when you hit the pothole or whatever happened.
I bet it was a a fun ride to the stopping point.
I nearly ate someone's "but" the other day towing my 60 to a friends house...coming down a steep hill, red light at the very bottom and car decides to stop right in front of me...under yellow. Only way I missed him was being able to get in the left hand turn lane. Combination of me probably going to fast for the situation and steep hill....loaded trailer was pushing me hard.
I've got a 2500 HD and I've been thinking about getting a 3500.... but it takes mo $$. The reason I might go that way is bigger brakes and stability. I"m sure the dual tires / weight of the 3500 helped you have a safe stop.
I saw this first hand one time. I was following another mudder towing one time....one of the rear straps on his truck got loose...allowing the tied down 40 to move a little bit, the truck had to stop real quick....between the motion of the 40 moving and the trailer stopping...it got into a whiplash kind of deal and the 40 moved around a good bit...and this was under 20 mph (first stop after getting loaded up to leave and the stop sign just across the parking lot). The whiplash effect really amazed me as I was right behind this when it happened and it would have been bad at any real speed. It seemed to be a combination of the trailer stopping along with the suspension moving around on the 40 and then the forward/rearward movement of the 40 once the strap gave way...this allowed the other rear strap to get loose too.
I bet a strap on the rear either broke or came loose....and the "@ss" swung around in combination when you hit the pothole or whatever happened.
I bet it was a a fun ride to the stopping point.
I nearly ate someone's "but" the other day towing my 60 to a friends house...coming down a steep hill, red light at the very bottom and car decides to stop right in front of me...under yellow. Only way I missed him was being able to get in the left hand turn lane. Combination of me probably going to fast for the situation and steep hill....loaded trailer was pushing me hard.
I've got a 2500 HD and I've been thinking about getting a 3500.... but it takes mo $$. The reason I might go that way is bigger brakes and stability. I"m sure the dual tires / weight of the 3500 helped you have a safe stop.
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