The70judgeman Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 The missing load from yesterday arrived this morning. But.........we got a late start.
mikemodeler Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Wow! That sure looks scary for the truck driver! Was he able to drive that truck away or did the wrecker haul it? That wrecker looks like the recent Revell 359 kit.
kilrathy10 Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Good Golly Miss Molly!!!! Not a cool start to the day.....I hope no one was hurt....Great shots of the aftermath, though.....Cool looking 378 wrecker, too....Gonna need an alignment after this one.... Edited March 5, 2014 by kilrathy10
The70judgeman Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) @Mike- I think the wrecker towed it away. I missed that. I know one of the passenger side fuel tank straps sheared and there was a slight fuel spill. Also, at least the rear set of air-bags on the tractor were stretched and torn open. Apparently, the load was loaded last night and when he got to where I work he had the trailer backed in at an angle to dump the load in the bin and the rock was frozen on the passenger side while the other side dumped. Well, all that weight hanging in the air...over she went. Edited March 5, 2014 by The70judgeman
scale trucker Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 how do you tip over a dump trailer on flat ground????wow real bad day.
scale trucker Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 im amazed that the draft arms did not break..normally the do so the truck dont get hurt
The70judgeman Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 @JT- The driver was fine, but I'm sure he freaked when it happened. Yeah, that recovery/wrecker is a sweet machine. @Gordon- You and I posted at the same time. I tried to explain how and why it happened right above your comments. It already happened a little before I pulled in at work. And yeah, aside from the ripped air-bags and fuel tank strap, I'm surprised more things didn't break.
highway Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 That wrecker looks like the recent Revell 359 kit. Close Mike, close. The bed is a Century, which is very close to the Challenger unit from the kit and if I remember correctly, Century may actually make the Challenger units too. As for the truck, it is a much newer Pete 389 than the Pete 359 that the new release and the old Can Do is based off of. In the original Can Do releases, it wasn't even correct for the Pete 379 Can Do actually was, even though Revell made a poor attempt to make a 359 a 379.
highway Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 @JT- The driver was fine, but I'm sure he freaked when it happened. As a trucker myself, I'm sure he did more than freak! It's a wonder he didn't have to go to the hospital to get the driver's seat surgically removed due to what we call "the pucker factor"!!
slusher Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Great pictures, glad no one was hurt. Did it bend the truck frame..?. Edited March 5, 2014 by slusher
The70judgeman Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 @Mathew- Ah yes....the ole "Pucker factor!!!" Had that feeling once or twice before! @Carl- Thanks. They're from my phone. Have a few more, but these were some of the better ones. Don't know if the frame was bent on the tractor, but there was some suspension damage. We were working by the time it was towed out. It didn't look too bad in that last pic, but you never know. It could have been tweaked a little.
scummy Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 how do you tip over a dump trailer on flat ground????wow real bad day. I drive tippers here in oz , it all depends on wether you load it up the centre of the trailer .If any of the load sticks to one side and doesnt break free and there's no material on the other side it will topple over on the loaded side . By the looks of it , it is a tip over axle set up so it's even more behind the 8 ball already . When they go they just go with no warning , i havnt been lucky enough to experience this yet but have come real close . When they are in the air, an inch movement at the wheels is a foot movement at the top . So thats how it can all go wrong .
The70judgeman Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 @Mark- That's pretty much what happened...part of the load was frozen in the front passenger side corner. In the first pic you can see the stone that was left in the trailer. We got what we could out with a loader and we shoveled the rest out for the loader to back drag it away before the wrecker got there right the trailer.
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