How to safely tow a vehicle

Verti-Kyle · 01-30-2008, 10:31 AM

Thought some of you would get a kick out of this picture.
Just when you thought you had found a solid place to hook up your tow chains.safe towing.JPG

4extreme · 01-30-2008, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Verti-Kyle

Thought some of you would get a kick out of this picture.
Just when you thought you had found a solid place to hook up your tow chains.Attachment 3057

There has to be more to the picture than it looks...It would be very hard to tear the front axle off without dragging the whole truck.

GETR'DONE · 01-30-2008, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by 4extreme

There has to be more to the picture than it looks...It would be very hard to tear the front axle off without dragging the whole truck.

I was thinking the same thing!

teeroy · 01-30-2008, 12:30 PM

looks like there is an air line still connected from the tow vehicle, mebbe the air ran out and the brakes on the towed unit came on? still, pretty crazy result....have never seen such a thing in 20+ years in the patch. seen lots of bumpers pulled off tho...lol

Murminator · 01-30-2008, 01:12 PM

Yup good ol Trican't guys, the guy actually rear ended another truck in the dust and kinked the frame behind the steer tires and before the motor mounts so when they tried to pull it off the road it snapped off on the kink

barefooter · 01-30-2008, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Murminator

Yup good ol Trican't guys, the guy actually rear ended another truck in the dust and kinked the frame behind the steer tires and before the motor mounts so when they tried to pull it off the road it snapped off on the kink

In the words of the immortal Larry the Cable Guy "Now that's funny right there!"

162SKIDOO · 01-30-2008, 06:02 PM

i always thought those tilt front clips where kinda weak looking.........PROOF!!

teeroy · 01-31-2008, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by Murminator

Yup good ol Trican't guys, the guy actually rear ended another truck in the dust and kinked the frame behind the steer tires and before the motor mounts so when they tried to pull it off the road it snapped off on the kink

thanks for the iggy. I am often towed up crazy steep hills by D-8 cats getting in to some locations, and sometimes have to unload the cat or hoe I'm hauling and tow myself up...lol. they're pretty tough trucks

Murminator · 02-01-2008, 09:30 AM

Yup would sooner take a Kenworth or Western Star off road then any other truck

teeroy · 02-01-2008, 09:42 AM

my rig....fresh out of the paint shop this fall. front clip still attached....lol

Murminator · 02-01-2008, 10:14 AM

Looks like you "squared" up a deer or 2 by the looks of the bottom tube of the bumper

teeroy · 02-01-2008, 11:25 AM

once I hit the first one and saw how they just bounced off, yeah, I line them up and stand on the throttle. the fastest I've hit one is 120km/hr, all it did was make a shiny spot on the aluminum. saw him coming for the highway over a 1/4 mile away, timed it perfectly. we need to cull some of the deer in this province, before we have issues with deer ticks and Lyme disease like they have in some of the US states (not to mention the millions of dollars in insurance claims for animal strikes). just doing my part...lol.

the bottom bar that is bent is from pushing into dirt or snowbanks on a tight lease, and trying to use every inch of space available.

Nytro-Ryder · 02-04-2008, 04:47 PM

thats a funny pic verti-kyle, and nice rig teeroy my dad has been trucking for 25+ years.

crazy_wheeler · 02-05-2008, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Murminator

Yup would sooner take a Kenworth or Western Star off road then any other truck

UM isn't a Kenworth the same thing as driving a chevy....... a retired farmers preferred choice of highway 4X4......

teeroy · 02-05-2008, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Nytro-Ryder

thats a funny pic verti-kyle, and nice rig teeroy my dad has been trucking for 25+ years.

thanx Nytro. I knew a guy from G.P. by the name of Kevin Boyson (not sure on the spelling), any relation? he worked for R-Bee crushing from Wembley

Nytro-Ryder · 02-06-2008, 01:30 PM

Thats my dad! wats ur name man ill ask him if he remebers you?

