Idiots hauling stuff.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by olds45512

We've been down this road plenty of times and the owner never wants to hear it, they never want to hear that the fly by night company they hired for next to nothing is going to potentially destroy their freshly restored tractor. Most owners arnt much better, they usually show up planning to haul with chains around the axles without a care that it's going to destroy the paint. We could have called the customer but at a certain time you have to stop holding people's hands, we were told several times that the guy coming knew what he was doing and would have the proper equipment to safely haul it.

Ok. Yep, I'd have took pics, laughed my butt off and let it go too!

[Cub Cadet 123]

There are two things that are infinite......the universe and human stupidity, and I am not so sure about the first one. ---Albert Einstein

What else can you say. You covered yourself by taking pictures. Now let him take the heat!

BTW: Looks like a really great job on the tractor.

Cub Cadet 123

[Lanceskene]

All you can do is make suggestions and hope for the best.

Real nice Ford tho, I have a '46 2N Im hoping will look that good someday

[clay1811/44c]

Originally Posted by rbarri2

My buddy sent me this link last week.
Seems fitting:

https://youtu.be/fWd8ml9mFMo

I like this video. Back in the early 80's. We load a Chevy Blazer on car hauler facing the rear. Hooked up to a CJ7 with all my buddies in it and no top. Got up to about 40mph and the Jeep started whiping like that little Mustang. I guy riding in the rear was sitting on top of the back seat and leaning on the spare tire. I think he may have soiled his pants. Very lucky we didn't crash, but it did get our attention. Young and dumb.

[OldSkull]

G....I can't count how many times I deal with butthead like that in my life, the worse I ever seen was a Muslim truck owner who lost (disconnected) his empty trailer 3 times driving in the maritime terminal, I refused to load him.

Next time Tim don't say a word, try to stall this idiot and call your local police service, ask them to catch him for inspection as soon he live the parking lot, you may save the life of someone doing so. Don't feel sorry for selfish a$$..le like him, Mr Lazy boy act like the life of others have no value for him, so why bother..

PS: Good job on the tractor, he look wet and shinny!
PPS: I'm no Mexican and you and Lew can barely understand me also....

[Sam Mac]

If the hauler wads it up you can get to do it over again, repeat biz.

Reminds me of when I owned the quarry. A couple guys come in with a clapped out F-150 with a flat bed and 4' tall side boards. They want some crushed stone so the loader operator puts on as much as he thinks is reasonable, truck is sagging. They want more and we wouldn't load any more but told them they could shovel more on if they wanted to. About 45 mins later they come driving out to the scale, they have 4-1/2 tons on this poor Ford. Down the road they go. They made it about 1/2 mile to the first stop sign and the truck broke in half. Cops show up and ask them how much they had on the truck, driver says only 1/2 ton. This is the best part. The drivers kids says "No Daddy, the man at the scale said you have 4-1/2 tons". They ended up with 2 tow bills, they had to go and get another truck and shovel the stone off the road.

[Leadslingingdaddy]

Job Security...!
Once it leaves my driveway I stop worrying about anything I sell....Know its good to go on my part and not my circus when it leaves and goes down the road...

[OldSkull]

Originally Posted by Leadslingingdaddy

Job Security...!
Once it leaves my driveway I stop worrying about anything I sell....Know its good to go on my part and not my circus when it leaves and goes down the road...

You may think twice if your daughter,son or your wife get kill because a idiot lost his load, even a 600lbs GT can hit pretty hard in a windshield, imagine if this Ford flip out of the trailer.

Let me tell you a true story.
A friend motorcycle lost his wife because a farmer didn't secure like it should a sprayer bar on his tanker trailer he carry behind his tractor, the bar get down and past over the helmet of my friend but his wife sitting higher get catch. He end up in the field with his touring bike on his side and still sitting on the seat was his wife lifeless.

I deal with very heavy load for more then 35 years and all my coworkers are professional operator, we don't play with others life and be ready to be bite by a bunch of pit-bull if you don't play by the rules.

[ambrola]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Wow....
I don't know that I would have let it leave.... and that's coming from me, the "jerk". I would just hate the thought of all my hard work ending up in a big heaping pile before the customer got it. Now, if it was the owner.... it would have been different: "See ya, buddy! Hope you make it home with it!"

Who called you a jerk Jon?

[Leadslingingdaddy]

And if a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its ass when it jumps...

1000 ways to die... being aware of your surroundings helps... ie: don't pass a logging truck on a curve...