earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Who hasn't wondered about this?
just some fun pix
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yea... why are cables attached to the roof of the bus [S[P
kenny c
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And stop killing the Naugahs for naugahyde!
kenny c
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By the looks of the bus they're to keep it from landing on it's side again.
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
I believe that was a test showing that the those double-decker busses wouldn't roll over even on a 30 degree slope...the chains were for if their calculations weren't correct...
05snopro440
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yea... why are cables attached to the roof of the bus [S[P
I don't think they are, it looks like they go up and over and are attached to the bottom on the other side.
Interesting that there is at least a 5 degree difference in the angle of the slope and the angle of the bus due to the serious suspension lean of the bus.
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yea the difference in degrees will be the same without the ropes, but I think it`s way more fun with no ropes
ruggs
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The difference in degrees is due to the weight transfer to the low side springs. Look at the axle compared to the body.
soltz
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kenny c
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And with passengers on the upper level I would think it will tip over at a lesser angle.
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soltz
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Don't know what is for sure but it's way bitchen[cl
Burgerman
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I'm think'n fancy hood ornament Soltz [S
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Thats sick!! Wish I had that artistic side like that
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
I told you guys that I was thinking of quitting trucking. Well, I was not lying this time. The truck was making me a few thousand play tickets a year, and I had started my summer gravel projects.
I was going west, down the four-lane highway, loaded, when and oldish red Dodge pickup pulled out of a side road slowly in front of me. I kept veering to my right to go around the front of him, but he kept on coming, never looking east into the oncoming traffic. I hit him broadside in the front tire and fender, this pinwheeled him around and I think I ran over the back corner of his truck with my drivers, because suddenly, I was going on and angle and couldn't steer. It was like those circus drivers that can go around on two wheels, only I was on fire too. I flopped down on my drivers side and slid some more spreading the gravel as slick as you please, down the pavement. The flip front hood was open about a foot so I could see the flames around the motor, and I felt sorry for it and it sounded like it was revving past the governor so I found the key and shut it off, [saving the motor]. Then I realised that I'd lost my hat so I started looking for it, this is when I came to my senses, somewhat, maybe I should get out of here. Whoooa, the pavement is about two inches away from my drivers window, so plan B. I reached up and grabbed the passenger door handle and the door opened nicely, upwards, meaning that I was a little bit stronger than usual and the cab wasn't twisted at all. I had to put my dirty work boots on the seats to get up out of there; I still wasn't thinking that it didn't matter anymore. I was surprised that there was no exhaust pipe there on the passenger side, so I just jumped down from the back corner of the cab. The missing exhaust pipe was nestled up to the other pipe, lying on the pavement. I must have lost my balance a bit when I hit the pavement and reached back to steady myself and burnt the tips of three fingers on the muffler. As I was trotting away through the meridian ditch something blew up and a little piece of hot metal got me on the elbow and burnt a hole in my shirt and skin.
The pictures are before and after, [the tow truck had already tipped the truck up before I thought to take a picture]. I threw in a picture of a '96 KW that a had for quite a while.
Anyhow, that finishes my trucking career, I think.
I was going west, down the four-lane highway, loaded, when and oldish red Dodge pickup pulled out of a side road slowly in front of me. I kept veering to my right to go around the front of him, but he kept on coming, never looking east into the oncoming traffic. I hit him broadside in the front tire and fender, this pinwheeled him around and I think I ran over the back corner of his truck with my drivers, because suddenly, I was going on and angle and couldn't steer. It was like those circus drivers that can go around on two wheels, only I was on fire too. I flopped down on my drivers side and slid some more spreading the gravel as slick as you please, down the pavement. The flip front hood was open about a foot so I could see the flames around the motor, and I felt sorry for it and it sounded like it was revving past the governor so I found the key and shut it off, [saving the motor]. Then I realised that I'd lost my hat so I started looking for it, this is when I came to my senses, somewhat, maybe I should get out of here. Whoooa, the pavement is about two inches away from my drivers window, so plan B. I reached up and grabbed the passenger door handle and the door opened nicely, upwards, meaning that I was a little bit stronger than usual and the cab wasn't twisted at all. I had to put my dirty work boots on the seats to get up out of there; I still wasn't thinking that it didn't matter anymore. I was surprised that there was no exhaust pipe there on the passenger side, so I just jumped down from the back corner of the cab. The missing exhaust pipe was nestled up to the other pipe, lying on the pavement. I must have lost my balance a bit when I hit the pavement and reached back to steady myself and burnt the tips of three fingers on the muffler. As I was trotting away through the meridian ditch something blew up and a little piece of hot metal got me on the elbow and burnt a hole in my shirt and skin.
The pictures are before and after, [the tow truck had already tipped the truck up before I thought to take a picture]. I threw in a picture of a '96 KW that a had for quite a while.
Anyhow, that finishes my trucking career, I think.
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offroadrolls
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Man, your poor truck! Bummer! Glad you're OK.....with exception of your finger burns correct?
WOW MAC ! lucky to even stagger away from that mess !!!
offroadrolls
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That hurts!
