redrooster
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You're going to call BS on this story, but it is absolutely true and I have 5 witnesses.
I have been working on a project that requires the use of cargo containers. These particular containers are the steel boxes you see on trailer chassis, rail cars and freight ships. They are 40'x8'x9.5' and weigh 8,575 lbs empty. Anyway, I was having two delivered to my new shop on these rollback trailers called Landoll's. You are supposed to winch the container on the trailer and leave 2 feet hanging off the rear so that when you tilt the deck back the container hits the ground and you drive out from underneath it. These two drivers show up and have the containers winched all the way up on the deck with no way to slide them off. The first driver asked if I had a forklift to pick it up and help start it. I told him that the forklift had not been delivered yet, all we had were the trucks sitting outside. He said he didn't think that would do it. I said we'll have to try, all we need to do is get it started sliding.
I backed my 05 Super Duty Powerstroke around and locked it in 4 lo. My guys hooked a chain to the container and looped it over my trailer ball. I started pulling slowly and as the Powerstroke revved, I felt it start pulling the box. I looked in the mirror to see that the box wasn't moving, but I was dragging the semi, trailer and box across the gravel parking lot and he had the brakes locked down. Seriously...no BS. He then decided it would be a good idea to put the truck in gear and try to go forward. I dragged him even further then. Suddenly the box slid a little and I stopped to anchor it. I ended up dragging both trailers that way. My tires never even spun.
I figured that the Powerstroke would drag the box off, but never figured on dragging the whole semi. We were all shocked.
I have been working on a project that requires the use of cargo containers. These particular containers are the steel boxes you see on trailer chassis, rail cars and freight ships. They are 40'x8'x9.5' and weigh 8,575 lbs empty. Anyway, I was having two delivered to my new shop on these rollback trailers called Landoll's. You are supposed to winch the container on the trailer and leave 2 feet hanging off the rear so that when you tilt the deck back the container hits the ground and you drive out from underneath it. These two drivers show up and have the containers winched all the way up on the deck with no way to slide them off. The first driver asked if I had a forklift to pick it up and help start it. I told him that the forklift had not been delivered yet, all we had were the trucks sitting outside. He said he didn't think that would do it. I said we'll have to try, all we need to do is get it started sliding.
I backed my 05 Super Duty Powerstroke around and locked it in 4 lo. My guys hooked a chain to the container and looped it over my trailer ball. I started pulling slowly and as the Powerstroke revved, I felt it start pulling the box. I looked in the mirror to see that the box wasn't moving, but I was dragging the semi, trailer and box across the gravel parking lot and he had the brakes locked down. Seriously...no BS. He then decided it would be a good idea to put the truck in gear and try to go forward. I dragged him even further then. Suddenly the box slid a little and I stopped to anchor it. I ended up dragging both trailers that way. My tires never even spun.
I figured that the Powerstroke would drag the box off, but never figured on dragging the whole semi. We were all shocked.