Dog Drives RV Into Lake

[slowspokes1]

Originally Posted by TonyDi

You hate to see this but i guess the lesson learned is to always set the parking brake.

I always put on the emergency brake. But...
I was lucky enough to see my dog jump on the emergency brake knob while trying to look out the windshield! I then began using a chip clip on the brake knob to prevent its accidental release.
There but for the grace of God...

[rarebear.nm]

I've launched my bass boat many times solo. I'd back down to proper depth, shift to park, turn off engine, set parking brake and chock driver front wheel while I climbed onboard to get the boat off the trailer and tied up. Then go get my truck. I chose locations/times that did not impact other boaters. If doing a team launch, one person always stayed in the driver's seat- end of story.

Some people get in a hurry and take too many shortcuts.

[Bags4266]

The rear camera is now a fish finder

[WhatDoIKnow]

Originally Posted by winniman

On your diesel, if you pump your air down by pumping your brakes, there is no way the brakes can release. They need roughly 50 pounds of air to release the spring brakes. If the air in the system is pumped down, there is no way the brakes will release unless the vehicle is started and the compressor builds the air pressure back up. This way rover cant possibly release the brakes.

Do you do this everytime that you launch your boat?

[Domo]

Originally Posted by winniman

The vehicle shown is a gas job. No air brakes on this vehicle. On your diesel, if you pump your air down by pumping your brakes, there is no way the brakes can release. They need roughly 50 pounds of air to release the spring brakes. If the air in the system is pumped down, there is no way the brakes will release unless the vehicle is started and the compressor builds the air pressure back up. This way rover cant possibly release the brakes.

Excellent point about bleeding the air! Thanks!

And, Yup OP is a gasser - and I have sufficiently demonstrated my LACK of knowledge about them!LOL

[winniman]

Originally Posted by WhatDoIKnow

Do you do this everytime that you launch your boat?

You might if you had a dog that jumps around in the cockpit area. I dont do it at all, but it I thought there was a threat of someone or something hitting my air knob, I certainly would. Lots of air brake equipped rvs, dump the air or loose air when the jacks get deployed. Bottom line, no air, no way for brakes to release. With the engine off, it only takes a handful of pumps on the brakes to bleed them down.

[sramsay45]

[QUOTE=Blondiega1;4582438]Dog puts fisherman's RV in reverse, backs it into lake.



https://www.wbir.com/article/sports/...5-22b94b18dd6a

I hope you have Farmers Insurance. They have seen It all. Lol. That could happen to ours very easily. You have to leave it in neutral and set the parking brake. It is on the floor and if bumped it would roll away. I feel so bad for you all.

[pvmsteve]

I am sorry but that's one more reason I don't have a dog

[Kraken]

That dog was not thinking about shifting, he is clearly thinking "I'm gonna drown if I can't get this window open"

[TriMoot]

Here's an interesting question...Do you let your medium to large sized dog sit in the drivers seat of your RV while it's running?

If so, you might want to reconsider.

Check this out: (You can skip to 00:40 of the video to watch the backup lights come on)

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/01/12/...-eric-jackson/

[Mojim]

I put arm rest down keeps small dog off … He learned if he HONKS! horn I'll come back inside off MH ...

[winniman]

I have never seen a dog who could apply the brakes, then shift into reverse. My guess is this is a staged blooper to get advertising. The whole side of the rv is one big ad. Considering how many switches there are in an rv cockpit, it probably isn't a good idea to allow dogs on the drivers seat. My dogs are never allowed on seats or furniture, or beds.

[Mudfrog]

I'm surprised the dog wasn't in the boat when it was being launched. Ours is the first to jump in when we get ready to leave the dock.

I don't have a problem with the pup jumping into the front seat. My young daughter sometimes does the same. Thing is, you can bet the engine is shut down and the keys removed from the ignition when they do.

Do feel for the guy though,,

[timjet]

If that had been a diesel pusher it would not have ended so good.