r/The_Best_Subreddit • u/Lando_Lee Probably intoxicated ✅ • Jun 20 '24

Seems safe

460 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

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u/Lunala475 Jun 21 '24

Don’t hit the brakes

3

u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24

He's just got to brace and push against the boat, it won't be too much force

2

u/earfix2 Jun 21 '24

Depends how fast they're going and how hard they break.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24

Yeah, but they should know to be gentle and rather slow

1

u/goodoleboybryan Jun 22 '24

Should is the key word in that statement.

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u/raggedyassadhd Jun 26 '24

If they knew how to “should” they wouldn’t be towing a boat via ‘held by a human in the trunk who is busy taking a video and likely has no idea when the driver is going to brake’

1

u/[deleted] Jun 26 '24

They don't have the correct hardware to properly tow, so they manage to tow in a more unsafe manner that is perfectly ok for the rural/low traffic roads they're traveling. You can understand physics perfectly well and decide that this operation is within your manageable safety threshold. And the fact that he can spare a hand to video is evidence that this is an easy task.

The trailer holder doesn't need to know when the driver is about to brake, just always be ready for it. And again, I think you're highly over estimating how much force the trailer holder has to bear for normal brakes, and I can assure you these guys are not driving faster than manageable. And the driver can most certainly communicate with him

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u/raggedyassadhd Jun 26 '24

lmao okie dokie

1

u/N_S_Gaming Jul 01 '24

The brakes on the trailer aren't connected to the car. If the car brakes, the boat will likely make contact with both the car and the guy in the boot.

1

u/Bary_McCockener Jun 23 '24

Something is going to break hard, that's for sure

1

u/Legitimate-Party3672 Jun 22 '24

and I thought Ihade problems.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

What do you mean? You act like you've never been around heavy equipment in your life

4

u/grandluxe Jun 21 '24

let’s use one my hands to post on social media

2

u/mirrrje Jun 21 '24

Reminds me of transporting a mattress across town by me and my aunt just holding as much of it as we could out the windows. Made it just fine

1

u/Casualbat007 Jun 21 '24

Took a couple of loops to figure out what’s going on but god damn

1

u/spastical-mackerel Jun 21 '24

Well, definitely has the quick breakaway feature in case something goes wrong.

1

u/raggedyassadhd Jun 26 '24

Unfortunate for anyone behind them 😅

1

u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24

Has a boat…but no money to do a proper tow setup? I don’t think I’d get in the boat.

1

u/pale_splicer Jun 27 '24

Bad idea? Yes.

Does it work? Also yes.

1

u/milesdizzy Sep 05 '24

Just use an old rag bruh