Watch out for loose junk in your truck bed
You may have seen this story, but it is interesting -- someone left a ratchet strap in his truck bed. It eventually flew out and wrapped around his driveshaft, somehow, causing thousands of dollars ...
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Back in the late 80s a coworker told me the story of his friend who owned a pickup truck. He had a load in the bed and covered it with a tarp that was tied down. The tarp was too long, so he stuffed the excess between the bed and cab. While driving, the excess tarp vibrated down between the bed and cab until it wrapped around the driveshaft. The tarp was securely tied to the bed and did not rip or let loose. The driveshaft instantly stopped, locking up the rear wheels and putting the truck sideways into a skid. The force of locking up the shaft instantly caused the frame to bend until the top of the bed was touching the cab. Lots of expensive damage (new frame). Foryunately nobody got hit by his uncontrollable truck before it finally stopped.
Steve
Steve
