What Can I Learn From This?

[D2Cat]

http://akvnews.com/truck-hits-house-in-apollo-borough-crash/

I had a neighbor do this, but his truck went into a field after crossing the road.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Get a big enough truck to handle the job.

 

[Craig Miller]

Put blocks under the back of your trailer or ramps with legs on them to keep that from happening.

 

[john250]

Secure the load to the trailer.

 

[SteppedInIt]

:shock: Never heard of this. Bet that guy was shyt'n. I guess if you couldn't unload on flat ground you could engage the trailer breaks or chock the trailer wheels.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Secure the load to the trailer.

Article said he was unloading when it happened.

 

[john250]

Secure the load to the trailer.

Article said he was unloading when it happened.

OK. I was focused on the picture and not on the text.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Secure the load to the trailer.

Article said he was unloading when it happened.

OK. I was focused on the picture and not on the text.

Thanks John. My internet service here is pretty poor. The first time I opened the link it didn't even download a picture. Glad you mentioned it bc I went back and opened it again and it downloaded this time. Pretty interesting photo. Musta been a pretty steep hill for that little tractor to do that kinda damage. Oh well. Stuff happens.

 

[ga.prime]

Don't unload on a hill.

 

[cowboy43]

Do you carry enough to insurance to cover the damage done in such a situation?

 

[Nesikep]

Yep, block the back of the trailer, AND chock the TRAILER wheels.. chocking the rear tires of the truck certainly won't do you any good..
If he was unloading, he was going about it too slow

 

[Jogeephus]

Yep, block the back of the trailer, AND chock the TRAILER wheels.. chocking the rear tires of the truck certainly won't do you any good..
If he was unloading, he was going about it too slow

I don't see how this happened other than he froze. Seems like had he just committed and went ahead and got the tractor off the trailer everything would have stopped moving. Maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Nesikep]

That was my thought as well.. either get the heck off the trailer and set the front of it back on the ground, or go forward to do the same.. but sitting there isn't a good idea.

 

[lmbrsn]

Had a neighbor get killed doing this on a hill

 

[ClinchValley]

Use a heavier truck! A 1/2 ton pickup should not be used for hauling much of anything. Especially a tractor, even if it is a compact trailer.

This is an assumption, but i would think the rear of the truck was picked up off the ground when he got the tractor's weight to the rear of the trailer. Picking up the truck.

At the very minimum, a 3/4 truck should had been used. Scotched the front tires. Put some more weight in the bed of the truck if you're forced to use a smaller truck.

Hope no one was hurt.

 

[callmefence]

Get a big enough truck to handle the job.

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