Todd

Lawrence wrote:
> Maybe I should tape some of the folks that show up around here. Here being
> Trenton, Ontario, Canada. The first weekend in May is the annual Walleye
> fishing derby. There are some pretty good prizes for walleye and pike
> catches. Anyway, there are some folks who have the darndest ways of getting
> their boats back on their tailers and I would swear that some of them are
> actually trying to push the trailer and the truck up the ramp by putting
> their throttles balls to the wall and jumping up on their trailers. Some of
> it would make for some pretty hilarious video.
> Anyway, I've got an F150 4x4 so I help out some of the folks who can't get
> their trailers up the ramp after a bazillion people have been trying all day
> and dragging all sorts of junk up the ramp that makes it really slippery.
> The 4x4 helps out but I have found the nicest thing that works is I have a
> front mount Class III hitch. Check the hidden hitch web site and you will be
> able to get the part number of a front mount hitch for your vehicle. I've
> got a longer 2x2 insert (about 2 feet long) which works great for the front
> hitch setup. The manouverability you get with a front mount hitch makes life
> really nice. Now if you have to put the front end into deeper water than
> this might not be what you are looking for.
>
> Cheers,
> Lawrence
>
> Todd wrote:
>
>
>>I too would like to see someone driving the boat on the trailer trying
>>to push the truck up the ramp. Then maybe I can see it on WTFpeople.com
>>or a Roadrunner cartoon.
>
>
I wasn' t trying to be a jerk. I have an F350 with the powerstroke. I
pull a 31' trailer and love the fact that there are not many situations
that I can't pull my way out of. I work in the oilfields and I see
people do things that are crazy and unsafe. So I believe people do this.
I just want to see it