I pieced out a big oak in the same situation. I had to schedule a 60 ton hydro crane to haul the pieces to a landing, processing area. The operator, I had worked with years before, when I was a rigger in the ship yards.
# 10, was driving out of Key West Florida, 2 lane hwy and a yacht had fallen off its trailer which we were lucky and passed it before the cops blocked the way.
#2 - Looks like a real metal zipper. You can't find them anymore (except on bluejeans), and the plastic ones always a pain in the ass. Getting the lining stuck is still a problem though.
Any shop that does clothing alterations can replace a useless plastic zipper with a good brass one. It'll cost you but it's cheaper than buying a new parka. Zippershipper has them if the shop doesn't. Al_in_Ottawa
#9: People underestimate the weight of those IBCs. They run 275 gallons, so full of water one would weigh about 2,290 pounds, well beyond the capacity of most pickup trucks.
We use them to transport saltwater to our (soft) crab sloughing tanks due to the water needing to be changed out and we're just a little too far from good water to pump.
We got our oil delivered in those totes. Then used them to dump our old oil back, and the companies came and took them out to be recycled. I never weighed one, but they were pretty heavy, when you picked one up with a lift truck, you knew it was heavy. #6- A high school friend was a cop. He was chasing a guy in the nighttime when he came to a stop and a crossroad. He was going too fast and went across the road and t-boned the ditch on the other side of the crossroad. The doctors told him if he had not had his seatbelt and his bullet proof vest he would have likely killed himself, instead of just a couple of broken ribs.
The Tacoma had frame rust issues. Everything from no corrosion inhibitors on the frame, sub-standard steel in some frames, to AC drains dumping onto the frame causing it to rust. The weight just sped up what was inevitable.
My boss had one of the Tacomas with a rusty frame. Toyota scheduled an inspection, found rust and immediately gave him a loaner for the 3 days it took to replace the frame. He saw a dozen new frames stacked in a corner of the dealership when he dropped it off. That said one of those tanks is a terrible overload for a 1/2 ton pickup. Al_in_Ottawa
9) I had that generation Tacoma and some of them had an issue where the A/C condenser drain was pointed at a frame rail and rusted it out causing t to fail. Mine didn't have that issue but one friend took his to get it worked on at a dealership and they told him it was no longer safe to drive.
I was passed by a boat on the interstate. The jerk in the truck pulling it was being an asshole. He got brake checked. The boat slide for quite a ways on an even keel straight as an arrow before stopping. That was impressive.
Couple of interesting things about the Tacoma frame issue. First Toyota warrantied and recalled them - a stand-up decision...
Second, Toyota did not make them in-house:
"..In the case of the Toyota Tacoma – part of a 110,000-unit recall in 2009 – the problem appears to have been traced back to the supplier. And now the supplier is forced to pay for its mistakes.
The company in question, according to reports, is Dana, the Ohio-based OEM contractor supplying (among other components) axles and driveshafts for automobiles, commercial trucks and heavy equipment. In this case, it supplied the frames for the Tacoma pickup which were found to rust when exposed to road salt.
Dana Holding Corp will pay $25 million to Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> as part of a settlement for Tacoma truck frames that rusted out and had to be covered by warranty.
I did not know all that. My son still drives that Taco with over 300K on the clock and we inspect the frames every time we get under it. It's clean and it was never recalled.
#1 I worked on a project at a mine in MN, part of my site training, they showed me a picture of a haul truck upside down. Yep, lady on her cell phone and drove off the road. 24O Ton capacity!
#9 - I'm guessing that's 275 gallon tank, water at 8.3 lbs/gallon ~2300lb, Vs 1400 lb capacity truck, no surprise
It didn't help that the tank was loaded against the tailgate, not the front of the bed. That put the centerline of the load BEHIND the rear axle. That means that frame was constantly flexing mid-ship. Not good.
