BuzzStPoint
Lieutenant Junior Grade
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I go with my cousin to pick up a small 12ft boat he bought. No trailer. But it's ok, we got an old one from his brother.
We get the boat and he helps us lift it and put it on the trailer. But it's at an angle. We figure it will be fine.. Strap it down and go.. About a block down the road I hear the zipping type sound and see a smoke trail. Pull to the side of the road.
The trailer is leaning and the tire is rubbing on the fender.. Our best efforts to block it up and strap it failed. So only option is to remove everything from the boat, tip it sideways, put it in the box of the truck and strap it down. and throw everything else back in the truck.
Now down the highway. Doing about 50 mph, I keep looking in the mirror and think I see smoke, but not sure. Next thing I knew the pickup truck behind me must have knew it before I did. He's been behind me since we turned on the highway but is keeping about a 500 foot distance. I see him switch lanes and kinda over to the rumble strip. This is when I knew something wasn't right. About 2 seconds later a loud bang, 1/2 the axle and the wheel go tumbling down the highway..
I run back to get the wheel and axle off the highway. Call is brother and luckily we weren't too far from his work. We had to drag the trailer about 1/2 mile to his work and left it here....
Crazy huh?
I'm glad the wheel and axle didn't hit anyone.
We get the boat and he helps us lift it and put it on the trailer. But it's at an angle. We figure it will be fine.. Strap it down and go.. About a block down the road I hear the zipping type sound and see a smoke trail. Pull to the side of the road.
The trailer is leaning and the tire is rubbing on the fender.. Our best efforts to block it up and strap it failed. So only option is to remove everything from the boat, tip it sideways, put it in the box of the truck and strap it down. and throw everything else back in the truck.
Now down the highway. Doing about 50 mph, I keep looking in the mirror and think I see smoke, but not sure. Next thing I knew the pickup truck behind me must have knew it before I did. He's been behind me since we turned on the highway but is keeping about a 500 foot distance. I see him switch lanes and kinda over to the rumble strip. This is when I knew something wasn't right. About 2 seconds later a loud bang, 1/2 the axle and the wheel go tumbling down the highway..
I run back to get the wheel and axle off the highway. Call is brother and luckily we weren't too far from his work. We had to drag the trailer about 1/2 mile to his work and left it here....
Crazy huh?
I'm glad the wheel and axle didn't hit anyone.
