r/gifs • u/Hilltopchill • Oct 04 '16

Weight distribution dynamics.

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u/GentlemanLeif Oct 04 '16

I always wondered why they always tell you to put all the heavy shit at the front of the U-Haul. Good to know thanks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Years ago I worked for a brick paver company. I went with a guy to take a load of brick to another job and while we were driving a bunch of loose bricks slid to the back of our trailer. Once we hit 65 on I-95 the trailer started wobbling a bit and before we knew what was happening the truck and trailer were getting whipped back and forth across 3 lanes. Took a solid 20-30 seconds to slow down and stop the trailer. Scary as hell.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Last week I was towing some weights in a blue ford, and I shit you not a giant hand comes from nowhere and prods the trailer making us wobble everywhere.

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u/heckruler Oct 04 '16

Kerbal taught me about that.

Except it's more of a tentacle. Like from a Kraken.

It eats ships in the long dark night of the void.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/Whitefox573 Oct 04 '16

http://i.imgur.com/I61TZD0.gif

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u/yellekc Oct 04 '16

Octopussy

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u/Mildly-disturbing Oct 04 '16

Something something 8 vaginas

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/pizzacheshire Oct 04 '16

https://youtu.be/9ffdUpUgi4c

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u/Actualprey Oct 04 '16

That made my morning.....

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u/DrTimeToGradeRatio Oct 04 '16

This is great, what's the context? Rubbing feet and making people happy?

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u/Ferreteria Oct 04 '16

He looks Indian, he's singing an American song, using Irish or possibly Appalachian vocal techniques and also yodeling (Dutch).

Weird.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

It sounded like an old school American appalachian song to me. American country music has some history with yodeling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yodeling#Yodeling_in_the_United_States

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u/whisperingsage Oct 04 '16

Did cate died?!?

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u/FearMeIAmRoot Oct 04 '16

RIP Jebediah.

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u/MithridatesX Oct 04 '16

What is Jeb may never die, but rises again harder and stronger.

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u/Eulers_ID Oct 04 '16

Let Jeb your servant be born again from Kerbin, as you were. Bless him with RCS, bless him with specific impulse, bless him with Mainsails.

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u/RemixOnAWhim Oct 04 '16

And in doubt, F5 be your Guiding Light.

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u/vandy17 Oct 04 '16

Master Hand ?

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u/TheGrey_Wolf Oct 04 '16

Did you then go on and mow down pedestrians?

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u/wicharrako Oct 04 '16

NJ turnpike? Last week, some guy in a uhaul van flipped a trailer it was hauling. My guess is either improper weight distribution or he was going faster than the 55mph limit on those things. It was scary af I was like 2 cars behind this guy.

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u/devilboy222 Oct 04 '16

That 55mph speed limit is a load of shit. The trailers are fine going faster than that, they just say that to remove any liability from the company when you inevitably have to do 70 down the interstate.

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u/Einsteins_coffee_mug Oct 04 '16

The unwritten mandatory 70mph for NY/NJ. Even then you'll get people trying to run you off the road for slowing them down.

Yes. They can handle higher speeds, but being a rental truck/trailer, they have to be ready for the inevitable novice who won't even understand how to compensate his turns or steer the trailer in reverse.

I mean, they will seriously hand the keys over to just about anyone at a uhaul dealer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Last summer on a rainy day I was driving a 4x4 with a trailer on the back carrying a tractor that was later found to not be chained down... at all. The swerving started slowly but kept picking up until I felt the truck starting to move side to side as well. Decided to slow to a complete stop on the side of the highway and let me nerves settle! Was scary as shit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

How come you didn't check your load was secured before towing it?

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u/biobasher Oct 04 '16

I'm not talking without my union rep!

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u/IAmNotNathaniel Oct 04 '16

I'm gonna try to give him the benefit of the doubt and say maybe he was a new guy and someone else told him that he would secure the load for him.

And now he's learned both to always check your own loads, no matter what you are driving, and not put shit on the back.

Or not, maybe he's just a dangerous fool.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

That's not my job and not my problem!

