Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 23:47:20 EDT
From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com
Subject: Re: The ultimate trailer hitch test
Looks fake. NAW, I VOTE FOR REAL
Front and rear suspension are still in compression, unloaded wheels should
show more droop. EXCEPT GRAVITY IN THIS CASE, WOULD PULL THEM TOWARDS
CHASSIS, NOT AWAY.
The hitch is at a impossible angle for a rigid setup, swivel hitches do
exist
but are generally only used for construction, off road or military
applications. The picture shows no evidence of trailer frame twist. At
minimum the boat should be on a tilt. SELF EXPLANATORY. PROBABLY ALSO HAS
LOAD LEVELER .
The front of the truck shows zero damage. With the boat wedged on top of
rocks, the front bumper should be bent. TRUCK IS AT WRONG ANGLE TO SEE ANY
LOWER LEVEL DAMAGE. BUMPER DOES APPEAR TO FALL BACK ON PASSENGER SIDE. (AND
I'LL WAGER THE UPHOLSTORY IS IN NEED OF A THOROUGH DE-STAINING!
If the truck drove straight off the road I'd suspect it to be on it's wheels
rather than it's side. EXCEPT IT APPEARS TO BE HANGING IN MID AIR SO TO
SPEAK. OVER EDGE THEN ROTATE?
The tongue of the trailer should be bent down, there is no way thin wall 4"
square tube is going to resist a ~ 4800 LB static bending load and 2 or 3 or
more times dynamic loading. LOOKS TO BE MUCH LARGER THAN 4"
The rocks in the background just don't look right. The near vertical lines
suggest bore holes for blasting, but all the holes I've seen are perfectly
vertical. THIS IS NOT BORE HOLES. THIS IS SEDIMENTARY ROCK. IT USED TO BE A
FLAT SEA BOTTOM, NOW PUSHED AND LIFTED VERY COMMON IN THE ROCKIES. The rock
to road line behind the van seems wrong. It is too
abrupt of a transition and the lines are not parallel to each other.
ALSO VERY COMMON. WHEN BLASTING YOUR WAY THROUGH A MOUNTAIN YOU DON'T WASTE
TIME AND MONEY GETTING THE EDGES PARALLEL. ALSO, OVER TIME SMALL PIECES FALL
FROM THE ROCK FACE AND ARE COLLECTED BETWEEN THE ROCK FACE AND THE ROADWAY.
REMEMBER WATCH FOR ROCK ON ROAD??
ANYBODY KNOW THE TRUTH AND IF HE GOT OUT ALIVE?
CHEERS
DON
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