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#1 oldhotrod

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 01:53 AM

Let me try this again...the Motor Trend crew stopped to help this Taco owner after the fwc fell off the back of the truck...sorry no details as of yet....photo credit to #ShaunOchsner...FB_IMG_1543968245791.jpeg

Edited by oldhotrod, 05 December 2018 - 02:25 AM.

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#2 Edgewood

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 06:31 AM

Would not like to be that guy bending over behind the camper.


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#3 smlobx

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 11:47 AM

Forget to check his front turnbuckles??
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Posted 05 December 2018 - 01:30 PM

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 02:11 PM

Wow good luck for him!!! Hey guys and gals check your turnbuckles often when off the beaten path lock nuts help!!! I believe in Karma so he has done well for someone in the past or will look forward to helping someone down the road.


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#6 Happyjax

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 02:40 PM

Good people in this camping/off-roading world :)


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#7 Ted

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 03:33 PM

Not sure which is more surprising, not realizing the camper was no longer on his truck or running into a group like that to help him. Either way, an amazing story.


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Posted 05 December 2018 - 04:09 PM

I'd like to see photos of all the turnbuckles and mounting points to see the cause, what happened, and the aftermath. I'm most curious so we can all learn from this.

 

It's funny, we almost drove up that road last week. We decided not too as we had explorations elsewhere and the road gets big group traffic.

 

He was one lucky guy.


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#9 craig333

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 04:10 PM

What a lucky guy! Three week old camper. Likely that settling in process loosened em up. Not to notice? Looks like it wasn't damaged in the process at least. That's why I want to add a strap to my camper, a last ditch failsafe. Next time it comes off I'll do that.


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Posted 05 December 2018 - 05:34 PM

What a surprising story that how the events worked out to get it back on the truck. Amazing!

On both sides on the front use a wire rope with clips to the eye bolts should be a good safety backup to stop the camper from sliding off.
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