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3rd gen towing accident

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by smitty99, Aug 30, 2017.

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  1. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:07 AM
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    Looks like AZ plates...maybe the driver was towing too much for this truck. Please be careful out there!
     
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  2. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:08 AM
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    Ouch!
     
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  3. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:09 AM
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    Ouch, that doesn't look good, hope the people are ok.
     
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  4. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:10 AM
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    Or maybe someone cut him off.
     
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  5. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:10 AM
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    Looks like the driver and passenger(s) had a hell of a ride.
     
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  6. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:10 AM
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  7. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:14 AM
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  8. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:15 AM
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    I'm not a super trucker by any means... Most I've ever towed was 119,000lbs (With a HEMTT... Not Tacoma)... But that seems like a lot of trailer for a Tacoma.
     
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  9. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:16 AM
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    A lot of people have every little experience towing a trailer. But who really knows what happened here.
     
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  10. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:17 AM
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  11. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:18 AM
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    It appears to be a crash, not an accident.

    :playball:
     
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  12. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:19 AM
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    Well, he obviously jackknifed it on the driver's side, then things went downhill from there...looks like St. George, Utah area...
    OOPS...should have read the news story first. Yep, I-15 in St. George. LOTS of curves, and tight cuts through the mountains there, with tricky winds at times...
     
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  13. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:22 AM
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    That's an 8000lb+ trailer as well.
     
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    Either that mother fucker was cut off, or the mother fucker was driving too mother fucking fast. Either way, wholly mother fucker!!!!!

    Ok, I'm in a mood! :drevil:
     
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    I don't see any tow mirrors. No way you can tow with this truck safely with stock mirrors. It looks like there may be a weight distribution hitch, but I cant tell for sure.
     
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  16. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:25 AM
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    Wind shear possibly...tail wagging the dog. Gets pretty windy here.
     
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  17. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:25 AM
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    That's what I was thinking. According to the Nash website... The 30 footer is 6192lbs completely dry and empty.
     
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  18. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:25 AM
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    where do you see that its an 8,000 lb trailer?
     
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  19. Aug 30, 2017 at 10:26 AM
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    It would be a little closer to:
    Gross Dry Weight – Lbs.: 4727
    Gross Vehicle Weight (GVWR) – Lbs.: 7000
     
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    It most defiantly is not a 30' trailer. The trailer is the same length as the truck.
    [​IMG]
     
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