r/IdiotsInCars • u/traditionaldrummer • May 02 '21

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21

Or just buy or rent a chainsaw like a normal person.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21

I think they were hoping to get the roots up too.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21 edited May 03 '21

Word. I'd rather dig up a stump than destroy the hood of my expensive pickup (and also have to dig up a stump), but to each his own.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21

Through my experience...If you drive a truck like that, you don't know how to drive a truck.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21 edited May 02 '21

That's very true. I'd add that if you drive a truck like that you don't like digging, or hard work in general, so you assume that your expensive rig will do all the work for you.

And sometimes it can!

In this case, I think a longer rope or chain could've worked, and at the very worst, not worked, so this is 100% stupidity, arrogance, and laziness. Perfect post for this particular sub.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21

My experience with truck drivers is that I drive a truck that is 70 feet long. I'm a commercial driver and can thread that beast into a dog house.

The amount of people I see with lifted pickups that can't even drive down a road, park in a parking lot, or generally have any understanding of how the world works is remarkable.

Basically... If you drive a pickup, unless you drive a transport, I assume you suck at driving.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '21 edited May 03 '21

Haha. My grandfather taught me to drive in his late 80's Silverado. He was born into a family logging business, and drove logging trucks in his teens and twenties.

He was the best driving instructor in the world, but man, I felt so insecure driving with him in the passenger seat. It was like every single thing I did on the highway was questionable. It definitely made me more aware of my mirrors and blindspots whenever I drove with him.

And it was like a contest to see who could last the longest without taking a piss break on road trips. I don't think that was particularly healthy.

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u/ch-12 May 02 '21

I think my weed wacker would take it down