The Things We See On The Road

[LittleBill]

Originally Posted by Midnightmoon

I took me a while to find this old picture, but this was from back in 2010 on I-81 in eastern PA.

Wonder if the dog was strapped in to prevent it from jumping out. At least the dog isn't hanging his head out the window.

Here is one I saw in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico back in 2018. Almost looks like someone may be making a medical delivery.

[Johnynorthland]

Originally Posted by LittleBill

Did you actually see a 1500 emblem? To me it could have actually been a 2500 with a diesel engine based on the exhaust pipe and overall size. Yes it has a touch of squat which could be handled easily by adding some Timbren's in place of bump stops by the springs or as mentioned with airbags.

And the salesmen said, “sure your truck can pull it” !

[Magnolia Tom]

Originally Posted by LittleBill

Did you actually see a 1500 emblem? To me it could have actually been a 2500 with a diesel engine based on the exhaust pipe and overall size. Yes it has a touch of squat which could be handled easily by adding some Timbren's in place of bump stops by the springs or as mentioned with airbags.

This picture doesn’t do this setup justice. Look closely at the picture. His tailpipe and his front landing gear are only inches away from the road.

[Lake Huron]

They won't be for long if he keeps towing like that! Lol!

[LittleBill]

Originally Posted by Magnolia Tom

This picture doesn’t do this setup justice. Look closely at the picture. His tailpipe and his front landing gear are only inches away from the road.

Yes looking more closely I see that the gap above the front tire is quite a bit more than it is above the rear tire. They definitely are light on the front.

[cekkk]

In Colorado a state trooper told me that the length limit was 70 feet with no mention of how many things could make up the chain
This was probably ten years or more ago

[hikerjohn7]

Originally Posted by Jacjayco

There are times when we all are witness to unusual sightings in our travels.

On our recent trip South, DW and I saw a very large motorhome, towing a pickup truck and a boat behind the pickup!

This was in Florida, on southbound interstate 95, South of Jacksonville.

I wish I would have grabbed my cell to get a pic, but to paraphrase Toby, I'm not as fast as I once was.

Is this really a thing? My limited Google search shows that it's not legal, at least on the East Coast.

Hope he never has to back up. Or go through a toll booth. Or under a security gate, or....

Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?

Did it look kind-of like this...

[cekkk]

A few years ago traveling from Phoenix to Omaha we spent a night at the Alma Nebraska RV campground, a city Park. By the way, I highly recommend it for an overnight. Walking distance to a couple restaurants on Main Street. I think the price was ten bucks if you could find someone to pay. Anyway in the morning I let my wife sleep in a while and I walked around the town. Didn't take long, maybe 10 minutes. On the way back I passed an open a lot with a flatbed trailer loaded with probably 12 or 14 4 by 4 by 8 bales of hay. Now when I bought grass we kind of considered those to be a ton each. The funny thing was, it was attached to a 1 ton truck and I swear the front tires may not have been touching the ground. I have no idea if they ever tried to drive it that way and I would have given anything to get a picture of it. It was hilarious. I think the rear hitch and tongue of the trailer we're on the ground. Funniest thing I've seen in a while.

[RedHorse1]

Originally Posted by Magnolia Tom

Took these a little while back. Looks like this guys truck had a 1500 pound cargo capacity towing a fiver with a 3000 pound pin weight.
He was zipping down the highway at over 70

Met a guy in a Galveston CG towing a hefty toy hauler (I’d guess 16k# range) with an F150. I asked him if his TV had much squat, “air bags, tows great!”
Also discovered he leased the truck.

[deepsea5]

Originally Posted by RedHorse1

Met a guy in a Galveston CG towing a hefty toy hauler (I’d guess 16k# range) with an F150. I asked him if his TV had much squat, “air bags, tows great!”
Also discovered he leased the truck.

"Hi folks, Junior Samples here, honest as the day is long. Fresh in: a late model Ford F-150 with rear air bags, owned by a little old lady that just drove it to and from church. Give me or my new salesman Shifty (good fella, fresh out on parole) a call at BR-549 and we'll fix ya up".

[20 Penny]

Reviving an old thread here, couldn't find anything newer to post this on using the search option. Saw this the other day in Jackson Hole, WY. I've seen some unusual setups here but couldn't resist posting this one. Not sure if you'll be able to tell from the pics but this is an F150. She's got a "bit" of lean when turning onto the main road.

[cekkk]

That's hilarious! I don't know if it was the owner's savvy or dumb luck that he picked a Ford!

[Higgy]

Saw this on the highway a couple weeks ago. Some fancy carpentry there lol.

[norty1]

I just noticed that the rear door is hung upside down in the pic on post # 49.

[ARoamer]

If you think bugs make a mess of your RV-

https://youtu.be/fratkxTuTcs