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    What was he thinking? Was he thinking that a 1/2 ton Ford pickup was going to be able to haul a 9 ft tall 3 ft average diameter hunk of wood that could have been anything from 36 lb cf to 63 lb cf say it was 49 Lb cf and give the benefit of doubt on size and just say 8 sq ft times height of 9 ft making it around 3500 LBS at the smallest it might have been 6 sq ft average times 9 ft and say by some stretch of the imagination it was white pine 35 lb cf that would have still been close to 1900 lbs doable for a 1/2 ton ford of that vintage if the chunk of wood had been gently laid in the bed which it was not.

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    Viewing these I sometimes get to thinking that maybe the world has gone completely off its rockers, but then I am reminded of some of the stupid things I have seen and actually took part of when I was of that age or more probably younger than most. Things like putting the High school Principal's VW on top of the school GYM or literally riding our motorcycles on the rails of the Rock Island railroad. Or turning the wheels around on the tractor and straddling the irrigation ditch with a Large Vee plow to clean it out. That one actually had a purpose though. Me and my cousins were assigned the task of cleaning out the ditch we figured it was easier than having to shovel laa of the dirt out. However that didn't excuse us from trying to drive the tractor over the iron railings of the bridge that crossed the ditch.
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    Ok, you killed the beast! Now what are you going to do with the carcass?

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    How'd he get it 'out' of the truck?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    Not the worst thing I've seen on LiveLeak:

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    And then there are these guys! Probably in Brakpan!



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    Well that didn't quite go as planned. Broken/bent axle and pumpkin, springs, shocks, driveshaft?, and a Bent frame! Scrap wood and scrap truck...likely buried together with a cap stone with some words of wisdom...hopefully.
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    Quote Originally Posted by somyunguy View Post
    And then there are these guys! Probably in Brakpan!
    Is the guy saying as he gets out, comes around and looks..."I lived, but crikey my truck is dead"...nobody else is saying much but the whistle tells it all.
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    Wrong way?
    Not if you haven't funds for a Flying Wallendas clinic...but that's a tree, feller'. Ya falla?
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    Quote Originally Posted by somyunguy View Post
    And then there are these guys! Probably in Brakpan!
    I believe technique of chopping tops in vehicles is performed differently, including removal of glass FIRST. Plus they'll never pass tech exam at Bonneville with a palm tree in back.

    You could watch this in reverse. The studious postures of onlookers, and astute examination by the driver of aftermath tell whole story. But now, it's not a bakkie; or a fronty...
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