Is this guy overweight?

[justanotherlawnguy]

Any thoughts or comments? I could not resist driving 20mph behind this guy to get a couple of pics.

Everyone knows there are some scrubs around but this will be hard to beat. 3 pallets of bahia in the back of a 3/4 ton. Unbelievable!!!!!

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[justanotherlawnguy]

Here is another one, and is it any wonder why the price of sod installs has fallen through the floor.

Luckily, there are still plenty of customers who dont mind having it done at a premium...

[Junior M]

Holy crap! One pallet of centipede weighs what? 1,000 pounds? Our sod distributor wont load but one in the bed of a 2500...

Wow, and that last one is a 1500. Somebody needs there license taken...

[DLAWNS]

I'm gonna say yes, they are slightly overweight. :laugh: It's kind of funny, but that is super dangerous.

[South Florida Lawns]

LOL only in Florida, you guys would be surprised at how common a sight like this is. The only time they really would get caught is if DOT just so happens to see it.

[ryry278]

WOW dangerous. Top heavy. Hey guys a TDOT driver here just up the road was overloaded and tiped over while turning i almost couldn't resist writing her a ticket.

[thu cutting edge]

o they will feel it when the rear axle splits. have seen it happen. i like the first one only 1 strap that was held to the fenderweels:hammerhead:

[nnj18]

That is INSANE!! They guy at the yard wanted to put 2 pallets and the back of my 2500 and I said nope...

[Junior M]

That is INSANE!! They guy at the yard wanted to put 2 pallets and the back of my 2500 and I said nope...
Our guy refuses to put more than 1 on our 2500, course you couldnt fit 2 on it anyways cause its a shortbed, and the truck wouldnt handle it. But still thats alot of weight just sitting in the bed..

[Chris1594]

Here is another one, and is it any wonder why the price of sod installs has fallen through the floor.

Luckily, there are still plenty of customers who dont mind having it done at a premium...

that 2nd pic that dodge looks like NNJ8's truck hmm :hammerhead:

[02DURAMAX]

Our guy refuses to put more than 1 on our 2500, course you couldnt fit 2 on it anyways cause its a shortbed, and the truck wouldnt handle it. But still thats alot of weight just sitting in the bed..

they can handle it...In the winter when im out plowing or salting im loaded with just under 3k in the bed of salt...:rolleyes:

[Junior M]

they can handle it...In the winter when im out plowing or salting im loaded with just under 3k in the bed of salt...:rolleyes:
Well, if it can I dont know where you would put a second one in a short bed. Our truck is the exact same as your except a gasser crew cab..

[02DURAMAX]

Well, if it can I dont know where you would put a second one in a short bed. Our truck is the exact same as your except a gasser crew cab..

yeah you cant fit two pallets of sod...but with out the pallet I can fit 1 1/2..but salt is bagged so I take 37 80lb bags in my bed...but if i know im spreading it right away i will load up to 60 80lb bags...:nono::laugh:..now that I wont keep in the truck for a long time.

[South Florida Lawns]

I pulled a 40,000 lb generator/electric pump with my half ton. It wasn't on the road just at my Nursery. I made it real far until I had to be a jackass and spin the tires in the sand. Needless to say I got stuck, I'll try and find some pics.

[Green Pastures]

Shoot I put 1 pallet of Fescue (60 yds) in the back of my F-250 PSD and that was enough for me.

Probably could have carried more, but I couldn't have stopped safely with any more in the bed.

That guy with three needs a BIG ticket.

[DuallyVette]

If only we could find a cure for "stupid" :)

[PROCUT1]

The fine would be triple what the truck is worth

[RedMax Man]

that 2nd pic that dodge looks like NNJ8's truck hmm :hammerhead:

umm his truck is blue and way bigger and nicer.

Keep a safe distance from those fools killn their trucks.

[Chris1594]

umm his truck is blue and way bigger and nicer.

Keep a safe distance from those fools killn their trucks.

I know I was just busting on him lol

[CrystalCreek]

Oh come on guys, He could probably get another pallet on their. Heck, he still has a trailer hitch right? A least another three pallets right there.

Just kidding, this guy really needs to be off the road so he dosent kill someone.

[dura to the max]

that is funny, but what i find so wrong w/ the whole thing is the fact that it was bahaia sod! i hate that crap w/ a passion and people are paying to sod their lawns w/ it?!?!? IMO thats the biggest problem w/ the entire picture...i didnt know you could even buy that crap in sod form.

[dura to the max]

on a serious note, what do ya'll think of putting 2 pallets in the bed of a 1 ton long bed truck? (HD 3500 w/ E range tires)

[DBL]

those pictures are scary

[Southernlandscape343]

Ah shoot, I could get those 3 pallets on the roof rack of my Trailblazer :laugh: On a serious note that is so dangerous. That rachett strap is rated for 1,000 lbs max. Heavens forbid if they needed to stop suddenly.:dizzy:

[Tyler7692]

Hahahahahhahaha

[02DURAMAX]

Ah shoot, I could get those 3 pallets on the roof rack of my Trailblazer :laugh: On a serious note that is so dangerous. That rachett strap is rated for 1,000 lbs max. Heavens forbid if they needed to stop suddenly.:dizzy:

You must use rope as a strap if its only rated for 1,000lbs

Cause the ones I use..(2") are rated for 10,000lbs and my (3") are rated for 15,000lbs.

