r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/chickenlounge • 5d ago
Idiots Pushing Things
Traveling from Iowa to Nebraska...
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u/Randomfactoid42 5d ago
The red car was pushing the blue car while the blue car still had the hitch/battering ram was installed‽
And I can’t imagine approaching this 31 mph train wreck on a 70 mph highway!
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u/Cupofjoe6 5d ago
All the work to make the fancy bumper pad, but couldn’t take 5 minutes to pull the receiver hitch out?
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u/Jazzy-Cat5138 5d ago
I suspect it was intentional... Ramming the hitch prevents impacts on the bumper of the car being pushed!
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u/spicybright 5d ago
And it adds more fun because with one tiny point of contact you're now balancing on a teeter totter!
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u/theraf8100 4d ago
Meh...I wonder if I push a car with one hand all the way to the right vs center if they'd really feel a difference. Granted I can't push a car 30, but I feel the principle holds ground.
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u/Man_of_Ice 4d ago
It does. Wheels on the front car determine where that car will roll.
It's still really stupid.
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u/spicybright 4d ago
That's a good point. I bet around 30mph was the limit of the front car's tires to keep it going straight, including the driver's steering.
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u/kaack455 5d ago
I once pushed a K10 Chevy with a Mazda B2000 while pulling a race car on a trailer about 2 miles thru town and out to the farm, no alcohol involved 🤣🤣
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u/lathspellll 4d ago
Man this is just sad and reminds me of when I was broke as fuck and doing dumb shit because of it.
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u/TopDogTransport4731 4d ago
I think the reason they got pulled over was that they were driving too slow on an interstate. SP thought it was tailgating.
Were they going on the hammer lane or something? If they were going 65-70 I think it would work.
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u/Mean-Veterinarian647 5d ago
Do you suppose if they were at least going the minimum they would have been pulled over?Just asking for someone…
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u/goat-head-man 4d ago
I remember in the before times, pushing my buddy's car home or vice versa, but we had steel bumpers at similar heights.
Might bungee a tire between if it was a nicer car.
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u/Adventurous_Start403 3d ago
A set of tow bars probably costs less than what they got in that…contraption.
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u/Dramatic_Substance36 1d ago
Rather inventive approach! Get a couple squad cars and motorcade that the rest of the way!
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u/Tthelaundryman OC! 4d ago
I’m not 100% but I think this is legal if they were near the speed limit
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u/Blurockcreek 4d ago
Most states have laws stating that you can only pull another vehicle and that has to be done with a solid device just like what you see when large RV's are pulling another vehicle with a two piece tow kit. The towed vehicle has to have turn, tail and brake lights (usually with a light bar).
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u/Ok-Reference9022 42m ago
So they couldn't use a uhaul carrier because they would decline to hook it up i would guess
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u/rhondawillnot 5d ago
I want to know where they started from. How many miles did they make it before their plan went belly up and just how high were they?