This is the same thing that happened to the guy with the Dodge 3500 with a ten foot cab-over camper on a six and a half foot bed. Too much weight beyond the back axle and his frame broke on a trip to Mexico. Neither Dodge nor the people that made and sold him the camper would cover the cost of the damages.
It's not rocket science, just common sense. And these days common sense is scarcer than are rocket scientists.
I had a guy tell me a story back in the 1980s about a strip mining operation that encountered an extremely large boulder while expanding the size of the mining area. They were discussing the idea of pushing it off into the pit, and then breaking it up into smaller pieces so they could load it onto one of the dump trucks like pictured in #1. Then some "genius" decided that they could save some time and energy if they positioned the dump truck below the boulder and just pushed the boulder directly into the bed of the dump truck. Needless to say, after the boulder fell a few hundred feet into the bed of the dump truck, the dump truck was not left in any condition to haul anything ever again.
#10 had a rotten frame. It happened to me with my 1997 4WD SR5. It's a know problem and Toyota extended the frame warranty to 15 years. When the frame rot was found on mine, it was 782 weeks since it was first titled... 15 years is 780 weeks.
Two weeks sooner, I could have got $7200 from Toyota. Instead, it was a worthless piece of shit. It only had 107K on it too!
If a house is within the fall radius of a tree, the chances of it hitting the house is squared by the ability for said tree to do maximum damage.
ReplyDeleteEspecially when they pave the ground blocking the roots.
DeleteI pieced out a big oak in the same situation. I had to schedule a 60 ton hydro crane to haul the pieces to a landing, processing area. The operator, I had worked with years before, when I was a rigger in the ship yards.
Delete#8. That’s a load of KFC.
ReplyDelete# 10, was driving out of Key West Florida, 2 lane hwy and a yacht had fallen off its trailer which we were lucky and passed it before the cops blocked the way.
ReplyDelete#8 Whole lotta finger lickin'
ReplyDelete#2 I was thinking a painful thought but apparently not.
ReplyDelete#2 - Looks like a real metal zipper. You can't find them anymore (except on bluejeans), and the plastic ones always a pain in the ass. Getting the lining stuck is still a problem though.
ReplyDeleteMetal zippers on Mountain Khakis, Patagonia & Duck Head.
DeleteGood to know, Anon. Thanks for the info.
DeleteAny shop that does clothing alterations can replace a useless plastic zipper with a good brass one. It'll cost you but it's cheaper than buying a new parka. Zippershipper has them if the shop doesn't.
DeleteAl_in_Ottawa
#9: People underestimate the weight of those IBCs. They run 275 gallons, so full of water one would weigh about 2,290 pounds, well beyond the capacity of most pickup trucks.
ReplyDeleteWe use them to transport saltwater to our (soft) crab sloughing tanks due to the water needing to be changed out and we're just a little too far from good water to pump.
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We got our oil delivered in those totes. Then used them to dump our old oil back, and the companies came and took them out to be recycled. I never weighed one, but they were pretty heavy, when you picked one up with a lift truck, you knew it was heavy.
Delete#6- A high school friend was a cop. He was chasing a guy in the nighttime when he came to a stop and a crossroad. He was going too fast and went across the road and t-boned the ditch on the other side of the crossroad. The doctors told him if he had not had his seatbelt and his bullet proof vest he would have likely killed himself, instead of just a couple of broken ribs.
Did you know those goddamn things are metric? They're 1000 liters, and when full are 1000 kilograms.
DeleteYes. It's a 1 tone load on a half tone pickup. Kind of inevitable lesson in physics.
DeleteThe Tacoma had frame rust issues. Everything from no corrosion inhibitors on the frame, sub-standard steel in some frames, to AC drains dumping onto the frame causing it to rust. The weight just sped up what was inevitable.
DeleteMy boss had one of the Tacomas with a rusty frame. Toyota scheduled an inspection, found rust and immediately gave him a loaner for the 3 days it took to replace the frame. He saw a dozen new frames stacked in a corner of the dealership when he dropped it off.
DeleteThat said one of those tanks is a terrible overload for a 1/2 ton pickup.
