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Bill Enos
Film God

Posts: 2081
From: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Registered: Apr 2000

posted 06-07-2001 12:04 AM

My father in law works in a stone quarry & related this story of last week. A new Ford F250 crosses the scale & comes into the yard to be loaded. The driver tells the loader operator to "fill her up". Company policy is to load pick ups to no more than 2000 lbs. That much crushed granite is a moderate heap in the middle. The Ford driver says he put the 2 foot high extensions on the sides and the dual wheels on for extra capacity and insists on more. He is sent to the office to sign a waiver and returns with a load order to "load per drivers directions". The truck is loaded to the top plus some. The scale indicates that the load is a little over 16000 lbs, not including the vehicle..A couple hours later on the way home the Ford is spotted dead in the road with the middle of the chassis touching the ground, it folded just behind the cab.

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 06-07-2001 12:37 AM

Anyone that was that stupid had it coming.......

It is a wonder that F250 did not roll on its side when turning a corner.

I remember when I rented a 26,000 GVW Ryder truck to pick up a load of metal theater seats in Seattle about 15 years back. Driving a top-heavy rig requires extra caution, that I can tell you. I could feel the truck "fighting" itself while going around city corners. It was a case of 60 miles of "White Knuckle" driving....

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Joe Schmidt
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 172
From: Billings, Montana, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 06-07-2001 01:29 AM

Well, it does sound kinda dumb. On the other hand, Bill, you did mention

F O R D .....

which also means:

Found On Road Dead
Fix Or Repair Daily

In this case the FORD is probably dead meat, but there could be hope for the driver. Just read of some promising medical research where stem cells can be manipulated to go into the brain and regenerate replacements for cells that have died.

As Gene Wilder said in "Young Frankenstein,"

IT... COULD... WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 06-07-2001 01:59 AM

Hey Joe.... I have a Ford F-250.....Good rig. It does not have Firestones on it.

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Randy Stankey
Film God

Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-07-2001 10:04 AM

That reminds me of the time I took my roommate's old car to pick up some things across town. (An old Toyota Corolla liftback.)

I was out on the highway , going about 60 MPH, and I noticed the steering wheel was fighting me every time I took a turn. I'd try to turn and it wanted to go straight. I'd be IN a turn and try to straighten out and it wanted to keep turning.

I got home and told him that he ought to get the front end aligned because the car won't steer right. He told me that the FRONT end of the car was in PERFECT alignment. It's just that the frame had rusted completely through and the only thing holding the back end onto the front end was the body panels!

I asked him, "Why didn't you TELL me I was driving a "Herbie-mobile"!?" He said, "Well, you didn't ask..."

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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster

Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-07-2001 11:40 AM

Hey Joe, Don't forget that it also stands for "First On Race Day" as well. As I always say I'll take a Ford any day over a Chebie man.
Mark @ GTS

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