What else???!!! It was a Chevy, of course!!! He was a really cheap guy, so
it was a Belair from probably 1958 to '61. This is the same guy that took a
vacation one time and sailed from Galveston to somewhere in Florida in a
tiny 17 footer and either slept on the boat or moored in marina's overnight
to save money on hotel rooms. I really admired the man's frugality and he is
some inspiration to anyone trying to save a dollar.
> ----------
> From: Kevin Lake[SMTP:lakek@OIT.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 2:19 PM
> To: Schorn, Tim; MarkNoakes@aol.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Trailer safety
>
> You win! That is definitely the best trailering story I have ever heard.
> What type of car was it? I want one if it is that tough.
>
> Kevin Lake
> 56 GMC Suburban/napco
>
> ----------
> > From: Schorn, Tim <SchornT@ci.fort-worth.tx.us>
> > To: MarkNoakes@aol.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net; 'Kevin Lake'
> <lakek@oit.edu>
> > Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Trailer safety
> > Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 9:29 AM
> >
> > My favorite "hauling" memory is of a guy I used to work with a Bell
> > Helicopter who used his car to move a house . Yes, the 3-bedroom 2-bath
> > type!! He jacked the house up and lined up some beams under it for
> support
> > and drove under it, lowered the jacks and drove about 3 miles to a lot
> he
> > had purchased across town. Got there safely!!
> > > ----------
> > > From: Kevin Lake[SMTP:lakek@oit.edu]
> > > Reply To: Kevin Lake
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 1:20 AM
> > > To: MarkNoakes@aol.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Trailer safety
> > >
> > > My favorite trailer stories are the ones that involve people towing
> > > trailers that are WAY to BIG for the tow vehicle.
> > >
> > > I ended up towing a 12,000# (rated load) triple-axle low-boy with a
> F*&d
> > > Bronco that my boss owned. I did try to tell him that I thought it
> was
> > > too
> > > much trailer, but he said "just take it slow". I luckily never ended
> up
> > > in
> > > the ditch, but it was by pure luck that I didn't. The trailer was way
> too
> > > heavy and way too long to be pulling with that Bronco. There was more
> > > than
> > > one or two very tense moments on that trip.
> > >
> > > I was headed up through Northern Arizona about three years ago where
> we
> > > spent three hours in a traffic jam. A guy in a Geo Tracker (or
> whatever
> > > they call the 4-door version) had been attempting to tow a 20+ foot
> long
> > > camper trailer. The trailer easily outweighed the tow vehicle
> (probably
> > > by
> > > at least a ton). To make a long story short, on the way down a
> mildly
> > > steep canyon road, the trailer decided not to follow the tow vehicle
> and
> > > proceeded to push the tow vehicle into the oncoming lane of traffic
> where
> > > it met an oncoming semi-truck which drove it back into the trailer it
> was
> > > towing and pushed the whole mess over a 90 foot embankment into the
> stream
> > > below. Not much left. You could only tell it was a Tracker because
> the
> > > trailer had partially disintegrated on the trip down the hill.
> > >
> > > Kevin Lake
> > > 56 GMC Suburban/napco
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: MarkNoakes@aol.com
> > > > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: [oletrucks] Trailer safety
> > > > Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 6:25 PM
> > > >
> > > > I was talking to someone from the list about hauling trucks on
> trailers
> > > and
> > > > thought that this story from years ago might help calibrate you guys
> to
> > > be as
> > > > careful as possilbe.
> > > >
> > > > Brian and my youngest brother Scott were moving a trailer load of
> junk
> > > for
> > > > their employer, who I consider to be a real nut, as well as rather
> > > careless.
> > > > Brian and Scott were young and wouldn't oppose their boss even
> though
> > > they
> > > > knew they were overloaded. The trailer was loaded with a big old
> car
> > > stuffed
> > > > with a bunch of other junk and being pulled behind a van that was
> also
> > > loaded
> > > > down. They were driving through the hills in Alabama on their way
> from
> > > GA to
> > > > MS. To make a long story shorter, on the way down the road the
> trailer
> > > axle
> > > > broke, the wheel flew off, the stub dug in, and the van and loaded
> > > trailer
> > > > got jerked off the road and did a barrel roll off of a cliff (if a
> 45
> > > degree
> > > > bank counts as a cliff). It was about 60-ft down to water, but
> after
> > > the
> > >
> > > > first complete roll and about 30-ft down, they hung on the only tree
> on
> > > the
> > > > whole bank just between the van and the loaded trailer (the car
> stayed
> > > on
> > > the
> > > > trailer for the whole ride; it was strapped down tight); the trailer
> > > hitch
> > > > snapped but the chains held and they came to a stop with minor
> injuries
> > > from
> > > > junk flying around inside. It took them quite a while to climb out
> to
> > > the
> > > > top. Brian got to a phone and called my parents and in a typical
> > > > understatement said something about running off the road and having
> a
> > > little
> > > > accident and would they please come get them. My mom literally got
> sick
> > > when
> > > > she saw the "little accident" and what would have happened if the
> tree
> > > hadn't
> > > > been there and if it hadn't caught on the trailer chains.
> > > >
> > > > Definitely don't overload your car trailer! Our old trucks are
> heavy
> > > and
> > > car
> > > > trailers these days are pretty light duty; please be careful out
> there.
> > > >
> > > > Mark Noakes
> > > > 58/56 Suburban
> > > > Knoxville, TN
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> > >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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