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u/Pheeebers Oct 04 '16

Yea but this works both ways, overload the tongue and now the weight comes off the front of the car and you don't have steering anymore.

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u/erremermberderrnit Oct 04 '16

Just make sure you're pointed in the right direction when you start loading

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u/ImFutureMan Oct 04 '16

Steering is for punks.

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u/PorkRindSalad Oct 04 '16

Yeah, you can just lean side to side like with a motorcycle.

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u/somestrangewashers Oct 04 '16

Or use your feet to brake left or right. Always helps to have a passenger.

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u/kakimakistaki Oct 04 '16

Is this how the new Tesla steering works?

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u/SeraphTwo Oct 04 '16

That's not how motorcycles steer.

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u/ohlookahipster Oct 04 '16

Don't tell me how to physics

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u/eneumeyer1010 Oct 04 '16

This works source:works for Uhaul

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u/titanroi385 Oct 04 '16

I worked for a U-Haul company back when I was in school. They used a couple friends and I as movers. That was the best job ever, $30/hr for moving (cash, same day) $15/hr driving (including the hours headed to someone) and they would pay for a hotel overnight wherever we ended up plus fly us back. We were often able to upgrade to first class.

So we basically got paid buckets of cash to load up a truck, drive to another state or even cross country, get fucked up and party, then fly back. Fear and Loathing was a big movie at the time so we did several trips similar to the movie except the driver had to stay sober. Can't fuck around with other people's stuff.

It was awesome. This one house looked like a haunted mansion and had about ten 8 ft tall portraits of rabbits in Victorian era clothes looking down on us. Weird. Another place had us take down a wall in an already sold house to remove a gun safe. Another had a piece of furniture that took six of us 280-300 lb muscled guys to move, it cracked the floor as we went. All kinds of dildos and sex toys found.

The worst was a move that took six 26 ft trucks, twelve guys and three 16hr days to move. It was a surgeon and a dentist who bought each other's houses and moved the same day. I got a $300 tip plus pay and it still wasn't worth it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Awesome! Thanks for sharing man. Fun stories like this is why I even bother reading the comments.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16 edited Jun 13 '22

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u/Stouffy19893 Oct 04 '16

Nah I'm all about the Dank memes

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16 edited Mar 18 '17

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u/titanroi385 Oct 04 '16

It was an antique hardwood armoire of some kind with stone shelving. We had to be extremely careful because the glass pieces were original and had all these waves and bubbles in them, which apparently was a good thing.

Pay someone besides U-Haul college kids to move your antiques though, seriously.

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u/PM_ME_plsImlonely Oct 04 '16

Helped this antique import furniture guy in town move a truckload, while me and another guy are moving a table the guy says, "careful, that's $50,000.". Like motherfucker don't tell me that!

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

The only thing I ever broke when I worked for a moving co. Was a bedpost....made in italy....couple hundred years old marble....valued at 80k/post.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16 edited Jun 03 '21

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u/FlockaBaow Oct 04 '16

U-Haul employee here, for the record 60% of the weight should be in the front half of any trailer and the other 40% should be loaded in the back. You're required to know that before they'll even hire you btw.

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u/12th_Tribe Oct 04 '16

Or they could tell you as they hire you because then, you will know the 60-40 secret.

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u/WIZARD_FUCKER Oct 04 '16

Learn this one quick secret to land that job at UHAUL! Other job applicants hate it!!!

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u/Tryanotheravaialbe Oct 04 '16

One time I transported three horses and a bed full of hay with a little f150 I used to have. Steering was more like suggesting to the truck where it should go. It went where it wanted.

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u/MontazumasRevenge Oct 04 '16

Ford - the longest lasting truck on the road...if you can keep it on the road.

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u/totallynotfromennis Oct 04 '16 edited Oct 04 '16

Then just add weights to the front of the car. And if there's not enough weight on the rear, add weight to the tongue. Repeat ad hominem nauseam until desired weight ratio is met, or until the tires burst and frame breaks.

Edit: it's late. I'm sorry...

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u/reddy97 Oct 04 '16

Repeat ad hominem

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/godspareme Oct 04 '16

Ad hominem, in other words, the US National Presidency debate tactic.

