Grandpa's greymatter is failing!
Submitted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 14:13
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Member - Royce
Towed the big triaxle stock trailer to
the block to move some cattle a couple of hours ago.
As I drove, I thought I'd give the electric brakes a
check. They seemed be pretty 'soft' but I could feel them okay.
WHAT A LOAD OF @#$%^&*
When I got out after backing into the
gate to load..... I noticed....
that I hadn't even hooked them up... What's more, I hadn't dropped the handle down into place, or hooked the safety chain up! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! I remembered doing it! .. But of course I mustn't have.
This proves several things.
1. You have to double
check your trailer hook up before you drive off.
2. You can make yourself believe anything if you want. 'Yes' the brakes are working... 'Yes' the hiclone makes a difference. 'Yes' the fuel additive is good. 'Yes' the rust is a lot better since I put that little box in the engine bay.....
3. My trailer doesn't fall off down our steep rutted, corrugated gravel road even when it is just resting on the towbar!
4. My son is not the only richard cranium in the family.
Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 15:18
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 15:18
G/Day Royce
A few months back, I was hooking up the Tandem Trailer, and had just started to place it on the Towball, when the
Cook yelled out that I was wanted on the phone, I must have yapped for about 15 minutes, and then had some Smoko,I then put my work boots on, jumped in the truck and drove down the road, I went about one and half ks and heard this allmighty bang and a screaching /grinding noise, I looked in the rear mirror couldn't see the trailer,next thing it passed me on the passenger side, it went through a round about and ended up on the medium strip, it didn't hit any body, a couple of cars stopped and let it go pass, I reversed back hooked it up and carried on up the road, the Moral of the Story is double
check every thing, I
check the Caravan two times when I hook it up, I learnt my lesson the hard way, yeh I'm an OLD FART TO.
Cheers
Daza
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Follow Up By: Bushwhacker - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 15:36
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 15:36
Yup, I'm considering cutting the cord off the iron, and putting it in the glovebox before I leave
home, then when SWMBO has a panic attack, I can just reach in the glovebox and show her :)
Gotta agree though, I
check things 2 or 3 times before moving off too, must be the age thing. 'Whacker
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Follow Up By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 08:14
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 08:14
You get the iron question too?
Good answer though, try and remember it for next trip :o)
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Reply By: Member - Pedro the One (QLD) - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 23:01
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 23:01
AND .......... Royce :
What about the old bloke who hitched up his boat/trailer to the Troopy, drove to the launching ramp, plonked the hand-brake on, chocked the wheels, cut the engine, placed gear in first, walked to the rear, released the safety chain, straddled the draw-bar, released the winch cable, shoved mightily on the boat which slid easily down the trailer. !!!!
All perfect you would think ? done the lot, hasn't he ?? NOT SO .....
Said old bloke had failed to
check that the towball hitch was locked down.
As the boat passed the trailer centre point - gravity then came into play, pivoting the said drawbar mightily upwards. Luckily, I had stategically placed my "goolies" in the way and was thus able to prevent a real disaster .......
Relevant to your earlier post re 'water container size' - I too, no longer feel the urge to father any more offspring.
Actually, "down there" I no longer feel anything at all .... !!
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