Chevrolet happened? Actually I was wondering that too. Looks like the hood separated catastrophically, makes me wonder if the truck was traveling at high speed and the wind got in between the two sections and suddenly split it open. Maybe?
“Picture yourself cruising 80 mph down the highway and your truck’s hood opens up like a bag of chips. It’s proof that rust, if neglected long enough, can eventually lead to catastrophic damage. The hood on this classic body Chevy rusted out along the seam and completely let loose at highway speed. If you look closely, you can see that the hood is still latched. Long story short, don’t ignore the iron oxide gremlins on your ride or they will end up biting you—and the end result might even be something that resembles a largemouth bass…”
Just a guess, but based on the rust stains, I'd say the front lip of the hood rusted out to the point that wind could get between the skin (outer) panel and the inner panel. One good gust while driving down the road at speed and poof
#6 - On a high speed catamaran ferry to Martha's Vineyard out of New Bedford many years ago, the boat slowed way down while we were nowhere near the island. I went up on deck to see why, and there was a large motor yacht (not quite as big as in the photo, but BIG) run aground and listing in the low tide. It had happened the evening before and the area was busy with USCG and salvage/tow boats. I assumed it was a classic case of more money than brains.
Item 8: WTF....looks like a repair pier drilled thru a concrete basement wall and speared an electrical panel....I hope those boys were “hands off “ the hydraulic jack when it happened
#8 Surprise!! I worked at a place they had to cut a hunk out of the cement floor with a great big diamond saw, they took out one of the mains that was just under the cement it tripped a three thousand Amp breaker .It got really Loud for just a split second ,then really quite through the whole distribution Center
I was doing a conveyor inspection in an underground tunnel beneath some silos once when the main transformer blew and killed power to everything on site, lights included. And, not one of us so-called professionals had a flashlight. We all had different names by the time we stumbled our way back to the tunnel exit. And that is why you'll hardly ever see me without a small flashlight tucked into my pants, even in broad daylight.
#8 - If you're doing a soil boring into backfill adjacent to an existing building and start retrieving chunks of concrete, you might want to stop and check your bore real quick. Our hero here apparently decided everything was fine even after at least three 5' auger sections encountered nothing but air. Something tells me there was very little time as an apprentice prior to being sent out with their own rig.
Our plant engineer where I worked, flipped his boat, trailer, and van pulling it, on the expressway. He walked away without a scratch, but the boat, trailer, and van were totaled. The worst part, he did it again, a couple of years later. The second one, he was injured, and his insurance company covered it, and then cancelled him.
#3. WTF happened?
ReplyDeleteChevrolet happened? Actually I was wondering that too. Looks like the hood separated catastrophically, makes me wonder if the truck was traveling at high speed and the wind got in between the two sections and suddenly split it open. Maybe?
Delete“Picture yourself cruising 80 mph down the highway and your truck’s hood opens up like a bag of chips. It’s proof that rust, if neglected long enough, can eventually lead to catastrophic damage. The hood on this classic body Chevy rusted out along the seam and completely let loose at highway speed. If you look closely, you can see that the hood is still latched. Long story short, don’t ignore the iron oxide gremlins on your ride or they will end up biting you—and the end result might even be something that resembles a largemouth bass…”
Deletehttps://www.dieselworldmag.com/diesel-news/diesel-news-diesel-loses-two-icons-rip-mike-mike/
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Just a guess, but based on the rust stains, I'd say the front lip of the hood rusted out to the point that wind could get between the skin (outer) panel and the inner panel.
DeleteOne good gust while driving down the road at speed and poof
All that rust let go of the hoods outer skin.
DeleteHe said he wantwd a hood scoop...
DeleteAfter market hood. Many have NO spot welds. Panels are simple crimped. Like a good neighbor, state farm is there
DeleteRust......
DeleteMore proof -- If you hang around long enough, you will see stuff you never thought of. An expanded hood, who would have thought?
Delete#6 - On a high speed catamaran ferry to Martha's Vineyard out of New Bedford many years ago, the boat slowed way down while we were nowhere near the island. I went up on deck to see why, and there was a large motor yacht (not quite as big as in the photo, but BIG) run aground and listing in the low tide. It had happened the evening before and the area was busy with USCG and salvage/tow boats. I assumed it was a classic case of more money than brains.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Kenny, hope you had a great vacation!
ReplyDeleteDon in Oregon
#10 - And that's why you carry a fire extinguisher in the car.
ReplyDeleteItem 8: WTF....looks like a repair pier drilled thru a concrete basement wall and speared an electrical panel....I hope those boys were “hands off “ the hydraulic jack when it happened
ReplyDeleteI think it hit a telecom/networking rack, not an electrical panel - though there still would have been some power involved.
DeleteInternet is down !
DeleteThat’s a power panel, the thing with the green bits is a VFD could be 100 to 150 Amps
Delete#8 Bet that made a boom!
ReplyDelete#8 Surprise!! I worked at a place they had to cut a hunk out of the cement floor with a great big diamond saw, they took out one of the mains that was just under the cement it tripped a three thousand Amp breaker .It got really Loud for just a split second ,then really quite through the whole distribution Center
ReplyDeleteI was doing a conveyor inspection in an underground tunnel beneath some silos once when the main transformer blew and killed power to everything on site, lights included. And, not one of us so-called professionals had a flashlight. We all had different names by the time we stumbled our way back to the tunnel exit. And that is why you'll hardly ever see me without a small flashlight tucked into my pants, even in broad daylight.
Delete#8 - If you're doing a soil boring into backfill adjacent to an existing building and start retrieving chunks of concrete, you might want to stop and check your bore real quick. Our hero here apparently decided everything was fine even after at least three 5' auger sections encountered nothing but air. Something tells me there was very little time as an apprentice prior to being sent out with their own rig.
ReplyDeleteThe damage in #1, comprehensive insurance would fix that.
ReplyDelete#6 If you can affford that yacht you could afford a professional captain to drive it.
ReplyDeleteOur plant engineer where I worked, flipped his boat, trailer, and van pulling it, on the expressway. He walked away without a scratch, but the boat, trailer, and van were totaled.
ReplyDeleteThe worst part, he did it again, a couple of years later. The second one, he was injured, and his insurance company covered it, and then cancelled him.