Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

paidfor

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026.jpgWas launching the boat today and stepped on the trailer tounge while the boat was in the water. Foot slipped off the tounge and cut a 4 in gash to the bone in my left leg. Rushed to ER with the boat in tow, floorboard full of blood and was expecting stiches. They took xrays and found I had cracked a bone in the process. So they only gave me one stich to hold the flap closed till I could see a bone dr. to see what he thought. They were afraid of stitching it up and having to cut it open later for the bone Dr. Needless to say I will be getting a platform to mount to the tounge and trash those darn crocks I was wearing. And....no fish for the day.
 
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LnCoyote

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Ouch! That looks painful. I wonder if you can put that in the lawsuit against Crocs?...lol. Just FYI I went fishing and they weren't biting anyways.:)
 

Dead Horse

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

at least ya did it on your fishing day-- i been rakeing leaves all day--

BTW - a little bandaid and ya will be good as new in a month or so -sorry for your bad luck- the step idea is a good one - gota take a look at that--
 

NYBo

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Yikes!:eek:

Hope your recovery is quick.
 

tractoman

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Maybe some grip tape on there. I know the fenders on may trailer have it and I plan to a add some on the tounge where I step too. That looks painfull.
 

sambar2010

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Man, I feel your pain. Had a similar expierence two days ago, but not quite as severe. My trailer has an angled tube that holds the winch. I am currently adding a step on that tube above the winch. I put the pieces together with clamps and it works "perfectly". I would love to give you a "picturew" but my computer skills are really BAD. Good luck.
 

phwrd

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

And you let that stop you from fishing ? If you were my brother, i would have sewed him back up with some used fishing line and a dull needle.

Course, i would have docked at the ER if it was me.

Hope you heal quick and get back out there.
 

flamingo1227

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

That one is bad. Hope you heal quickly.
 

blifsey

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Ouch! Sorry to hear/see about your accident.

I have short platforms that bolt to tongue giving you a wider area to step/stand. They also have nonslip tape on them.
 

royal0014

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Yep, barefoot would be better than Crocs for launching/retrieving. IMHO, second most idiotic shoe ever invented, right next to the flip-flop.


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paidfor

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Ouch! Sorry to hear/see about your accident.

I have short platforms that bolt to tongue giving you a wider area to step/stand. They also have nonslip tape on them.


Well, I am off to the Orthopedic Dr. this morning to see what they say. I hope they stitch the thing up. Having it open like it is will take a long time for it to heal. Plus I am on crutches. And that sucks big time.

If any of you have any ideas of how to mount a platform to the tounge or what you did to fix this problem, let me know. And send some pictures. I have thought of the non slip tape you apply but I am thinking that would help but I would like a bigger target.

My boat is a tracker and it sits on a tracker trailer. Not a lot of room on the tounge for a platform but I would be interested in seeing what you all have done. Maybe a folding platform?

Thanks for all of the well wishes. I cannot wait to get back on the water.
 

Mark42

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

A day at the ER is better than a day in the office, or something like that. :D

Sorry to see your injury. That is going to leave a mark. Ouch!

Hopefully the bone injury is just a scrape or chip and not a fracture.

Best wishes,

Mark.
 

Silver Eagle

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

At least it happened at the end of the season and not the start. Question,Why were you standing on the tongue of the trailer in the first place?
 

paidfor

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

I was stepping off of the bow to the tounge. Crocks have no traction - as I realize now.
 

Dave-in-Olathe

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

I have my spare tire mounted close to where the bow rests on the trailer, works great when launching I can release the strap and step right up on to the boat and when I load the boat onto the trailer I can use the spare as a hand hold while I step down.
 

jeeperman

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Some of this pultruded fiberglass grating would make a nice no-slip platform or plank down the length of the trailer.
 

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NYGiants

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

i have a wide 2x4 type board on my trailer tongue.just bolted on with U-bolts
 

j_martin

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Re: Need a step on my trailer tounge, darn near broke my leg today

Not a problem. I powerload.:eek:
 
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