Stupidest video I've seen in awhile.

[tallywacker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEfnfOfbsi4

What was that dude in the ford ranger thinking?

[derf]

Apparently he was thinking that it might be a good idea to tie two vehicles together then go in reverse as fast as possible with plenty of slack in the tow line. Seems like a logically good idea really, until you actually try it and start tearing shit off vehicles

Also heard very faintly was the one dude saying "hold my beer and watch this"

[tallywacker]

Originally Posted by derf

Apparently he was thinking that it might be a good idea to tie two vehicles together then go in reverse as fast as possible with plenty of slack in the tow line. Seems like a logically good idea really, until you actually try it and start tearing shit off vehicles

Also heard very faintly was the one dude saying "hold my beer and watch this"

There is nothing logical about that idea.

[derf]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

There is nothing logical about that idea.

Totally logical, imagine what happens when bugs bunny pulls a carpet out from under elmer fudd, that shit totally works when he gives it a quick jerk and fudd goes flying. The quick jerk is what did it.

[Rangerscott]

Yanking something that is attached and something that is sitting on something else are two different things silly goose.

[CasterTroy]

Pretty smart actually......I mean...if your goal is to get 100k hits on Youtube (which is pretty clear was his goal...THAT and to justify getting that custom front bumper made to his GF/mommy)

[Papa_Complex]

While watching that I was imagining what would happen if the trailer hitch lock had failed, instead of the moron's bumper mounts.

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

While watching that I was imagining what would happen if the trailer hitch lock had failed, instead of the moron's bumper mounts.

I got into offroading for a few years. Picked up things on the trail....stories...etc. One that seemed to be consistant around here was a jeep pulling a bronco over a rock with a pull rope (yellow tow line with woven loops on each end, not really a ROPE but that's what it's called) connected to about 5ft of chain. The hook on the end of the chain broke and the pull rope came flying back at the driver. Had the chain not been on the end of that tow rope it would have hit the back of the jeep and that would be the end of it. But the chain came whipping back and smashed the driver's head.

Can't confirm the story, but heard it several times from several people

To ME it seemed to be as dangerous to just head offroad in a crawler and go 2mph than hit the track at 170

[derf]

Yeh, Ive hear variations of that story too, also with cables, and just lengths of chain. I always took it as a danger of this sport story because random shit can happen

[ericr]

What an idiot *shakes head*.

Tow cables can be especially dangerous, as can straps. Chains you don't have to really worry about them breaking because they don't build up and store hardly any energy from stretching like a cable or strap will.

That kid obviously stopped reading the rules of vehicle recovery before it says... don't use excessive speed with a "jerk strap" (as they're sometimes known) because they work good like that, at 2 mph, not 20mph and excellerating.

The next rule he didn't read is...throw a heavy blanket or tarp over the strap in case it breaks or comes loose. *note* A bumper/front frame assembly also works for this though it is more costly than a heavy blanket or tarp.