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DZ


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Howard-
How do you think Linda would feel riding in this tow vehicle? I received this in an email and had to share it. Maybe this guy could benefit from a weight safety class. hmm

This lesson on how not to do things seems to totally escape some people. I'd love to see how the trip ended up, but I feel confident he ended up in a ravine somewhere wondering why bad things seems to always happen to him.  (Scroll Down!!!) 
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He's hooked up and ready to fly!! It's amazing how the extra weight really smoothed out the ride in the truck. He did have to air up the rear tires a bit (around 160 psi)

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He added some heavy-duty chain for extra support on the tailgate (note that he used the "Heavy-Duty 'S' hooks to attach the chain) He also paid-up for some BIG 5/16 sheetmetal screws to attach the frame to the tailgate. Yeah, he knows it's overkill, but he didn't want the possibility of having an accident.
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Much of his time was spent on his front porch whittling down that MASSIVE 4x4 board to fit precisely into the ball mount receiver. Also note that he used a 14" piece of 1x4 to help distribute the load more evenly--"YOU CAN"T BE TOO SAFE, YOU KNOW!!". " It cost a little more, but you just can't be too safe when pulling a trailer of this magnitude !!".

-- Edited by DZ at 14:01, 2007-10-21

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Oh this is just painful. Sometimes peopel's lack of thought still surprises me. I am ever the optimist.

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Sweet ride....The guy is a genius! Still able to have plenty of dry storage in the truck! Howard this is a must for the rally dicussion group.

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