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PARADOX
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Gino.. Your luck and mine are neck in neck. (New tire, blown tire, flipped boat / truck. 2007)
Too bad that I can't be neck in neck with the "Benz Boat"
Be safe and have a good run.
I have to get back in my bilge, try to figure out what makes my motor run hot.
Drove over my own spare tire once, (but we won't talk about that one)
Too bad that I can't be neck in neck with the "Benz Boat"
Be safe and have a good run.
I have to get back in my bilge, try to figure out what makes my motor run hot.
Drove over my own spare tire once, (but we won't talk about that one)
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wannabe
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Lube42:
I would have Myco do some serious re-engineering on that trailer. Surge brakes are not the best for Large trailers, Sydwayz is right convert to EOH or electric. I can't believe how that surge controller broke away, does not appear to be attached/integrated to the frame very well.
Sorry your missin the Sarasota run.
Wannabe
I would have Myco do some serious re-engineering on that trailer. Surge brakes are not the best for Large trailers, Sydwayz is right convert to EOH or electric. I can't believe how that surge controller broke away, does not appear to be attached/integrated to the frame very well.
Sorry your missin the Sarasota run.
Wannabe
Sydwayz
Charter Member
Two, maybe four bolts are normally what hold Surge couplers to trailers. That said, my solid coupler is also held on with 2 bolts. BUT, they are twice the size as the bolts for the surge couplers.
That said, it appears to be the actual trailer tongue galvanized tube that sheered in two go on Gino.
Myco's solid couplers are custom made by Myco. They are made of a very thick piece of square tube that goes inside of the square tube extending from the trailer. It's a pretty nice setup.
That said, it appears to be the actual trailer tongue galvanized tube that sheered in two go on Gino.
Myco's solid couplers are custom made by Myco. They are made of a very thick piece of square tube that goes inside of the square tube extending from the trailer. It's a pretty nice setup.
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Where the tongue tube meets the lateral support tube. Are they welded? And how is the lat tube conneced to the trailer? Don't see bolts from the outside. Also welded? I'm no metallurgist but isn't kinda tough to weld steel to aluminum? Not impossible, just not likely? But that would mean they're aluminum = brittle and subject to stress failure.
Sorry to see this Gino...hopefully you got it figured out and are on your way...
Where the tongue tube meets the lateral support tube. Are they welded? And how is the lat tube conneced to the trailer? Don't see bolts from the outside. Also welded? I'm no metallurgist but isn't kinda tough to weld steel to aluminum? Not impossible, just not likely? But that would mean they're aluminum = brittle and subject to stress failure.
Sorry to see this Gino...hopefully you got it figured out and are on your way...
Sean Stinson
Founding Member/Contributor
Sorry about your bad luck stud!!!! At least it didn't pass you going down the highway at 75-80 mph!!!!
wananewboat
New member
You are one lucky SOB. Can you imagine that at 70 mph.
Lubejobs42
Charter Member
The good luck turned bad. I had 2 of my guys working on re-attaching the tongue so we could get the boat back to the shop. The were putting a 2.5" square steel tube into the 3.5" broken AL square. My main guy Carlos that handles all the boat stuff for me was working on the tube and the other guy which has only been working for us for 1 day was taking apart the old broken tongue. Not sure exactly what happened but the tounge shifted and the new guy lost 2 of his finger tips.
He's a good ole county boy and wanted to wrap his shirt around his hand and keep working. I had them drag him to the ER. When I got there his fingernails were in the street. I can't believe this happened to this poor guy on hos first day/
I called him tonight to see how he was doing. He appologized for not finishing the job and said if i give him one more chance he will never let something like this happen again. OBVIOUSLY he is not from south Florida. Normally they go to th lawyer first, then the ER!
He's a good ole county boy and wanted to wrap his shirt around his hand and keep working. I had them drag him to the ER. When I got there his fingernails were in the street. I can't believe this happened to this poor guy on hos first day/
I called him tonight to see how he was doing. He appologized for not finishing the job and said if i give him one more chance he will never let something like this happen again. OBVIOUSLY he is not from south Florida. Normally they go to th lawyer first, then the ER!
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
Sounds like a keeper that grew up on a farm.......
Davidmnc
Contributor
That's what I was thinking
fund razor
Founding Member
OMG.
You are right Bob, that was the worst pun in SOS history.
Dam funny, too. :biggrinjester:
JupiterSunsation
New member
Gino was long overdue......that rig almost went titanic on him at Haulover a couple years back.
Add this all up and you get:
Lambo gearbox removal via shipping company
Benz crushed at work
Phil helping remodel the nose of his boat
Many Jim Darr/Big Scotty type swindles
Diesel in fuel tank, smoking a motor
Cat scratch turns into hospital visit
Truck sliding down ramp at haulover
Truck remodeling via low garage roof
Trailer snap incident
I must have left a few out of the list.....
Add this all up and you get:
Lambo gearbox removal via shipping company
Benz crushed at work
Phil helping remodel the nose of his boat
Many Jim Darr/Big Scotty type swindles
Diesel in fuel tank, smoking a motor
Cat scratch turns into hospital visit
Truck sliding down ramp at haulover
Truck remodeling via low garage roof
Trailer snap incident
I must have left a few out of the list.....
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