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Genius!

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#1 ·
Got this email today.

This lesson is 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.



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)


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 sheet metal screws to attach the frame to the tailgate. Yeah, he knows its overkill, but he didn't want the possibility of having an accident.



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!!"

Look out Utah, cause here he comes !!!
 
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#11 ·
I seem to remember this Email from several years ago. IIRC (and my ol'timers may be kickin' in...), the owner was going about 110', from one side of his property to the other side with this 5th Wheel.

I wish I could remember the source of the info... It would not have been my solution to the problem.
 
#12 ·
Larry, I'd certainly imagine (and hope) that this is the case, but it still leaves me wondering why he has a gooseneck camper and no properly equiped truck to haul it with... :D
 
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