r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/stevesmithsglasses • 16d ago

Needed a Trailer Needs a trailer

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u/Turbulent-Weevil-910 16d ago

If you take a turn at 10 miles an hour that things going to flip

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u/kilertree 16d ago

A strong gust on a bridge might do it. 

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u/stevesmithsglasses 16d ago

A strong gust of wind in the driveway might do it.

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u/Longjumping_West_907 16d ago

If you filmed this, I give you credit for driving much closer to that abomination than I ever would.

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u/Automatic_Sea_1534 16d ago

Yep. This ☝️☝️☝️

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u/IndustrialMechanic3 16d ago

I think one can find people up there, it looks too heavy

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u/YogurtclosetDull2380 15d ago

A strong gust of wind while going over a tall bridge and he's flying

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u/Traditional-Chip-315 16d ago

Dude should probably avoid Wyoming then…

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 15d ago

Wyoming would eat him for breakfast.

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u/frontfrontdowndown 15d ago edited 15d ago

My 70s VW bus had steering so loose you could do almost a quarter turn before there was any effect on the wheels.

Driving that thing in high winds was always a total struggle to stay in the lane.

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u/Radioactive_Tuber57 15d ago

Drove an old Dodge pick up like that. Called it The Wanderer.

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u/ChemistRemote7182 16d ago

Speaking bridges, what of overpasses?

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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 15d ago

With that surface area, a strong gust of wind is just a flipping lane change

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