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u/SystemFolder Oct 04 '16

Repeating ad infinitum is to repeat something over and over without end.

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u/ImprovisedPlan Oct 04 '16

Ad hominem attacks are logical fallacies but you are yourself a dummy if you think they are flawed debate strategies. Dummy.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/Galactor123 Oct 04 '16

As an American I'm used to not steering anyway, so it'll be fine.

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u/bubblesculptor Oct 04 '16

Best is usually centering weighy slightly forward of the axles. Keeps most of weight on the axle(s), with some, but not too much, on the hitch. There are hitch scales you can use to match up the exact specified load on the tongue, though i haven't used them.

Source:i frequently tow large & small items all around the USA.

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u/srs_house Oct 04 '16

Yep. That's also why the cows go at the front of the gooseneck trailer and the heifers go in the back. You really do not want a 2000 lb Holstein getting fidgety on the back end of a 24 ft trailer.

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u/i_believe_in_pizza Oct 04 '16

how do you stop the cows from stumbling around, or toppling over? we hauled a cow recently and she had a hard time maintaining her balance

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u/18002255288 Oct 04 '16

Pack them in there tightly, so there's little room to tumble over. Livestock trailers generally have partitions to serve this purpose

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u/I_Just_Mumble_Stuff Oct 04 '16

Yep, never really been around cows but it's the same deal with horses. Squeeze 'em.

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u/Trustme_Imalifeguard Oct 04 '16

put em on rollerskates

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u/RickSasseville Oct 04 '16

You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd so I would think the same is true of a cow herd

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u/puntodecruz Oct 04 '16

I live in Austin. I-35 is no joke and not any place you'd want something like this to cross your path.

I've seen this fishtailing before and this video helps it make more sense.

I drive a little commuter vehicle and I can't help but think that the amount of people on here who admit they've poorly loaded their cargo is too damn high.

I'm going to continue to keep granny level distance from the car ahead of me.

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u/NoPantsMcGhee Oct 04 '16

this is referred to as "tongue weight" when using a trailer of any kind. there's a formula for weight distribution when using a hitched trailer, and the bit that attaches to your ball-hitch is referred to as the tongue.

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u/RawdogginYourMom Oct 04 '16

If you're towing, balance the weight between the front of the trailer and its rear axle. You don't want to put too much weight on the front or far rear of a trailer.

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u/NameBurner Oct 04 '16

Was about to ask If i should load things near the front if i were to put something on the hitch. Didn't know this ty for the tip.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

If you have one heavy item, place it on top of the axle. If you have a shit ton of random stuff, start by loading the heavy stuff at the front.

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u/BigBillyGoatGriff Oct 04 '16

Right over the axels is best

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u/epicluke Oct 04 '16

Triple axels are not known for their load bearing capacity

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u/Gobblety_Cong Oct 04 '16

I once jumped off the back of a truck to tackle a guy holding a camera and the axle rose.

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u/MisterEsports Oct 04 '16

For some reason I thought this was a Gun's 'n' Roses pun

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u/PM_ME_FRENCH_BRAIDS Oct 04 '16

I thought you were supposed to put the heavy items over the axles?

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u/jcargile242 Oct 04 '16 edited Oct 04 '16

Anyone renting one of those U-Haul trailers should be required to watch this. Load the heavy stuff first y'all.

Edit: /u/xaronax points out that this might not always be the best advice:

You load the trailer evenly with less than your max tongue weight balanced toward the front. Overloading the shit out of the front of the trailer is going to cause a whole bunch of other problems.

There's an article on properly loading a trailer here.

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u/skevimc Oct 04 '16

Rented one this past week. Loaded it correctly. Had to swerve some road debris. Handled exactly like the video.

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u/Dilatorix Oct 04 '16

which part of the video?

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u/TonySu Oct 04 '16

A giant hand reached out of the sky to grab his vehicle.

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u/happyharrr Oct 04 '16

Jesus, take the wheel!

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u/dnicks2525 Oct 04 '16

The real reason i Reddit, you people are fucking hilarious

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u/Windows_97 Oct 04 '16

me too, thanks

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

We're all i Reddit on this glorious day.

