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I know this is not welding but I saw this today and I had to show somebody, it wasn't 2 weeks ago I saw a guy on two tied together extention ladders and now today I see this guy coming of the highway (speed limit is 75mph on that highway).  He's got it roped down to the roof rack I couldn't believe it hadn't pulled the thing off.   Between the guy with the pallets on one side and the guy with the ladder in front of me, It was just too much.  If your wandering, Im in my old 79 ford, I use it to haul scrap.Last edited by woodweld1; 07-15-2011 at 04:21 PM.
Reply:in chicago they usually dont even tie em down...
Reply:I was thinking about your ladder thread this afternoon as I drove back from the city. Saw two guys putting an extension ladder up on the roof. they were using ALL of at least a 32' ladder if not a 40' one to reach the eve of the 2nd story in the front. Length at the base was longer than the height. Ladder was probably at a 35-40 deg angle. I'll give them the fact they were trying to go over the front porch, but if they'd set the ladder next to the side of the porch rather than dead center they probably only needed to extend the ladder 5 foot at most. I wished I hadn't left the camera at the house this morning.They tied it all to the chinsy roof rack as well. I'd have at least gone thru the rear windows..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:ha  at least they tied em down i cant tell ya how many sheets of plywood and dry wall ive seen on top off cars with one hand out the window holding onto it 350P 30A spool gun cut master 51  syncro 250 other stuff " take a dog off the street and make him prosper and he will not bite you sad the same cannot be said for man" i didnt use punctuation just to piss you off
Reply:He's under 13'-6" high and the ladder guy is less than 102" wide so they're good to go! At least he filled the back with them as well to keep his CofG in check. MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:I missed the ladder guy!.No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Then there's that guy driving down the road taking pictures with his phone... .No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Speed limit on THAT road is 75 MPH? How fast is he driving with that get-up? From the looks of the pictures, we have 3 drivers doing dumb things. One with his ladder cross ways of his truck, one with a bunch of pallets stacked on the roof and another taking pictures while driving(distracted driving, did you text this to the website?) The guy with the pallets should lower his center of gravity and put half of them on the hood, this way his rig wouldn't be squatted down in the back so much.
Reply:I'm not thinking that is a 75MPH road with that open driveway just ahead of the Jeep with the pallets.  New Mexico is quite behind the times and good logic, but a 75MPH road has limited access.
Reply:The OP indicated "Pallet Man" had just exited the limited access 75mph limit highway.  At least that's how I read it.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:thats funny
Reply:Originally Posted by DSWThen there's that guy driving down the road taking pictures with his phone...
Reply:they are turned the right direction to allow air flow. now the ladder on in the bed of the truck you are following seems it may present a danger also.
Reply:there's no way that palletman goes 75mph.....30mph can topple those pallets down.Duane, can't believe you have all these welders: that's just WOW!...which do you like the most?MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1Aircomatic MIGet CAV IIT/D PakMaster 100XLMarquette Star Jet 21-110
Reply:Originally Posted by jwormanI'm not thinking that is a 75MPH road with that open driveway just ahead of the Jeep with the pallets.  New Mexico is quite behind the times and good logic, but a 75MPH road has limited access.
Reply:QUOTE=Bistineau;532979]Speed limit on THAT road is 75 MPH? How fast is he driving with that get-up? From the looks of the pictures, we have 3 drivers doing dumb things. One with his ladder cross ways of his truck, one with a bunch of pallets stacked on the roof and another taking pictures while driving(distracted driving, did you text this to the website?) The guy with the pallets should lower his center of gravity and put half of them on the hood, this way his rig wouldn't be squatted down in the back so much.[/QUOTE]I waited until I back home to put it on the site. What can I say maybe Its the school system. [
Reply:If it makes you guys feel any better I put my phone down after that. I did'nt want my sandwich to get on the seat. LOL
Reply:Originally Posted by woodweld1If it makes you guys feel any better I put my phone down after that. I did'nt want my sandwich to get on the seat. LOL
Reply:this reminds me  of the guy   that piled  30 sheets of full size plywood  and a pile of 2by4's   and a whole bunch of bags of cement mix    ,   on the roof of a little  import car .,   she  was on the ground dragging  frame   !   kinda looked like he was hauling  everything but the sink lol>Innovations are what i leave behind for History
Reply:YUP!!  You live in KC?  I lived in Kansas for 30 years. Does not surprise me a bit.  If I saw that I would would just giggle and keep going. Same on the guys with  the ladder.Christian
Reply:You can't fix stupid.
Reply:7th street trafficway i see it all the time lol !!!!I forgot how to change this.
