Like a rock ...

N1VSM · Post by **N1VSM** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:07 pm

A friend just sent me this link.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/63671 ... -rock.html

Gives me the heebie-jeebies.

poor rich · Post by **poor rich** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:55 pm

just goes to show, stupid is as stupid does.
Rich

rixm37 · Post by **rixm37** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:57 pm

THE hi railer gear adds lots of weight to the rear and not to mention the tools and equipment in the box. looks like the truck was placed wrong on the lift!! But sure is interesting photos. Glad it's not my hi railer.

Tom @ Snake River · Post by **Tom @ Snake River** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:18 pm

THe decal says GVW of 7200, I am sure that thing is loaded up a lot heavier than that.
I just loaded up my "new" CUCV contract maintainence truck and run it across the scale and it hit 8100 and I am sure I could load it up heavier.
The truck in the pictures sure looks a lot heavier than what I am running.

Nickathome · Post by **Nickathome** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:13 am

Man, that is an unusual case. Maybe the truck was overloaded, but maybe the mechanics shoulda checked before trying to lift it ?

MSeriesRebuild · Post by **MSeriesRebuild** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:38 am

Truck was placed wrong on the lift, no doubt. A better way of putting it is the truck was placed on the wrong type of lift system. Whoever the lift operator was should be looking for a new job wearing a big "STUPID" sign around his neck. If the frame had not buckled, the truck would have likely went nose up. Weight distribution is critical when placing any vehicle on a lift, especially loaded trucks. This incident has stupid written all over it. A drive on type lift should have been used in this case. It's virtually impossible to use this type of lift to raise this type of truck successfully, just can't establish the correct frame/lift contact point. Think about it, all the weight of that truck is placed on a tiny area of the frame with a huge amount of weight overhanging the lift. This is exactly what I would have been expecting to happen. I would have been embarrased to have posted the picture if I were the business owner who let an employee do something this stupid. All I know is "What were they thinking."

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:58 am

Wow stop the presses..Charles and I agree on something.... LOL!

Just funning there Charles....but yeah I agree with him the truck was lifted wrong and was an ID10T error on the operator of the lift. I would have thought a better place to lift with that type of lift would have been to get under the front and rear axles....but I agree a drive on lift would have been a better choice. Eitherway the owner of the business is going to be shelling out some big bucks for that oops!

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:01 am

Jeez, and I thought the dummy in my company who snapped an M816 wrecker hoist trying to pull an M60 pack w/o outriggers (and the motor mounts still bolted in) when I was in Korea was dumb....
Gary

Barley Pop · Post by **Barley Pop** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:59 pm

didja notice the truck is a R/R that is equipped with the rail gear. Very heavy and yes the guy should be wearing stupid and looking for a new jobie job.

Barley...

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