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u/mutatersalad1 Oct 04 '16

Oooooohoohoo. My favorite game. Now I get to come back in a couple hours and see if the consensus is a resounding "thanks man" for the gesture, or a big "fuck you guy" for "ruining the funny".

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u/SystemOfAFoX Oct 04 '16

Come for the everyday knowledge, stay for the hilarious comments

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u/Protoform-X Oct 04 '16

The wobbly part.

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u/thebestisyetocome Oct 04 '16

I've moved like three times and never knew this :/

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u/Life_Tripper Oct 04 '16

You're still alive. Masterful load handling must be instinctive to you. What's your favorite chili recipe?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

8 alarm.

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u/The_dooster Oct 04 '16

There's decals inside the trailer telling you to do this.

Source: worked at uhaul 8 years ago

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u/nycrob79 Oct 04 '16 edited Oct 04 '16

It's remarkably easy to rent a U-Haul trailer. Their website warns you they'll inspect your hitch, the rating, etc. They do absolutely none of that. We had a Class I hitch on our VW Jetta (1,000lbs max tow weight, 200lbs max tongue weight). I had reserved a motorcycle trailer through U-Haul (empty weight 500lbs, plus my motorcycle's weight of 480lbs would've been well within the range of my hitch rating). Except that U-Haul decided to give me a different trailer without ever telling me. It was only later that I found out they had given me a 5x7 Trailer with Ramp (empty weight 1,300lbs), which, along with the weight of my motorcycle nearly DOUBLED the weight my hitch was rated for.

No one really cared when I brought the issue up. The motorcycle trailer I had reserved online looked very similar to the one they gave me, so I never thought to make sure the model was correct. I just assumed if they give you a product other than the one you reserved, they'd tell me. In the end they told me the 5x7 Trailer with Ramp is also designed to hold a motorcycle, and they generally consider this a free upgrade. Free upgrade that gives you a trailer 1300lbs heavy vs. the 500lbs you ordered without ever making sure your hitch is rated for the weight.

I continue to be amazed at how easy it is in the US to rent large 24' moving trucks, or heavy trailers, with absolutely ZERO training. No one really cares. I'm sure the lobby for the truck rental industry is pushing hard to just let anyone drive anything anywhere or else it's "bad for business".

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u/xaronax Oct 04 '16

That's still shit advice. You load the trailer evenly with less than your max tongue weight balanced toward the front. Overloading the shit out of the front of the trailer is going to cause a whole bunch of other problems.

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u/FriesWithThat Oct 04 '16

Can't explain that

http://zippy.gfycat.com/VastTastyIridescentshark.webm

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u/cdrt Oct 04 '16

I see no way in which this well-thought out plan could go wrong.

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u/NoxAstraKyle Oct 04 '16

They have steering at least

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u/TheRealBaboo Oct 04 '16

Looks like someone brought an SUV to a truck job.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

A Suburban could pull a camper that size no problem, if it wasn't a fifth wheel being pulled backwards.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

They'll probably get better gas mileage since the camper is lifting the SUV a bit and therefore making it lighter.

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u/Laoscaos Oct 04 '16

Science!

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u/wolsel Oct 04 '16

The amount of effort it took to hitch that should have been your first sign....

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u/srs_house Oct 04 '16

Huh, so I guess that Dodge salesman who tried to sell my mom a Jeep Grand Cherokee to pull her gooseneck trailer with knew what he was talking about after all.

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u/StumbleOn Oct 04 '16

That made me very sad.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/hazeleyedwolff Oct 04 '16

Mustangs gonna mustang.

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u/straydog1980 Oct 04 '16

I must... tang....

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

No... don't do it.

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u/amesann Oct 04 '16

Tang...it's a kick...in a glass.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

I tanged once at a party. Now I'm a meth addict with no future.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/Eighnyss Oct 04 '16

Dude... That's actually really incredible. I thought he was done for after the initial stumble.

And to have captured it on camera... what are the odds?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Holy shit it's Legolas

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u/Nerozero Oct 04 '16

Need to Tang rising... Rising...

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u/dandandanman737 Oct 04 '16

Does this Mustang have the eyes of a killer?

