From: R. A. Moir aka RAM (cyclopsram@starband.net)
Date: Wed Feb 26 2003 - 09:52:02 PST
I usually chock the truck, the trailer, and block under the back of the
trailer so it won't go down.... even when just loading a car on a trailer
behind a pickup....... Reminds me of the time a guy strapped a car down
front to rear thru the axles and when he drove away the car just rolled down
the trailer and he was then towing doubles....quite a sight.!! We are not
working with toys in the sandbox here!!.RAM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Bedel" <GBedel@designforum.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:58
Subject: Re: [MV] A safety warning for loading trailers
>
> Thanks Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GOTAM35 [mailto:gotam35@sc.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:58 AM
> To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> Subject: [MV] A safety warning for loading trailers
>
>
> I'm home sick today and thought I would share an experience I had the
other
> day. The point to this story is if your using a trailer to haul your MV,
be
> careful loading it.
>
> I parked my F-350 truck, 5 ton trailer attached, on a slight, very slight
> decline (down hill). I had unloaded the mini-excavator a few lots down
the
> street on level ground. It was the end of the day and most folks had left
> the area and I dropped my ramps, checked the park brake and started to
> SLOWLY pull the excavator on the trailer. I always load it slowly to give
> the trailer and truck a break.
>
> As I started up the ramps the truck and trailer moved slightly forward.
This
> allowed the ramps to kick up and let the back of the trailer move down.
This
> allowed the front of the trailer to move up, taking the rear axle of the
> truck with it. Did I mention the park brakes are on the rear axle?
>
> Much to my surprise I found myself and the equipment moving down the road.
> That's ok when I am driving, unacceptable at this point. I quickly swung
> the boom of the excavator around and slammed it into the ground.
Everything
> stopped. I them chocked the truck and trailer wheels with a couple of
> bricks and finished loading. It didn't shake me too bad, but the dude
> walking by the trailer was a little excited.
>
> After talking to my Father and brother, it turns out they had did the same
> thing years ago loading tractors. They had not shared this information
with
> me earlier. That's why I am sharing it with everyone on the list. I
would
> hate for anyone to ruin a perfectly good MV acquisition by taking an
> unexpected trip into the back of another vehicle when you pick it up.
>
> Joe Trapp
>
>
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