[Southernlandscape343]

Then again its not a very clear shot of the strap. Either way having the straps anchored to the wheel wells was pretty stupid.

[westcoh]

Haha those pics are hilarious. Who needs a trailer when you can just pile stuff up 20 feet high in the back of your pickup. Scares me to think what would happen if that one guy had to make a quick turn.

[Junior M]

on a serious note, what do ya'll think of putting 2 pallets in the bed of a 1 ton long bed truck? (HD 3500 w/ E range tires)
I think it would do it Dura, no worries, if anything put two on there, and your truck is sagging to much for your liking take the second one back off...

[lawnpro2210]

she's gonna BLOW!!!! lol

[Lawn Freak]

That is crazy! I would never put my truck under that much stress!

[South Florida Lawns]

I just saw these yahoos last week doing an install both trucks dangerously overloaded. Sometimes I wish Florida DOT cared a little more!

[mowerbrad]

These guys that overload their trucks like that are great job security for us in the fire services...if they get in a wreck, we get called to the scene and I get to make some money.

[turfrider1020]

love it i think the sign on the hitch is classic would you call this guy

[Premier landscaping south]

just could not resist bringing this one back up. It blows my mind!

[tallrick]

It is so common to see pickups full of stuff, like those lawn service guys without a trailer. I wish I had a picture of a F250 I saw with a Bobcat 463 in the bed along with a push mower, forks and string trimmers. What really takes the cake are the scrap metal guys. I have seen them on the palmetto expressway with plywood and 2 x 4 sides carrying a full load of junk with the truck bed as far down as it will go.

[asalow]

we've all seen this but had to post it. dangerous as it is it's pretty cool.

don't know how to embed vids yet still working on it sorry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUvcrL9ojjo

[scaglawnsnj]

Any thoughts or comments? I could not resist driving 20mph behind this guy to get a couple of pics.

Everyone knows there are some scrubs around but this will be hard to beat. 3 pallets of bahia in the back of a 3/4 ton. Unbelievable!!!!!

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Does the black chevy have sod in it?? What a nut. he could kill somebody..

[mdlwn1]

Ill bet a lot of the cab overs you see are in a similar condition....they just don't show being overloaded like a p/u does. I had 12 tons of road base accidentally loaded into my w-3500. Other than blown axle seals leaking every where...it wasnt easy for a layman to see.

[Lawn Man Dave]

I don't think I have ever seen a DTO officer any place but on the highway...... stuff like this makes me wish I saw them off the highway from time to time.....

Id be tempted to call up the DOT and give them a friendly tip and hang around to see the result.......... though I doubt they would ever show....

You can only get away with that for so long before something breaks of your wreck... there is a guy around here that hauls tires in his 1500 and it looks like the frame is bent (down) between the cab and the bed.....

[sehitchman]

How about this one. I looked at the hitch. It was a gooseneck head attached to two extensions that came out from the frame on an F-250
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5005/crazysidehf5.th.jpg (http://img511.imageshack.us/i/crazysidehf5.jpg/)

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9458/crazyreariz0.th.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/i/crazyreariz0.jpg/)

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

^can't see em :hammerhead:

[sehitchman]

Someone else let me know if the pictures do not show for them. They are there when I look at the thread. If not I'll repost.

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

No they're there, they're way too small so I can't see them up close.

[sehitchman]

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5005/crazysidehf5.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9458/crazyreariz0.jpg

[asalow]

it looks like they centered the boat on the trailer properly cause the truck isn't hardly squatting at all. plus they have the proper signs to be legal. looks like they are ok

[BTM Lawn Maintenance L.L.C]

That must be a Diesel !!! :cool2:

[Pat'sPerfectLawnService]

holy $*** that is a huge boat and that is a lot of sod

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

That must be a Diesel !!! :cool2:

XL & no diesel badges, so not likely...

[Junior M]

XL & no diesel badges, so not likely...
Just cause its an XL doesnt it make it not likely to be a diesel.. :hammerhead:

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

There are no badges, and not many debadge the diesel but not the F350.

[Frierson]

Dang!! Thats a nice boat

[loupiscopolandscaping]

dude WTF! the craziest thing is that us legit landscapers stay within our gross vehicle weight and things break, and these ass##$)* do this and nothing happens. i dnt get it lol

[posterlion]

Thats nothing. . . :)

You should see how they load 'em up in Asia!

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

Saw a guy today at target with a bumper pull 25ft flat bed trailer loaded with sheetrock and some other random stuff like that lol, but he was pullin it with an old chevy '96 or older half ton!! Fenders were rubbin the tires I'm pretty sure, I couldn't believe it, I wish I would've gotten a pic.

[STIHL GUY]

thats bad i cant imagine trying to stop thaat