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How Safe Is This???

Grader4me

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atgreene said:
I think the chain was hooked to the tongue of the trailer and he was lifting the bucket to pull tension to pull himself on. Not that I haven't done some crazy similar things, but I was alone and noone but me stood to get hurt.:pointhead
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You look at the first of the video the operator is motioning to whoever/whatever to start pulling and you will see the chain tightnening up. I think if the machine would have slipped in the opposite direction the chain would have been into the side of the truck. Morons.
 
Countryboy

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wrenchbender said:
I think this pic might convert Countryboy into a Dodge fan.
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If there is any converting going on, it will be converting Dodges into Chevys :cool2 .

I don't think its a Reese or a bumper hitch. I think the tailgate is holding up......:eek: :D
 
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Thats the trouble with Dodge Cummins guys- they get used to knowing their 600HP truck will haul anyhting they can hook it to, that they never think about how.if.when can they STOP it!!LOL!!:drinkup
 
dozerdewees

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tryin to load loader

They should have tried backing it up the ramp,and if the trailer started to raise the block the back of the trailer.:drinkup
Can someone tell me why I cannot post or ad a picture? I have a couple of pictures of another moron as you can see by the picture under my name and would like to share them.
 
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twostick

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Sure took him a long time to figure out if he pulled in the stick and lowered the boom it'll practically load itself! :D Definately an observe from a safe distance kind of event.

Kevin
 
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paulsoccodato

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That entire video is frightening.

I have actually seen something similar, where a guy was loading a machine onto a trailer while facing downhill. The Machine weight picked the rear of the truck off the ground, and everything started going down the hill, crashing into a parked car and a tree.
 
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