#10 That happened to me when I drove my Jeep onto the sand in the Outer Banks years ago. The tires just would not get me out, but a fisherman arrived with his boat and saw what the problem was immediately. He let the pressure out of all four tires, towed me out of my stuck spot, and I could drive easily on about half the recommended tire pressure. Then I learned why I had seen so many people pumping up their tires at local gas stations.... that's how you drive on sand, with half-flat tires. Lesson learned!
That's JUST what I was thinking! Matt takes on some seriously stuck vehicles, some of which I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole, 'cause if he fucks it up it's "look out below"!!
#1 Been towing boats for 50 years -- from 13' to 30'- I saw that happen a few years ago, but with a car doing the towing (creased the roof nicely!) That's what STRONG (not cheap 1" ones) rear tie down straps are for -- and also have an additional one attaching the front bow eye directly to the trailer tongue below it I can't help but "wonder" about the people that trust just the winch cable/strap to hold their boat on the trailer. ------
#6 The old VW bugs (and early Porches) had oval lug-nut holes. If you changed the tires on with the car on a lift and tightened them while the car was off the ground, when the car was dropped they often weren't centered OR tight - and there was a good chance that you would lose a tire as you drove away,,, don't ask me how I found THAT out.
#3 Would freak me the heck out. I have not seen it myself, but have friends who have been on mission trips, that have witnessed some really funky stuff. Usually in the Caribbean. Their teenage kids walking at night, hearing noises that would scare the shit out of anyone. Sounding like it could not be made by anything on earth. People actually levitating, without any magic aids or anything. Haiti and the Dominican Republic are voodoo believing places, and even though Christian people reject such things, Satan can use it to try and get to some.
Tennesseans do that in the winter, on ice. They think 4WD makes them invincible, so they run 60 mph on ice--for a little while. Then I see them in the ditch as I putter by at 20 mph. --Tennessee Budd
#3 When looking to buy our first (cheap) house the Real Estate agent first took us to a vacant rental with a red pentagram painted on the lounge ceiling. You'd think the owner would have spent $20 on paint and a couple of hours covering it up
#10 That happened to me when I drove my Jeep onto the sand in the Outer Banks years ago. The tires just would not get me out, but a fisherman arrived with his boat and saw what the problem was immediately. He let the pressure out of all four tires, towed me out of my stuck spot, and I could drive easily on about half the recommended tire pressure. Then I learned why I had seen so many people pumping up their tires at local gas stations.... that's how you drive on sand, with half-flat tires. Lesson learned!
ReplyDeleteIts got elastic band road tyres anyway, so letting them down isn't going to increase grip much.
DeleteIt's not about grip, it's about ground pressure. Lower the PSI, and your tire spreads out, and is less likely to sink into the sand.
Delete#5 That is one reason why I HATE anything related to Philips screws.
ReplyDelete#6 ?!?!?!?!? There's a reason lug nuts have cone ends that go into countersinks in the holes in the wheel.
Delete#10 Chinesium alloy screwdriver tips. [rocketride]
That Chiniseum was no match for running dog capitalist steel.
ReplyDelete#10 another victim for Matts Offroad Recovery (youtube)
ReplyDeleteThat's JUST what I was thinking! Matt takes on some seriously stuck vehicles, some of which I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole, 'cause if he fucks it up it's "look out below"!!
DeleteScrewdriver made of purest Chinesium
ReplyDelete#1 Been towing boats for 50 years -- from 13' to 30'-
ReplyDeleteI saw that happen a few years ago, but with a car doing the towing (creased the roof nicely!)
That's what STRONG (not cheap 1" ones) rear tie down straps are for -- and also have an additional one attaching the front bow eye directly to the trailer tongue below it
I can't help but "wonder" about the people that trust just the winch cable/strap to hold their boat on the trailer.
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#3 is actually kind of funny. And I have noticed that a lot of older homes have crappy carpet covering up some pretty nice wood floors.
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Delete#6 The old VW bugs (and early Porches) had oval lug-nut holes. If you changed the tires on with the car on a lift and tightened them while the car was off the ground, when the car was dropped they often weren't centered OR tight - and there was a good chance that you would lose a tire as you drove away,,, don't ask me how I found THAT out.
ReplyDelete#6 has half of the lug nuts on backwards.
ReplyDeleteYou'd think they would have heard that it clunking, long before the damage progressed that far.
DeleteHmm. Blond?
#3 Would freak me the heck out. I have not seen it myself, but have friends who have been on mission trips, that have witnessed some really funky stuff. Usually in the Caribbean.
ReplyDeleteTheir teenage kids walking at night, hearing noises that would scare the shit out of anyone. Sounding like it could not be made by anything on earth. People actually levitating, without any magic aids or anything. Haiti and the Dominican Republic are voodoo
believing places, and even though Christian people reject such things, Satan can use it to try and get to some.
I'd be seriously considering calling around about getting a priest to come by & purify the place before going any further or actually moving in.
Delete#10 Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in more inaccessible locations.....
ReplyDeleteI call that 4 wheel drive mentality. A lot of people who own 4 wheel drive vehicles seem to think they can go anywhere without getting stuck.
DeleteTennesseans do that in the winter, on ice. They think 4WD makes them invincible, so they run 60 mph on ice--for a little while. Then I see them in the ditch as I putter by at 20 mph.
Delete--Tennessee Budd
#3. It's funny that idiots would put carpet down on a beautiful wood floor but some people just like carpet. Me? I've seen this more than once.
ReplyDelete#6 Twin turbo Windsor block in a '79 Foxbody Mustang. What could go wrong?
ReplyDelete#3 When looking to buy our first (cheap) house the Real Estate agent first took us to a vacant rental with a red pentagram painted on the lounge ceiling. You'd think the owner would have spent $20 on paint and a couple of hours covering it up
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