skyking1
Senior Member
Or a "Lebearing the bridge"Well, now they can call that excavator a LEBROKEN
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Overload of the Day
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cfherrman
Senior Member
We did rube Goldberg contraptions in middle school, was awesome
terex herder
Senior Member
cfherrman
Senior Member
Monkeywithawrench
Senior Member
Thinking outside the box!!!
How does this NOT get stopped by DOT??
Some of the crap I see with RV's and campers is AMAZE BALLS sometimes. I figure if I pulled double trailers behind my service truck it would be GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL!! DO NOT PASS GO!! DO NOT COLLECT $200!!
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Because there is not enough DOT enforcement officers. People will do what ever they damn well
please. It's a monkey see monkey do world. Now the kicker to this is that thing called insurance.
What do you figure the age is of that wrinkle rancher standing in front of his set of doubles?
Old enough to know better.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
A huge issue has risen with heavy transport--when is too big too big? These types of incidents
have risen sharply in the past 12 years.
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have risen sharply in the past 12 years.
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cfherrman
Senior Member
I can try to get some kdot hypos to move out to you ts, there is plenty here
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Per the amount of vehicles traveling the highways, not near enough patrolling.
cfherrman
Senior Member
I think patrol should be outlawed including local cops and sheriff's
Truck Shop
Senior Member
There are allot of people that think that this day and age, problem is it's what I was saying
above--people can't police themselves. This whole thread wouldn't be just 217 pages if there
was no police presents, it would be 2,017 pages. Road rage would be out of control in less
than two days. During Covid people were driving 30, 40 plus mph over the limit.
DMiller
Senior Member
And you wind up with Moe Rons as my BILs neighbor that decided ON HIS OWN, NOT to install the Frame Angles for a Fifth Wheel Hitch in his Half Ton PU to drag a 14,000lb three axle Fifth wheel. he saw the cracking in the bed floor, was angered as GM refused warranty so WELDED HIMSELF. Trip into CO, the Floor ripped out, the trailer went for its own destination as did the pickup. He Lost both as well the fines from CO SHP as to operation of an unsafe modified machine.
Monkeywithawrench
Senior Member
Nope..........pay the permits, get the State Police details (dey luv dat chit), and pay for the escort service..........trucking on down the road with whatever you want with blue lights bow and stern.A huge issue has risen with heavy transport--when is too big too big? These types of incidents
have risen sharply in the past 12 years.
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Truck Shop
Senior Member
Still too big. Just because it can be done or it's lawful doesn't stop the fact it may not be
a good idea.
Monkeywithawrench
Senior Member
Oh, good sir; I totally agree!!
However............I've seen it happen, you've seen it happen...........it happens.
AS LONG AS YOU PAY PEOPLE OFF........PERMITS, STATE POLICE (THE KEY RIGHT THERE)......Sometimes it just takes hiring 1 trooper........sometimes you need 6, a sargeant, maybe LT..........LT and sarge get signed in and out without even showing up.......no show detail. You got 6 troopers on OT letting you do whatever on THEIR highways. Don't pay the tax?? OOOhhh......you pay the fine.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
I don't know about NH----But out here it would be a real stretch, seriously doubt it.
ianjoub
Senior Member
And there was no rise in accidents or fatalities.
Monkeywithawrench
Senior Member
No, this is MA..........Boston specifically. Then again.........if you look at the headlines from the news lately............Troopers getting busted for OT fraud, Troopers getting busted for handing out CDL's with no tests.........just do a search for Mass State police. The guy who took out all those motorcylists here in NH was from MA.........he had a CDL that should have been suspended by the Mass DMV. Big shake up in the DMV and a ton of drivers had their licenses suspended AFTER it should have been done.
Good time had by all.............until someone dies or gets hurt. Then watch the roaches scurry when light gets turned on.
DMiller
Senior Member
Much of the insane massive loads decades ago were limited, fabrication shops for large scale construction built the oversize machines from sectional pieces on sites where today localized factories produce them and have to be hauled on the roads. Comes down to costs savings and speed.