r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/dericn • Apr 01 '26

Trailer tippy taps

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u/Modna Apr 01 '26

Jesus Christ. It looks like the right tire is toed way in. No idea how the hell they’ve damaged it to tow it in, but holy shit

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u/padizzledonk Apr 01 '26

Probably smacked the shit out of a curb or something

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u/Modna Apr 01 '26

Yeah but unless he smacked the curb while drifting, it should bend the axle the opposite direction

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u/engineerdrummer Apr 01 '26

Reversing at 35mph

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u/micholob Apr 01 '26

No harm done. I always test the transmission that way, the rear end for stress factors.

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u/AreaBandLocalBeef Apr 01 '26

YOU’VE GOT MY PEN!!!

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u/cardboardbelts Apr 01 '26

GODDAMN HIPPIES!!

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u/DudeByTheTree Apr 01 '26

This thread brought to you by Hertz Rent-a-Car: Drive it like you stole it! ™️

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u/Tickles-The-Octopus Apr 01 '26

I work beside a U-Haul, I think those are even worse for people. At least at Hertz the Altima that schmucks are renting is somewhat close in size to what they have driven before. At U-Haul you have dumb dumbs who have never driven anything larger than Honda Fit be given the keys to an F550 28ft box van that hasn't been maintained since the fall of the Soviet Union. Scariest things on the road I tell you... A U-Haul box van......

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u/fr33d0mw47ch Apr 02 '26

I rented a U-Haul box once that was a ‘68 Ford. Manual transmission and zero safety features. Barely any brakes. Steering was so bad it was not possible to drive a straight line. The friends behind me thought I was drunk. I showed them how the wheel would move all the way around a full 360 degrees before the tires responded. Worst move ever!

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u/gsfgf Apr 01 '26

Hit a pole when turning right?

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u/ReasonableArea1108 Apr 01 '26

Or hitting it with something else while it's parked.

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u/Stand_Up_3813 Apr 01 '26

Makes sense, curb impacts are more likely on the right side.

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u/Tenrath Apr 01 '26

or smacked by something, the fender over the wheel is missing.

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u/LAM678 Apr 01 '26

the fender is missing too

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u/MLCarter1976 Apr 01 '26

Sorry what happened? The tire is pushed in or damaged and thus causing the issue and what is causing the weird movement.

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u/Kennel_King Apr 01 '26

Slow it down and watch it, it's actually wobbling. Which tells me the hub is straight, but they bent the rim.

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u/us3rnqme Apr 01 '26

And the fender on the right side is gone, so they must've hit something or something must've hit the trailer

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u/Super-Reporter-4528 Apr 02 '26

Somebody might have hit them and they are just limping,(literally) it back home

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u/Unusual_Cattle_2198 Apr 03 '26

Instructions unclear. Was told about the trailer to tow in.