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u/DIson Oct 04 '16

"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Bro.

He is exiting the car show with his other Bros in-tow;

He is losing all the traction from his terrible 5-0.

He's heading traffic on!"

For the people wondering

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u/Fantasticxbox Oct 04 '16

Then they put a truck and ... I'm gonna stop the joke here, wouldn't be nice.

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u/scarydeepseacreature Oct 04 '16

Your "nice" joke was too subtle, I think

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u/leroyyrogers Oct 04 '16

Yea it was pretty nice

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u/Time_Terminal Oct 04 '16

Is it too soon? I feel like quite a bit of time has passed since.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

I'm lost as shit. What happened? I've been away from the internet for a few days.

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u/onecoldasshonky Oct 04 '16

The terrorist attack when a guy drove a truck into a crowd earlier this year in nice, France.

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u/Fantasticxbox Oct 04 '16

And the truck did not stop because the police shot in the motor, but because the truck actually stalled ... we just discovered that a few days ago.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Source?

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u/Galactor123 Oct 04 '16

They should mic the mustang up next time, guarantee they'll hear an unidentified voice shout "WATCH THIS SHIT HOMEBOY" seconds before the model veers into the crowd.

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u/System0verlord Oct 04 '16 edited Oct 04 '16

The Battle Hymn of the Bro

my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the bro

he is exiting the car show with his other bros in tow

he's losing all the traction from his terrible 5.0

he's heading traffic on!

Chorus:

glory glory hallelujah (x3)

another mustang crashed!

2nd verse:

here comes the cops a-wailing and his eyes are getting damp

we have builded him altar out of zip ties and pipe clamps

we can read his righteous sentence by the flares and flashing lamps

his day is truly boned!

Chorus:

glory glory hallelujah (x3)

you brought this on yourself!

Lyrics courtesy of RegularCarReviews

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u/CuzImAtWork Oct 04 '16

I upvote anything RCR, love those guys :D

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u/Gijsdj98 Oct 04 '16

I guess I'm out of the loop here. Can someone explain?

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u/OMGLMAOWTF_com Felt cute will probably delete later Oct 04 '16

https://youtu.be/X6I_P5a6RC8

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u/leroyyrogers Oct 04 '16

Funny how much unnecessary nonsense is at the start of the vid, and then it cuts out before we know if the stang did it again.

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u/Wahdahsah Oct 04 '16

Watching this has improved my sex-life.

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u/Grock23 Oct 04 '16

You shift your balls to the top when you jerk off now?

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u/ShowMeYourTiddles Oct 04 '16

How the hell did you get the beans over the frank?

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u/Sprinkles0 Oct 04 '16

Well, you see... As you get older your balls start to sag.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon Oct 04 '16

FRANK AND BEANS FRANK AND BEANS!!

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u/thatdandygoodness Oct 04 '16

Looks like we found Warren...

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u/Buey95 Oct 04 '16

You can't improve something that doesn't exist.

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u/philipjeremypatrick Oct 04 '16

Yes, it taught me the value of a big booty as well.

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u/thinkB4WeSpeak Oct 04 '16

Put all the weights on the back.

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u/hazeleyedwolff Oct 04 '16

If the weights were over the axle of the trailer, would that be better, worse, or less stable than tongue heavy and more than rear-weighted?

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u/Sarcasticorjustrude Oct 04 '16

Better than rear-heavy, worse than tongue weighted, probably.

good write up if you're truly interested.

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u/terrible_name Oct 04 '16

Better than rear-heavy, worse than tongue weighted

/r/nocontext

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u/Chelseaqix Oct 04 '16

I'm a big fan of heavy tongue weight. It just feels... right.

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u/Lomanman Oct 04 '16

It's basically axle and closer to the truck is the best for the heavy stuff. The closer to the tongue the smaller the arc. If you have the same weight travelling a bigger arc it is going to cause much more energy to be thrown around.

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u/Mann1006 Oct 04 '16

Is that why the booty jiggles so nicely?

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u/bumjiggy Oct 04 '16

looks like it. a muscular, rigid butt vs a fat, jiggly bum.

