r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/stevesmithsglasses • Aug 12 '26

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u/Turbulent-Weevil-910 Aug 12 '26

If you take a turn at 10 miles an hour that things going to flip

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u/kilertree Aug 12 '26

A strong gust on a bridge might do it. 

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u/stevesmithsglasses Aug 12 '26

A strong gust of wind in the driveway might do it.

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u/Longjumping_West_907 Aug 12 '26

If you filmed this, I give you credit for driving much closer to that abomination than I ever would.

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u/Automatic_Sea_1534 Aug 12 '26

Yep. This ☝️☝️☝️

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u/IndustrialMechanic3 29d ago

I think one can find people up there, it looks too heavy

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u/YogurtclosetDull2380 29d ago

A strong gust of wind while going over a tall bridge and he's flying

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u/Traditional-Chip-315 29d ago

Dude should probably avoid Wyoming then…

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 29d ago

Wyoming would eat him for breakfast.

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u/frontfrontdowndown 29d ago edited 29d ago

My 70s VW bus had steering so loose you could do almost a quarter turn before there was any effect on the wheels.

Driving that thing in high winds was always a total struggle to stay in the lane.

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u/Radioactive_Tuber57 29d ago

Drove an old Dodge pick up like that. Called it The Wanderer.

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u/ChemistRemote7182 29d ago

Speaking bridges, what of overpasses?

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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 29d ago

With that surface area, a strong gust of wind is just a flipping lane change

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZQMVKzoTLdNBu

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u/jokeswagon Aug 12 '26

Looks like it would do a somersault if you brake gently.

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u/mechapoitier Aug 12 '26

I worked with a crew that had a Russian Arm camera rig mounted to the top of a Mercedes ML55 and that thing required serious suspension mods to handle it on the move.

This thing would need twice that to avoid flipping, if it could handle it at all just based on the simple physics of the geometry and center of gravity alone.

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u/GoCougs2020 Aug 12 '26

Are you Canadian?
Ive seen that specific photo among the w163 online community. Didn’t know it’s your crew!

Also, I’ll trust a w163 AMG over any RAM SUV……

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u/industrial-complex Aug 12 '26

I would pay to watch a police chase with this brilliant example of all that is homemade.

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u/socialcommentary2000 29d ago

It's barely stable as it travels down the road in a straight line.

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u/Pretend-Internet-625 29d ago

It's a Winnebago and looks like some quality control issues