Why me??!!

[Buoy]

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.....

Mice eating Lambo floor mats?

 

[Lubejobs42]

Mice eating Lambo floor mats?

New Seadoo in the middle of the street

truck meets low clearance at airport

New hatch and scoop flys off Motion

Wheelie boat incident

 

[Lubejobs42]

Sounds like a keeper that grew up on a farm.......

I took a good look at the trailer this morning and I don't see any blood on it anywhere so i guess we will give him one more chance!

 

[Ratickle]

I took a good look at the trailer this morning and I don't see any blood on it anywhere so i guess we will give him one more chance!

That's funny.......

He probably cleaned it up before going to the hospital......

 

[MacGyver]

Mice eating Lambo floor mats?

:rofl: Almost forgot about that one.

Gino, sorry to hear about your latest mishaps. Hopefully the new guys fingers aren't too bad.

 

[Lubejobs42]

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.

Here you go. It was a clean break right along the weld. You can see it was a fresh break, there is no discoloration on the crack as if it was cracked and the aluminun exposed to the elements.
The square tube is only 1/2" thick. We couldn't believe everything is riding on a 3.5" aluminum tube!

 

[Pro1]

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!

Not the route to travel.

 

[Pro1]

I saw a 43 Nortech on a Myco Aluminum Trailer. The tongue is also the support for the nose as in your picture. From the 43 Nortech bouncing down the road or flexing that 3x3 tongue twisted badly on that trailer. That 3x3 Aluminum tongue is too small to carry that weight.

 

[Frequency]

Gino,

Let us know how this is resolved. I'm curious - from a fatigue analysis standpoint. Sometimes designs look undersized when in fact they are not. We do this kind of analysis work frequently. Its surprising what works and what doesn't.

Greg

 

[Geronimo36]

wow! I always heard that aluminum trailers fatigue over time. I guess this supports that theory?

From what I was always told. The guys doing long-haul trailering should use steel trailers and the local guys can get away with Alum..

Here in NJ I'm told to steer away from Aluminum due to the crappy roads and pot-holes we have all over the place.

Sorry for the mishap but glad the boat is ok... As far as the fingers go...not sure what to say about that...

 

[2112]

gino,

let us know how this is resolved. I'm curious - from a fatigue analysis standpoint. Sometimes designs look undersized when in fact they are not. Its surprising what works and what doesn't.

Greg

+1
.

 

[Big Time]

I always go over my trailer before a tow (of any significant distance anyways)...check the tires for wear and pressure, check the bearings, make sure all the lights are working, check the brakes, etc., but I've never checked my underneath my coupler for any signs of fatigue (never even thought to do that!)...well, I guess I will add that to the list now...

I would contact Myco and see what they have to say about that....I've just never seen that happen before.

 

[Trim'd Up]

Gino,

Let us know how this is resolved. I'm curious - from a fatigue analysis standpoint. Sometimes designs look undersized when in fact they are not. We do this kind of analysis work frequently. Its surprising what works and what doesn't.

Greg

It's pretty obvious that this design was undersized.:sifone:

 

[BraceYourself]

Steel Manning. Electric over hydraulic breaks, controller in truck, torsion axels. Only way to go in my book.

 

[Frequency]

It is hard to tell from the photographs, but it appears there were some welds on the bottom of the tongue assembly. If these welds cracked then the tube would be left to support the tongue.

I'm just saying that we should not speculate that it is a Myco design flaw before the failure analysis is performed.

 

[MarylandMark]

For all the talk about MYCO... THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

+1

ps- awesome pic of your ride on the hoist!

Gino- wishin' you some good luck bro! All your antics are hilarious for us to read about and you keep your head up all the time about all of them but I know it has to get frustrating at times wishing the grey cloud would blow away.

 

[Quinlan]

Steel Manning. Electric over hydraulic breaks, controller in truck, torsion axels. Only way to go in my book.

That looks just like My trailer!!
Ok, mine is only for a 38 but same color and all and I love it!!!:26:

 

[Coolerman]

Steel Manning. Electric over hydraulic breaks, controller in truck, torsion axels. Only way to go in my book.

he builds a strong trailer!

 

[Ratickle]

Steel Manning. Electric over hydraulic breaks, controller in truck, torsion axels. Only way to go in my book.

That looks just like My trailer!!
Ok, mine is only for a 38 but same color and all and I love it!!!:26:

he builds a strong trailer!

And my trailer. Except purple and for a Black Thunder....:sifone:

 

[DAREDEVIL]

Here you go. It was a clean break right along the weld. You can see it was a fresh break, there is no discoloration on the crack as if it was cracked and the aluminun exposed to the elements.
The square tube is only 1/2" thick. We couldn't believe everything is riding on a 3.5" aluminum tube!

What did MYCO say to that ??????