I am inside trimming a house, outside the excavator is working on a septic. Dump truck with dirt comes to dump, now its been raing on and off for a couple of days here and things were pretty muddy. Any way he starts dumping and I hear some yelling to lookout, I’m thinking that he is getting to close to the house, and then all of a sudden a big bang, so I run out side to see the dump truck on its side. Apparently when he went to dump he started wobbling and tried to let it back down but it was too late and as she tipped the piston snapped. Luckily nobody was standing next to it, The driver was a little shaken but o.k.
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Wow. I've heard that that's not totally uncommon, but still. I would have thought that the whole truck would tip over. I sure wouldn't want to be standing there.
zak
"so it goes"
I've come close to that once or twice, but I've never had one go over. That's gonna cost come serious money to fix. Looks like it was a heck of a nice truck.
I did lose a couple of gravity wagons once....
That's ugly. Midway thru reading your post I thought you were going to say he drove onto the septic tank and broke thru.
I was thinking fell over on my truck...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Izzit me, or is one of the dump pivots busted of the end of the frame?
Traditionally they are the only thing less well maintained than trailer axle stubs (c'mon, be honest, when was the last time you actually pulled wheels & bearings, and cleaned & packed those bad boys?).
I know I've heard a few of the pivots complain a time or two, when the frame was not quite level, and that load goes up.
Saw a "pup" dump trailer the other day that clearly had some sort of problem--driver was going verrrrrrrryyyy carrreeefullly down the road, which was logical with the dumpbed up about 45ยบ . . .
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the left hinge remained intact while the right snapped, luckily it snapped or it would have tipped the whole truck over. The tow truck guy torched the right hinge off and they were able to drive the truck away after plugging some airleaks(tailgate line)
mark
or it would have tipped the whole truck over
Well, the truck owner might have actually preferred to tip the truck over. Then, it's only whatever it costs to get it back up on the tires. Instead, he's got to pay to have the bed towed off, too; then all that has to be welded back together--all the time, the guy is "out" a truck, too.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
"the truck owner might have actually preferred to tip the truck over. Then, it's only whatever it costs to get it back up on the tires."
Nor exacly. My Uncle flipped a truck about 18 months ago. It wiped out the whole side of the cab. (Including the door)
They ended up buying a junk truck and swapping out the whole cab.
Second place is the first loser [Mance Bowden]
Just a guess on my part but I'd say he/she isn't going to just drive that off the lot any time soon.
Two...it looks like one of those situations where a judicious application of money can fix anything. Trucker got the worst end of the stick this time. Be thankful that it didn't go the other way cause then you would be talking serious money in addition to the truck repair cost.
Three...I wonder if the trucker owns the rig and if he/she doesn't, are they still employed a week from now? Come on, it could happen to anyone, right?
My buddy owns the truck (2 payments left) and it was his father driving who is normaly a very concientious driver, but he has been complaining for a while that the body would not come down, it just took to dang long
Insurance ?
The destination is not the point. The completion is not the point. Enjoy today. If you can't enjoy today, then what is the point ?
No Christmas bonus for that driver.
Usually happens when truck isn't level when dumping, or the material being dumped hangs on one side while the other side brakes loose. Looks like material was a heavy loam and wet to boot, lucky driver could have been alot worse
Man that sucks. I'm glad everyones physicaly alright.
"Enjoy every sandwich." Warren Zevon.
I did that once with my old one ton flatbed dump. I had way too much concrete chunks loaded onto it and was not quite level as I dumped. One hinge pivot sheared off and the bed toppled over sideways. It cost me a few hundred dollars to get the scissor hoist straigtened and the hinge pivots beefed up. I got off easy relative to your guy but it taught me the hard way the importance of having an evenly loaded truck and dumping only if the truck is on level ground.
I am trying to figure out your screen name. I dated a german gal back in high school who taught me a bunch of german slang and cuss words. Your screen name sounds reminiscent of one. Is there a story behind it?
Karl
Wow
Do you know how long it took for somebody to pick up on that? I mean in the German language that word is just one of the nastiest words around and now finally somebody caught on. Yeah, I just like to have fun once in a while so I do crazy stuff like that, just don't tell anybody, it will be our secret.
Thanks
Mark
Well can you provide a general description of its definition? Inquiring dirty minds need to know... a nice, cleaned up definition of course.
From: http://german.about.com/library/blvoc_avoidF.htmdie Fotze (-n) (vulgar slang) vulvaI think it's sorta like the "C" word in english...
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So........
Ya think it gives us a clue re Fotze the poster's, gender?
Or just his favorite place to hang out in?DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
I can assure you that I am very much of the male gender.
And yes I do like to hang out there
Mark
LOL!
Well good for you and glad ya got a sense of humor.DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
"Ya think it gives us a clue re Fotze the poster's, gender?"
Well, that thought crossed my mind....
I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me. even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting. [Ronald Reagan]
I'm sure it did!!!!
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TGIF buddy!DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
If the infamous Seinfeld episode were in German the name would be Motze.
If I recall correctly my german girlfriend was saying something like this to her sister "Sei mal ruhig oder ich tritt in diene fotze"When I inquired about the meaning. Neither one was willing to translate at first. While it certainly isn't the kind of thing you would say at church I was a bit surprised at how substantial the impact is on a german speaker. Like you said it is interpreted as one of the nastiest words.Sorry to let the cat out of the bag.karl
Wow what a zinger that sentence is. I never quite heard it expressed that way, especially from one girl to another
mark
You could probably sell those pics. Too bad you didn't have video.
Glad nobody was hurt.
Try gettyimages.com if you want to look into selling them.
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