01-30-2008, 10:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
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01-30-2008, 12:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
teeroy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grimshaw Posts: 1,632 Casino Cash: $142920 Thanks: 542 Thanked 865 Times in 532 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle looks like there is an air line still connected from the tow vehicle, mebbe the air ran out and the brakes on the towed unit came on? still, pretty crazy result....have never seen such a thing in 20+ years in the patch. seen lots of bumpers pulled off tho...lol

01-30-2008, 01:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Murminator Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: NE Edmonton Posts: 2,673 Casino Cash: $1823365 Thanks: 443 Thanked 1,012 Times in 606 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle Yup good ol Trican't guys, the guy actually rear ended another truck in the dust and kinked the frame behind the steer tires and before the motor mounts so when they tried to pull it off the road it snapped off on the kink __________________ Murray If my wife asks.....It cost about 20 bucks Don't be offended......I hate everyone equally Member of Team Slim Remember ride it.....don't worship it

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barefooter Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sherwood Park, AB Posts: 237 Casino Cash: $270834 Thanks: 111 Thanked 263 Times in 88 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle Originally Posted by Murminator Yup good ol Trican't guys, the guy actually rear ended another truck in the dust and kinked the frame behind the steer tires and before the motor mounts so when they tried to pull it off the road it snapped off on the kink In the words of the immortal Larry the Cable Guy "Now that's funny right there!" __________________ We never said it was easy, just that it looked cool.

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162SKIDOO Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: on my sled Posts: 682 Casino Cash: $342666 Thanks: 34 Thanked 247 Times in 151 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle i always thought those tilt front clips where kinda weak looking.........PROOF!!

01-31-2008, 11:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
teeroy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grimshaw Posts: 1,632 Casino Cash: $142920 Thanks: 542 Thanked 865 Times in 532 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle Originally Posted by Murminator Yup good ol Trican't guys, the guy actually rear ended another truck in the dust and kinked the frame behind the steer tires and before the motor mounts so when they tried to pull it off the road it snapped off on the kink thanks for the iggy. I am often towed up crazy steep hills by D-8 cats getting in to some locations, and sometimes have to unload the cat or hoe I'm hauling and tow myself up...lol. they're pretty tough trucks

02-01-2008, 09:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Murminator Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: NE Edmonton Posts: 2,673 Casino Cash: $1823365 Thanks: 443 Thanked 1,012 Times in 606 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle Yup would sooner take a Kenworth or Western Star off road then any other truck __________________ Murray If my wife asks.....It cost about 20 bucks Don't be offended......I hate everyone equally Member of Team Slim Remember ride it.....don't worship it

02-01-2008, 09:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
teeroy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grimshaw Posts: 1,632 Casino Cash: $142920 Thanks: 542 Thanked 865 Times in 532 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle my rig....fresh out of the paint shop this fall. front clip still attached....lol

02-01-2008, 10:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Murminator Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: NE Edmonton Posts: 2,673 Casino Cash: $1823365 Thanks: 443 Thanked 1,012 Times in 606 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle Looks like you "squared" up a deer or 2 by the looks of the bottom tube of the bumper __________________ Murray If my wife asks.....It cost about 20 bucks Don't be offended......I hate everyone equally Member of Team Slim Remember ride it.....don't worship it

02-01-2008, 11:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
teeroy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grimshaw Posts: 1,632 Casino Cash: $142920 Thanks: 542 Thanked 865 Times in 532 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle once I hit the first one and saw how they just bounced off, yeah, I line them up and stand on the throttle. the fastest I've hit one is 120km/hr, all it did was make a shiny spot on the aluminum. saw him coming for the highway over a 1/4 mile away, timed it perfectly. we need to cull some of the deer in this province, before we have issues with deer ticks and Lyme disease like they have in some of the US states (not to mention the millions of dollars in insurance claims for animal strikes). just doing my part...lol. the bottom bar that is bent is from pushing into dirt or snowbanks on a tight lease, and trying to use every inch of space available.

02-04-2008, 04:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nytro-Ryder Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Grande Prairie Posts: 347 Casino Cash: $39501 Thanks: 217 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle thats a funny pic verti-kyle, and nice rig teeroy my dad has been trucking for 25+ years. __________________ Reserved : 2010 Yamaha Reserved : 2010 Yamaha '05 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Duramax (dads) '06 24ft 2 place sled trailer (dads) I'm Jared and I'm a sled addict!

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crazy_wheeler Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stony Plain Posts: 1,156 Casino Cash: $210423 Thanks: 162 Thanked 716 Times in 315 Posts	Re: How to safely tow a vehicle Originally Posted by Murminator Yup would sooner take a Kenworth or Western Star off road then any other truck UM isn't a Kenworth the same thing as driving a chevy....... a retired farmers preferred choice of highway 4X4......

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