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01-21-2022, 11:38 PM
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Hanging out at the Home Depot parking lot can be even better
than the boat launch! Who knew twine was structural?
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01-22-2022, 05:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: NY State
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As a friend says, "When the bumper hits the ground, that's all she'll carry."
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1976 Southwind 28', '96 Winnie 34WK,
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01-22-2022, 06:02 AM
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Reminds me of the time the wife and I were building a small patio at our first house. We needed 1,000 bricks so I called the local yard and asked how much a brick weighed. Without pausing a second the response was 2.2 lbs.
A total of 2,200 lbs. sounded reasonable for my old Chevy 3/4 to pick up since it was equipped with overload springs, and I'd carried more weight than that in the past with no problems.
When we got to the yard the foreman directed the fork truck driver to load 2 pallets of bricks in the bed. When the guy loaded the first pallet the truck squatted a bit, but still looked ok. When they loaded the second pallet the springs squatted down to the overloads immediately.
It didn't look good, but we were assured the load was only 2,200 lbs. It was only a few miles home, but it was a sketchy ride. There was plenty of power and it stopped good, but the steering was loose to say the least. We took the back roads and didn't drive over 20 mph.
When we got home, we unloaded the bricks one at a time into a wheelbarrow. After a few loads it was obvious we were carrying more than 2,200 lbs. When the job was done, I called the yard back and asked again how much each brick was supposed to weigh. This time the answer was 7.2 lbs. We had 7,200 lbs. on a truck with a maximum load rating in the 3,000 lb. area. Fortunately, no damage was done, there were no accidents, and no injuries.
Lesson learned. Be sure you know the weight of your cargo. Don't trust someone else to be accurate.
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01-22-2022, 07:58 AM
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Way back in 1966 a friend volunteered to drive his 1951 Ford pickup to get a load of gravel for the end of my driveway.
The guy operating the endloader wasn't too happy about losing the hauling fee.
He approached the truck box with his bucket as high as it would go. When he dumped the load (fast) the Ford squatted so hard my friend hit his head on the ceiling and had a headache for a week.
We started home and quickly found we couldn't make a turn unless we were almost stopped. So I got out and went and sat on the right front fender (trucks had fenders back then) and then my friend could steer the truck.
To this day I am still amazed that those 15 year old weathered, cracked tires didn't blow up when the gravel hit the truck bed.
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01-22-2022, 10:25 AM
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Location: BC. Canada
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They still had tubes inside
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01-22-2022, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Kamloops, BC, 60 miles from the Center of the Universe according to the Rinpoche, of the SF monks.
Posts: 7,385
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I guess he hasn't heard the old trucker's saying " Load Light, Bind Tight and Drive Like H#ll"
At least they will be warm this winter.
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01-22-2022, 11:18 AM
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Guess none of you'alls ever had your grille punched out by a piece of wood loosed from a pick-em-up truck.
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01-22-2022, 11:27 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2018
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hikerdogs
Reminds me of the time the wife and I were building a small patio at our first house. We needed 1,000 bricks so I called the local yard and asked how much a brick weighed. Without pausing a second the response was 2.2 lbs.
A total of 2,200 lbs. sounded reasonable for my old Chevy 3/4 to pick up since it was equipped with overload springs, and I'd carried more weight than that in the past with no problems.
When we got to the yard the foreman directed the fork truck driver to load 2 pallets of bricks in the bed. When the guy loaded the first pallet the truck squatted a bit, but still looked ok. When they loaded the second pallet the springs squatted down to the overloads immediately.
It didn't look good, but we were assured the load was only 2,200 lbs. It was only a few miles home, but it was a sketchy ride. There was plenty of power and it stopped good, but the steering was loose to say the least. We took the back roads and didn't drive over 20 mph.
When we got home, we unloaded the bricks one at a time into a wheelbarrow. After a few loads it was obvious we were carrying more than 2,200 lbs. When the job was done, I called the yard back and asked again how much each brick was supposed to weigh. This time the answer was 7.2 lbs. We had 7,200 lbs. on a truck with a maximum load rating in the 3,000 lb. area. Fortunately, no damage was done, there were no accidents, and no injuries.
Lesson learned. Be sure you know the weight of your cargo. Don't trust someone else to be accurate.
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2.2 pounds is a kilogram. I think he was giving you the weight for a brick of 'nose candy'...
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01-22-2022, 02:40 PM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Oregon
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There could be a whole thread about this subject...
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An American man may never be able to use his penis again after his partner accidentally sprayed expanding foam up his urethra in a sex act gone wrong.
The 45-year-old patient had to have a new opening cut between his scrotum and his anus to urinate when the foam hardened and became 'anchored' in his penis.
Medics who treated him revealed he will only qualify for reconstructive surgery if he passes a psychiatric evaluation.
At some point the man's unidentified partner accidentally hit the button on top of the can, deploying the foam inside of his penis.
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Accidentally?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...a-sex-act.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...14442020302527
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01-22-2022, 03:10 PM
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The '70 F100 with Monroe air shocks sat overnight in the drive with maybe a ton of sand on it. Went out in the morning to unload it. Set my coffee cup onto the tailgate and "KERBLOOIE"!!!!. The left shock ruptured and down she went!
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01-22-2022, 03:26 PM
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Location: Pacific Northwest and Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TandW
The '70 F100 with Monroe air shocks sat overnight in the drive with maybe a ton of sand on it. Went out in the morning to unload it. Set my coffee cup onto the tailgate and "KERBLOOIE"!!!!. The left shock ruptured and down she went!
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Geeze... Sounds like one heck of a big coffee cup! Was it one of those Bubba Mugs?
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01-22-2022, 03:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by astrnmrtom
Geeze... Sounds like one heck of a big coffee cup! Was it one of those Bubba Mugs?
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Just some of Momma's best. Black and strong!
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01-23-2022, 12:17 PM
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Appalachian Campers
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Dixie !! (north Georgia) USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TandW
Eustis? Or Eustace?
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LOL!!! That guy is an idiot. "I'd di for my land"
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03-12-2022, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North America somewhere
Posts: 30,878
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TandW
The '70 F100 with Monroe air shocks sat overnight in the drive with maybe a ton of sand on it. Went out in the morning to unload it. Set my coffee cup onto the tailgate and "KERBLOOIE"!!!!. The left shock ruptured and down she went!
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