Towing

[WFM]

I had to make a few deliverys today up to Bangor -pronuced Bang-Ga.
Anyway lots of traffic and every other car or truck was towing something.
Like this...

 

[Tughill Tom]

I had to make a few deliverys today up to Bangor -pronuced Bang-Ga.
Anyway lots of traffic and every other car or truck was towing something.
Like this... View attachment 82717

What could go wrong?

 

[Henro]

Photo shopped photo?

 

[GreensvilleJay]

it actually looks real (zoomed it 800%).
he does get around 'can only tow ONE thing' rule.......
..begs the question HOW does he get it off at the destination ?

 

[Nicfin36]

Not sure the photo is genuine, but it does look like an inflatable at least. If real, I too am curious about unloading.

 

[torch]

Hard to say, but it looks like maybe ramps extend down from the carrier to roll the boat trailer off the truck.

Quite the load on that little 2" receiver though. Carrying the bike/scooter/?, pulling the truck, carrying the trailer which is carrying the boat. I can't make out any safety chains. There's wires, but I don't know if there's any way to actuate the truck's braking system from the tow vehicle. Maybe he can make it a trifecta and have someone ride in the cab to operate them manually? <lol>

 

[PaulR]

I'm curious about both the loading AND the unloading!

 

[OrangeKrush]

I'm curious about both the loading AND the unloading!

Yeah I was more curious about loading.. gravity will take care of unloading.

 

[BigG]

I had to make a few deliverys today up to Bangor -pronuced Bang-Ga.
Anyway lots of traffic and every other car or truck was towing something.
Like this... View attachment 82717

I guess you have not spent much time in Florida. That is not really an uncommand sight. This guy forgot to tie a couple of bikes to the back of the camper. Then add 2 kayaks on top of the boat.

 

[Biker1mike]

Most class c campers are rating at 5K for towing. Truck along would be close to that. Why did Maine PD let him run on the highway ?
Accident or death waiting to happen.

 

[ve9aa]

Probably picked them up from a couple "free" piles at the ends of folks' driveways !

(cross thread points!?)

 

[ayak]

Are the chains crossed or not?….
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Lord, forgive me

 

[dlsmith]

Did anyone notice the 2" ball sticking out of the front of the truck?

 

[WFM]

I can assure anyone who doughts this as a photoshop. Nots not. I was at a four way stop and up straight ahead pull off the side of the road parked was this camper truck boat. My hired man spotted it as soon as we stopped. LOOK LOOK.
I started off slowly window down and phone camera already on I clicked off four photos as I drove by. My helper did notice small wheels on the bottom of the trailer tounge. For loading the Trailer on top or unloading I guess.
I've never been to Fla by the way and never expect to. I do know out west the boat could be legally towed behind the truck behind the camper.

 

[NCL4701]

I’ve towed a 9,000lb camper with two kayaks and a canoe on the rack on top of my truck and a bicycle rack and portable dump tank on the back of the camper numerous times. Felt like we were pretty much maxing out the available carrying space. After seeing that, I now feel like a rank amateur. That’s some grand master level stuff going on there.

 

[Fordtech86]

That’s some grand master level stuff going on there

I thought we had some country folks here OPs pic actually looks safe

 

[OrangeKrush]

Did anyone notice the 2" ball sticking out of the front of the truck?

Yep .. figure he uses that for maneuvering the boat once he gets it off.

 

[Flintknapper]

Safe bet he isn't going through the drive though at Burger King with that.

 

[Mark_BX25D]

Most class c campers are rating at 5K for towing. Truck along would be close to that.

A bit over. 5,500 and up, depending on build.

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There are waaaay too many people who think as long as they can make it all go, they are good.

Stopping? What's that?

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Sad thing is , I wonder how many 'boys in blue' SAW that rig and just yawned.......
Here we have 'blitzes' on holiday weekends,catch a LOT of 'interesting' tows.