Enjoying camping this weekend and...crash!
Was sitting reading at our 5ver at the lake with some friends on Friday evening and I heard a huge crash...jumped up and ran around my friends MH to see what happened, and there was about a 30'+ TT wi...
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Seen it happen at least once a year. Last time was in FL. Guy goes to hitch his 5'r. Backs into the hitch. Trailer rolls back about 4 feet. Front landing gear falls off his cinder blocks. Trailer falls on brand new RAM 3500 truck bed. Crushed the bed rails. Damage to 5'r was unknown, except his landing gear was bent up badly.
Now he doesn't know how to get out of this mess. Several friends standing around with all sorts of advice. Mostly just guessing.
I strolled over and asked one of the friends if he wanted to know what he should do. Because I knew what needed to be done, and had the tools he needed. Was told to mind my own business. "Carl has been towing 5'rs for 35 years...he knows what he's doing. Beside if he needs anything...We got this."
My response..."Great. But if you need my two 12 ton jacks...let me know." Then I walked away...thinking that in his 35 years experience he must have forgot the first rule...chock first and last...And the second rule...never put your elevator legs up on cinder blocks. Probably got the third rule though...keep your insurance paid up.
Last I saw there was a wrecker there, jacking the trailer off the ground. Funny... wrecker guy put chocks under the wheels.
Yep...They got this, alright.
Now he doesn't know how to get out of this mess. Several friends standing around with all sorts of advice. Mostly just guessing.
I strolled over and asked one of the friends if he wanted to know what he should do. Because I knew what needed to be done, and had the tools he needed. Was told to mind my own business. "Carl has been towing 5'rs for 35 years...he knows what he's doing. Beside if he needs anything...We got this."
My response..."Great. But if you need my two 12 ton jacks...let me know." Then I walked away...thinking that in his 35 years experience he must have forgot the first rule...chock first and last...And the second rule...never put your elevator legs up on cinder blocks. Probably got the third rule though...keep your insurance paid up.
Last I saw there was a wrecker there, jacking the trailer off the ground. Funny... wrecker guy put chocks under the wheels.
Yep...They got this, alright.
