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car score gone wrong
#2887159
02/12/21 12:14 PM
02/12/21 12:14 PM
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RWG75
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RWG75
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Apparently the dude bought it, loaded it, lost it. I'd be curious how far he got.
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Re: car score gone wrong
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#2887164
02/12/21 12:20 PM
02/12/21 12:20 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 10,228
Colleyville
3hundred
I Live Here
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I Live Here
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Colleyville
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Looks like trailer sway got him?
'68 Fury Convertible
'69 300 Convertible
'15 Durango 5.7 Hemi
'16 300 S Hemi
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: 3hundred]
#2887175
02/12/21 12:51 PM
02/12/21 12:51 PM
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RWG75
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RWG75
Unregistered
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Looks like trailer sway got him? No doubt - that's why I'm wondering how far he got. Now that I think on it, can't decide which would be worse - first mile or last.
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Re: car score gone wrong
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#2887188
02/12/21 01:18 PM
02/12/21 01:18 PM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 701
Northern California
lilcuda
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super stock
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Posts: 701
Northern California
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Exactly how is that car a “score”?
'67 is an abbreviation of 1967
67' is an abbreviation of 67 feet
They are not interchangeable.
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: 3hundred]
#2887192
02/12/21 01:22 PM
02/12/21 01:22 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 240
Spring City , Pa.
SIKPUP
enthusiast
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enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 240
Spring City , Pa.
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Looks like trailer sway got him? Low Riders have a trunk full of batteries ! All that rear weight overhanging from that short trailer made it impossible to control at speed. It started swaying and it was over !
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Re: car score gone wrong
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#2887193
02/12/21 01:22 PM
02/12/21 01:22 PM
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Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,372
St. Charles, MO
wingman
Uncreative Title
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Uncreative Title
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St. Charles, MO
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Looks like trailer sway got him? No doubt - that's why I'm wondering how far he got. Now that I think on it, can't decide which would be worse - first mile or last. That's too bad. I've towed a b-body with those u-haul rental trailers a couple times and never had any trouble. I always thought they loaded and towed surprisingly well. As long as he got the front wheels all the way forward he should not have had an issue?
1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 A4
1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: SIKPUP]
#2887194
02/12/21 01:23 PM
02/12/21 01:23 PM
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Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,372
St. Charles, MO
wingman
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Uncreative Title
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St. Charles, MO
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Looks like trailer sway got him? Low Riders have a trunk full of batteries ! All that rear weight overhanging from that short trailer made it impossible to control at speed. It started swaying and it was over ! Ah! I didn't think about that. You are probably right.
1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 A4
1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: wingman]
#2887204
02/12/21 01:49 PM
02/12/21 01:49 PM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 5,438
Michigan
oldjonny
Don't argue with me.
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Don't argue with me.
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Michigan
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Reminds me of the time I borrowed my buddy's truck with his fifth wheel utility trailer to haul REALLY long power poles home. First bump I hit in the road, trailer bounced and lifted the truck's front wheels off the ground ...drove really slow from there.
Never, ever argue with an IDIOT. They will drag you to their level and then beat you with their years of experience
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: SIKPUP]
#2887211
02/12/21 02:02 PM
02/12/21 02:02 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 10,228
Colleyville
3hundred
I Live Here
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I Live Here
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Colleyville
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Looks like trailer sway got him? Low Riders have a trunk full of batteries ! All that rear weight overhanging from that short trailer made it impossible to control at speed. It started swaying and it was over ! Thank you, I didn't think of that. I was wondering HIH you load a uhaul that badly to get that kind of sway.
'68 Fury Convertible
'69 300 Convertible
'15 Durango 5.7 Hemi
'16 300 S Hemi
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: 3hundred]
#2887223
02/12/21 02:30 PM
02/12/21 02:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 19,859
Puttin' on the foil in Charles...
not_a_charger
Mr. Big Shot Moparts Moderator
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Mr. Big Shot Moparts Moderator
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Puttin' on the foil in Charles...
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Looks like trailer sway got him? Low Riders have a trunk full of batteries ! All that rear weight overhanging from that short trailer made it impossible to control at speed. It started swaying and it was over ! Thank you, I didn't think of that. I was wondering HIH you load a uhaul that badly to get that kind of sway. Explains the fire, too.
Earning every penny of that moderator paycheck.
DBAP
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: mopars4ever]
#2887305
02/12/21 04:38 PM
02/12/21 04:38 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,331
Addison Twp, Mi.
RobG
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top fuel
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Addison Twp, Mi.
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Just looking at the vehicle - all the battery weight is in the ass end of the car and there is less weight on the trailer tongue. As soon as he hit 50 MPH I bet you he crapped his pants as that trailer started whipping back and fourth.
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: SIKPUP]
#2887386
02/12/21 07:29 PM
02/12/21 07:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,798
East Bay, N. Cal.
calmopar
I Live Here
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I Live Here
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East Bay, N. Cal.
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Looks like trailer sway got him? Low Riders have a trunk full of batteries ! All that rear weight overhanging from that short trailer made it impossible to control at speed. It started swaying and it was over ! Would he have been OK loading it backwards?
Trying to enjoy life!
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Re: car score gone wrong
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#2887406
02/12/21 08:17 PM
02/12/21 08:17 PM
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Posts: 5,774
ohio
ruderunner
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ohio
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Probably better but the overhang would have made turns tough.
Angry white pureblood male
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: ruderunner]
#2887576
02/13/21 11:57 AM
02/13/21 11:57 AM
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Posts: 8,667
Buford, GA
I_bleed_MOPAR
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master
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Buford, GA
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Trailer sway without a doubt. I towed an '01 Dakota ClubCab 4x4 home from NC behind my '06 2500 on a UHaul trailer. I wound up using backroads to get back as when I hit 55 it would start to sway.  Add in the trunk full of batteries as mentioned and I don't imagine he got very far unless he was an absolute idiot and kept pushing it. Tim
'71 Charger 383/727 '17 Challenger SXT (Wifeys car  )
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Re: car score gone wrong
[Re: I_bleed_MOPAR]
#2887588
02/13/21 12:22 PM
02/13/21 12:22 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 7,538
Albany, NY
67SATisfaction
The member whose name is actually Art
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The member whose name is actually Art
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Albany, NY
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Trailer sway without a doubt. I towed an '01 Dakota ClubCab 4x4 home from NC behind my '06 2500 on a UHaul trailer. I wound up using backroads to get back as when I hit 55 it would start to sway.
Tim So, just curious - what are the loading strategies to avoid sway? Is the goal to have the load balanced on the trailer so the hitch isn't loaded much, or is *some* load on the hitch better to plant the rear tires? ..maybe there are different solutions to different situations? I've towed a few things in my lifetime, and I know what sway can feel like. But my loads and the trailers I used were fairly "ordinary" - construction site office trailers, boats, building materials, etc. - Art
65 Satellite hardtop 361/4bbl console 727 2.76
67 Satellite convert 383/2bbl column 727 3.23
67 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 Zagato. Alloy body, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd
67 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3. Alloy panel, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd
71 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 Zagato, 1.3L 4cyl DOHC hemi 5-spd
82 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5L SOHC hemi V6 5-spd transaxle
75 Maserati Bora US spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF
77 Maserati Khamsin Euro spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF
07 Aston Martin DB9 6.0L DOHC V12 6spd transaxle
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