Al_in_Ottawa
2. Got my skivvies caught in my zipper. Had my Leatherman pliers out working on getting it freed up, boss walks in. Me "no, I dont need help"
ReplyDelete7. That's a well built house. Owner royally lining up someone to pull the tree back upright
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Frank and beans!
Delete9) I had that generation Tacoma and some of them had an issue where the A/C condenser drain was pointed at a frame rail and rusted it out causing t to fail. Mine didn't have that issue but one friend took his to get it worked on at a dealership and they told him it was no longer safe to drive.
ReplyDeleteI was passed by a boat on the interstate. The jerk in the truck pulling it was being an asshole. He got brake checked. The boat slide for quite a ways on an even keel straight as an arrow before stopping. That was impressive.
ReplyDelete#3 looks like the semi truck got tired and pulled off the road to lay down and take a nap.
ReplyDelete#1 How?
ReplyDeleteIt just wanted its belly rubbed.
DeleteCouple of interesting things about the Tacoma frame issue.
ReplyDeleteFirst Toyota warrantied and recalled them - a stand-up decision...
Second, Toyota did not make them in-house:
"..In the case of the Toyota Tacoma – part of a 110,000-unit recall in 2009 – the problem appears to have been traced back to the supplier. And now the supplier is forced to pay for its mistakes.
The company in question, according to reports, is Dana, the Ohio-based OEM contractor supplying (among other components) axles and driveshafts for automobiles, commercial trucks and heavy equipment. In this case, it supplied the frames for the Tacoma pickup which were found to rust when exposed to road salt.
Dana Holding Corp will pay $25 million to Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> as part of a settlement for Tacoma truck frames that rusted out and had to be covered by warranty.
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70B7KZ/
I did not know all that. My son still drives that Taco with over 300K on the clock and we inspect the frames every time we get under it. It's clean and it was never recalled.
Delete#1 "And then he said 'Hold my beer'."
ReplyDelete#3 - Breaker 1-9 - Be advised Bearcat 7 will be taking a power nap in 5 minutes ..."
ReplyDelete#1 I worked on a project at a mine in MN, part of my site training, they showed me a picture of a haul truck upside down. Yep, lady on her cell phone and drove off the road. 24O Ton capacity!
ReplyDelete#9 - I'm guessing that's 275 gallon tank, water at 8.3 lbs/gallon ~2300lb, Vs 1400 lb capacity truck, no surprise
It didn't help that the tank was loaded against the tailgate, not the front of the bed. That put the centerline of the load BEHIND the rear axle. That means that frame was constantly flexing mid-ship. Not good.
DeleteThis is the same thing that happened to the guy with the Dodge 3500 with a ten foot cab-over camper on a six and a half foot bed. Too much weight beyond the back axle and his frame broke on a trip to Mexico. Neither Dodge nor the people that made and sold him the camper would cover the cost of the damages.
It's not rocket science, just common sense. And these days common sense is scarcer than are rocket scientists.
#10 From the price of that gas, I'd say it was Trump's fault.
ReplyDeleteI had a guy tell me a story back in the 1980s about a strip mining operation that encountered an extremely large boulder while expanding the size of the mining area. They were discussing the idea of pushing it off into the pit, and then breaking it up into smaller pieces so they could load it onto one of the dump trucks like pictured in #1. Then some "genius" decided that they could save some time and energy if they positioned the dump truck below the boulder and just pushed the boulder directly into the bed of the dump truck. Needless to say, after the boulder fell a few hundred feet into the bed of the dump truck, the dump truck was not left in any condition to haul anything ever again.
ReplyDelete#10 had a rotten frame. It happened to me with my 1997 4WD SR5. It's a know problem and Toyota extended the frame warranty to 15 years. When the frame rot was found on mine, it was 782 weeks since it was first titled... 15 years is 780 weeks.
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks sooner, I could have got $7200 from Toyota. Instead, it was a worthless piece of shit. It only had 107K on it too!
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