Reply:Seriously i think the guy driving the jeep lives in Olathe his name is Duane...lolI forgot how to change this.
Reply:Hey!  I live in Orange thank you very much. MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:LOL its just funny to meI forgot how to change this.Hey woodweld1- can I come out and ride around with you for a few days? I'd love the chance to see some of this stupidity firsthandGo Cards!!!!!
Reply:Ya got some real creative folks in your town.  Wouldn't wanta follow very close...(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
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Reply:Duane I think they are pick on you! I see more and more of stuff like this. I wish I could have taken a pic of the load that came into the scrap yard last week. An pimped out mercadies full of all sorts of junk! It was a nice car too, He had te trunk tied down with a washing machine in it and the seats full of crap! Maybe its the times and just shows how hard it is for some folks! But could you imagine a skid flying at you at 55 mph! DUCK!Learning one rod at a time
Reply:Anytime I see a trailer or stuff in or on a vehicle I cringe grip the wheel and get the he11 out of there. The little rice grinders who think they can still do the fast and the furious driving with the trailer behind a the worstMillermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
Reply:I snapped this pic on my way to work the other day, nothing on this trailer was strapped or tied down in any way:(click image for larger view)(When I took this picture the light had just turned green and I hadn't started moving yet.)Visit Tensaiteki.com
Reply:Originally Posted by TensaitekiI snapped this pic on my way to work the other day, nothing on this trailer was strapped or tied down in any way:(click image for larger view)(When I took this picture the light had just turned green and I hadn't started moving yet.)
Reply:theres a pallet scrounger around here that has a mid 90's for Taurus.   seen him with up to 12 pallets on the roof tied on with one little piece of twine.   Not to mention the hundreds of mini trucks dragging bumper loaded 10+ feet high with cardboard.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:haha thats money in the bank where i come from...... if they make it there haha!SIN CITY METAL WORKSvisit my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/devvon
Reply:Its all about going green, thats not a stack of pallets in the minds eye of the jeep driver, its a sail, he is out to save us all..................
Reply:I cant pass this up, obviously in this case "density is the mother of invention" bwaa hahahhah
Reply:Originally Posted by Dualietheres a pallet scrounger around here that has a mid 90's for Taurus.   seen him with up to 12 pallets on the roof tied on with one little piece of twine.   Not to mention the hundreds of mini trucks dragging bumper loaded 10+ feet high with cardboard.
Reply:Originally Posted by woodweld1 If your wandering, Im in my old 79 ford, I use it to haul scrap.Attachment 70164
Reply:My brothers good friend was killed when a sheet of plywood blew out of the back of a truck while riding his motorcycle.That should be a thousand dollar fine and 6 months in jail for risking other peoples lives like that.
Reply:Doesn't seem to warrant the freak-outage.Skids weigh nothing and he's got a bunch of rope on it.It does look unusual though...but...yeah, doesn't warrant freak-outage.
Reply:Originally Posted by VPT$25 apiece bosch icon wipers for the scrap truck?
Reply:Originally Posted by darkhackDoesn't seem to warrant the freak-outage.Skids weigh nothing and he's got a bunch of rope on it.It does look unusual though...but...yeah, doesn't warrant freak-outage.
Reply:Originally Posted by emanMy brothers good friend was killed when a sheet of plywood blew out of the back of a truck while riding his motorcycle.That should be a thousand dollar fine and 6 months in jail for risking other peoples lives like that.
Reply:Let me throw my sighting in the ring:Be okay 'till the local drunk comes barreling through with his 98. Last edited by denrep; 07-22-2011 at 11:58 PM.
Reply:On the way home last week, there was a small car with an extension ladder sticking out both rear windows about 2 feet. If it were to get hit or hung up on something, the driver would have lost his head. Too bad my phone sucks, or I would have posted the pic here.UA Local 598
Reply:Originally Posted by Thiel-Metal-Fabthis reminds me  of the guy   that piled  30 sheets of full size plywood  and a pile of 2by4's   and a whole bunch of bags of cement mix    ,   on the roof of a little  import car .,   she  was on the ground dragging  frame   !   kinda looked like he was hauling  everything but the sink lol
Reply:BTW Wood, it did happen today some idiot overloaded with shingles killed someone in kcmo today ...I forgot how to change this.
Reply:Originally Posted by LawsonWeldingLLCBTW Wood, it did happen today some idiot overloaded with shingles killed someone in kcmo today ...
Reply:Yeah..... it is.I forgot how to change this.
Reply:I hope all involved have very good liability insurance..If not..It's hard to get beer form a stone.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.