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couch came flying out my pickup on highway

Old Oct 31, 2008
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I have put 20 bales on Mine. But i didn't want to.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008
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thats far past the weight capacity of a ranger isn't it?


as for your story all i have to say is you're a MORON for not strapping it down, ESPECIALLY getting on the highway. I moved one from one of my friends house to another, about 8 miles of suburb stop and go, 30mph speed limits and i had a strap around the back of it and over the top.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008
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that sucks, people around here hardly tie stuff down... cars, tractors... i tie everything down, i don't wanna be responsable for any damages
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4x4
thats far past the weight capacity of a ranger isn't it?


as for your story all i have to say is you're a MORON for not strapping it down, ESPECIALLY getting on the highway. I moved one from one of my friends house to another, about 8 miles of suburb stop and go, 30mph speed limits and i had a strap around the back of it and over the top.
Ive had 2k worth of stone in my 2000 when I had the RCD on. The AAL helped with that one.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2008
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Lost 75 bales off the hay truck at my old job. Had 100 bales on and straped down, foreman took a corner to hard an that was that. Only had about 15 bales bust open though.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008
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I had a second job a few years ago driving a flatbed tow truck. One day I was taking two cars to the scrapyard and I noticed everyone driving by giving me strange looks so I stopped to check the car on the wheel lift and noticed one of the legs came off and I had been dragging this car SIDEWAYS the whole time! You should have seen the skid marks!
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008
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just moved a chair today for my roomate .... i told her about this thread cause she was wondering why i was drivin hella slow
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008
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Originally Posted by wydopnthrtl
I had an eye opener my last trip down to Ok. I was in southern Mo and a pickup that was just to the left & front of me had it's entire plastic bed liner fly straight upwards about 50ft!

It landed in the center median and this guy NEVER SAW IT. I was watching him almost the whole time to see what his reaction was going to be.

LOL.. I was laughing pretty hard thinking about him when he finally notices it's gone. LOL.. I bet he thinks someone "stole it".

Rich

that happens all the time here in Missouri.....thats how my dad got his, he found it on the side of the road
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008
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I don't drive slow with stuff in the bed, I just make sure its securely tied down.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2008
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
I don't drive slow with stuff in the bed, I just make sure its securely tied down.


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Old Nov 4, 2008
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Originally Posted by mud_bogger
Lost 75 bales off the hay truck at my old job. Had 100 bales on and straped down, foreman took a corner to hard an that was that. Only had about 15 bales bust open though.


and dodging hay bales sucks on the HWY, few years back a semi lost about a dozen of bales in front of me, it was fun dodging them doing about 70
 
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Old Nov 5, 2008
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I caw a guy towing a boat one day. The lower unit was down and just dragging the pi$$ out of it. By the time i got him stopped (took about 20 minutes) it was 2/3's of the wat through the prop. Stainless too boot. I am sure the lower unit was smoked because I had a mess of oil on the front of my truck when i got home.

He too was just looking at me like i was trying to rob him or something. When i get him stopped he seamed like i was bothering him or wasting his time.
 
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