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Kenworth torn in half!!!

544D10

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Hope this isnt a repost; saw these on a 4x4 site.
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Freightrain

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Cracked frame rails!

Buy the looks of the strapped hooked to the bumper, it was being pulled by something pretty stout and it pulled it apart.
 

DirtHauler

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I saw something similar happen once, truck stuck in mud, d-9 pulling it across to hard ground. Driver got some traction and put slack in the cable, Dozer operated did not notice and then truck lost traction... cable came tight all of a sudden and then the front of the truck left the rear.
 

Dwan Hall

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That looks like a makeshift airline to fill the air tanks. It may not have been hooked up to the right tank to release the brakes and the tow rig got a little over eager.

Just speculating
 

Freightrain

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Ya, that red line hangin' in mid air. I was kinda wondering what that was and now it makes perfect sense.

Maybe they are set'n up to to an "outta frame" on it? LOL!!
"Here hook this up to that pin, it will get the hood and all that other crap outta the way"
 

DR RPM

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That sure looks like one of Tri-can well servicing rigs from up here, wish the doors were visible. I agree with the towing idea.:bash
 

Eric

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Boy I see a Southwest Airlines commercial.... Wanna get away???!!!

Phone call: Hey boss, eh, how was your day today?? Listen, about the Kenworth. You said you were thinking about doing some work to the old girl right???? Uhhh... Hmmm......
 

Preppypyro

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That is a tri can truck. I have a buddy that works for them, and he told me what happened.

Apparantly they had to tow it for some reason or another, and there was a rookie driver in the truck. So from what my buddy told me, the guy getting towed slammed on the brakes for some unknown reason, and the result is what you see!
 
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