chowdozer
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In two other threads there are people on this site that tell a man not to cut a leaner in his backyard because it's dangerous and he might get hurt. Hire a pro they say.
On this thread, we have advice from people telling him to go ahead and haul that log in his Toyota. Take a video and pictures! I see one person asks an important question after he says go for it. How far do you have to go? Wouldn't that be a question you'd ask before you advise?
Here we have a man that's considering putting a +/-2000# stub in the back of a compact Toyota pickup. I don't know if any of you looked, but payload capacity for a new Tacoma 4x2 regular cab is 1380#. My guess is that's centered in the bed, don't ya think? So this guy loads an 11' stub in his truck with 5' sticking out past the end of the box, that means he's got 6' inside the box. Where's the CG, on the bumper??? What's he going to tie it to? If he trys to stop or heaven forbid rearends somebody, what's going to keep that log from going right through the cab? If he blows a rear tire or breaks an axle, even at 30 mph that truck is going to go sideways and over so fast he won't have any reaction time. Then the investigation happens. His insurance isn't going to back him up, are you? In one of the other threads there was mention of liability of this site for advice given, are we going to skip that in this case?
Worst of all, those of you that are advising him to do it are telling him to risk his life and possibly others on the road.
If this were on a farm, different story. I don't think this is on a farm.
James, go get a minimum 3/4 ton pickup or a trailer that meets the load requirement. If you have a problem then, your insurance will back you up and the police won't be writing you a ticket.
Toyota + log + accident + injuries = ticket + lawsuit
On this thread, we have advice from people telling him to go ahead and haul that log in his Toyota. Take a video and pictures! I see one person asks an important question after he says go for it. How far do you have to go? Wouldn't that be a question you'd ask before you advise?
Here we have a man that's considering putting a +/-2000# stub in the back of a compact Toyota pickup. I don't know if any of you looked, but payload capacity for a new Tacoma 4x2 regular cab is 1380#. My guess is that's centered in the bed, don't ya think? So this guy loads an 11' stub in his truck with 5' sticking out past the end of the box, that means he's got 6' inside the box. Where's the CG, on the bumper??? What's he going to tie it to? If he trys to stop or heaven forbid rearends somebody, what's going to keep that log from going right through the cab? If he blows a rear tire or breaks an axle, even at 30 mph that truck is going to go sideways and over so fast he won't have any reaction time. Then the investigation happens. His insurance isn't going to back him up, are you? In one of the other threads there was mention of liability of this site for advice given, are we going to skip that in this case?
Worst of all, those of you that are advising him to do it are telling him to risk his life and possibly others on the road.
If this were on a farm, different story. I don't think this is on a farm.
James, go get a minimum 3/4 ton pickup or a trailer that meets the load requirement. If you have a problem then, your insurance will back you up and the police won't be writing you a ticket.
Toyota + log + accident + injuries = ticket + lawsuit
at my ole 96' Ford, this was the last log of the day, 100' crane made loading it a breeze :biggrinbounce2: Hauling your log on a trailer will be way easier than trashing your Toyota, let the trailer take the weight, far easier towing 4000lbs than putting it in the back of your truck. Good luck Jon