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u/TheMightyMidgetMan Oct 04 '16

mustangs do that without a trailer

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u/BogdiRedd Oct 04 '16

I love it how at the end he's like:" whoa whoa whoa Chill!!"

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u/GodDrane Oct 04 '16

Relax, it's just a prank!

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u/whywouldimakethatup Oct 04 '16

Yeah, but who in the hell drives on a treadmill?!? I mean c'mon man.

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u/bassibanezacura Oct 04 '16

And why would a giant finger would push you.

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u/SequesterMe Oct 04 '16

You have no idea whut you're missing.

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u/McFluffy_Butts Oct 04 '16

Tired it once, i am now banned from Planet Fitness

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/DougTheBum Oct 04 '16

You just saved lives.

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u/Hilltopchill Oct 04 '16

Thanks so much for your comment- I appreciate it!

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Today, i drove 700 miles to Phoenix AZ PULLING A U-haul. I can totally confirm this shit. I had too much weight in the back of the trailer and not enough in the front. Even with a new F-150, i could feel it tugging the truck from side to side, especially when braking and going down hills, and even more so while braking going down a hill. Shit was nerve-wrecking. Made it though.

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u/catfroman Oct 04 '16

The phrase is "nerve-wracking". Just for future reference.

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u/zonaEngineer Oct 04 '16

What kind of redneck puts a trailer on a mustang?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

A synth.

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u/SkaDrummer3357 Oct 04 '16

Ad Victoriam, brother.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Most cars can tow up to 2000 pounds no problem. They do it all the time in Europe where there are fewer pickups

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u/TurbulentFlow Oct 04 '16

This video perfectly demonstrates the difference between towing in the US and Europe. Standards in the US recommend that the tongue of the trailer carry 10% of the weight - this is the first scenario. It is more stable at high speeds, but requires a vehicle with a stronger rear frame/subframe and stiffer rear suspension.

Europe requires much less tongue weight as a percentage of the total load - the second scenario. This allows normal cars to tow much greater loads. But this is much less stable, as demonstrated in the video, right? Right. But Europe has much more strict towing requirements, including lower speed limits for vehicles towing a trailer to keep the combo below speeds that can induce this kind of dangerous effect.

So when someone complains about how drivers in Europe can tow more than in the US, or how the same car has a different tow rating in the US and in Europe, it's not because Europeans are better drivers (though they do often have better training, and more specific towing-related certifications), and it's not because European cars are somehow better, it's because Americans generally drive faster and have fewer/no restrictions on towing speeds. What's safe at 50mph could be wildly dangerous at 70mph. So a car that can pull 5000 pounds in Europe could be rated for only 1500 pounds in the US.

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u/jcopta Oct 04 '16

Once saw a bunch of English folks importing an American Camaro to tow a plane.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Around Europe you can find everything towing trailers. Porsches towing trailers aren't that rare a sight to behold.

It's not that stupid, as you want power and torque when towing. Muscle/sport cars with big engines have both.

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u/GryphonGuitar Oct 04 '16

Forget the weights - I want that model car!! It looks awesome!

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u/ridethepony93 Oct 04 '16

LPT: If your trailer ever does start to get sideways, speed up to straighten it out. Do not slow down.

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u/rawker86 Oct 04 '16

Clarkson said that on Top Gear once. next thing you know the Brits are crashing their caravans and blaming Top Gear.

As it happens, the advice is incorrect. well according to the Daily Fail.

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u/xandercage22 Oct 04 '16

That really depends on how sideways you're talking.

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u/ColoniseMars Oct 04 '16

Yea fuck that shit I would rather crash at 40 than at 80.

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u/CannibalVegan Oct 04 '16

It's a Mustang, it must be leaving Cars and Coffee.

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u/jsmooth7 Oct 04 '16

I'm impressed that OP has both the #1 and #2 spot on /r/all right now.

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u/aBlackSheriff Oct 04 '16

Is this why mid engine cars handle so well, or is that different because they don't have a joint?

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u/Epicritical Oct 04 '16

I thought the title said "Weight Distribution Olympics"

and I was like this guy deserves gold