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  1. 04-24-2009 08:36 AM #1
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    Citizen of the Month Strong Wind Blows Over Truck

    Make me skerd of driving one of those big things. Poor guy.
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  2. 04-24-2009 09:22 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigrigjoe66 View Post
    Citizen of the Month Strong Wind Blows Over Truck

    Make me skerd of driving one of those big things. Poor guy.

    Unfortunately, it is an all too common occurence. Spend some time driving in Wyoming in the winter and you will see trucks on their side quite often.
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    No different in the summer time around the midwest and getting caught near a tornado. Seen many a video of trucks going over when a tornado came near the road.
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    What I find funny is....the only wheel on the ground of the right side is the steer tire.....so he hits the brakes


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    Quote Originally Posted by Creek Jackson View Post
    Unfortunately, it is an all too common occurence. Spend some time driving in Wyoming in the winter and you will see trucks on their side quite often.
    like when the bull wagon pulled up beside on the big mountain and got on the cb and said, hey tanker, do you know your right trailer tires arent even on the ground? I got off and went through the valley
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fredog View Post
    like when the bull wagon pulled up beside on the big mountain and got on the cb and said, hey tanker, do you know your right trailer tires arent even on the ground? I got off and went through the valley
    You should have said "They're not supposed to be on the ground!"
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    In tornado country, I've seen some very wild winds coming from all points of the compass within a one mile stretch of road. 43,000 of paper in a dryvan does not blow over easy, but the wind can push you over to the side without tipping you, then... LOOK OUT FOR THAT DITCH...

    A sight to behold in WY was a covered wagon with 4 four-inch straps over the top of a Wal-Mart trailer to keep it from rolling over in a rest area.

    In IA, along I-35... I parked between to over-sized loads of those huge tires, and went inside to eat. After the twister came though, I had tire marks on both sides of my trailer... The sides were pushed in slightly too. That one gained me a bit of attention when I got back to the yard.

    Flatbed can be interesting too. Tarp your load so that you can do 70 mph with no problem, but park and let a twister go through, and you find your tarp in shreds, and nearly every bungee you had on the load snapped.
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    I have tied down more than one van to my flatbed in Wyoming to keep them from flopping, and not only during the winter. It makes for an interesting night feeling the van rock next door and hearing the 'twang' of the straps when they pull tight with each strong gust.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatbed View Post
    I have tied down more than one van to my flatbed in Wyoming to keep them from flopping, and not only during the winter. It makes for an interesting night feeling the van rock next door and hearing the 'twang' of the straps when they pull tight with each strong gust.
    You are right about the all seasons wind in Wyoming. I guess I just mentioned winter because slick roads and strong wind makes for lousy trucking.
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