I don't have anything that bad but I have a few truck stories, glad youre alright Bushman.

can anyone recommend a good burgundy on the cheap? it's a gift for my sister's husband's father, so the connection is loose and therefor does not necessitate a high price. don't wanna give him crap, though. he got me my 100th anniversary standard issue wenger a couple years ago.

I'm not a brandy drinker, sorry M22.

When I was in my 2nd year in college I took a job at a nursery. I was one of the few guys with a clean record so I got to drive.

Anyway, I head to the growing yard to pick up some trees. They load the trailor so full it lifts the rear wheels off the ground. I laugh at this crazy overload and ask what we are going to remove...Oh no, that doesn't happen. They take a forklift and load a pallet of mulch in the bed of the truck which lowers the wheels back to the ground and tell me to head back to the nursery that I'll be fine.

Another thing worth mentioning is the brakes on the trailor don't work. Despite my constant complaints and pointing out that it is highly illegal to drive a trailor with this much weight without brakes they remain unfixed.

So about a mile from the nursery I start to slow down at a red light and the load had shifted so the tires are now partially off the ground. The tires are squeeling and they barely make contact with the pavement and I slide and slide.

The truck infront of me had the presence of mind to look up, see me in his rear view and run the red light so I didn't rear end him as I slid to a stop in the intersection. When I came to a stop the cloud of smoke from my tires comes blowing past me and there is a strip of rubber where the one rear tire was dragging.

When I got back to the nursery, I refused to drive the truck again without brakes.

Glad you are still with us Bushy! You need a vacation bro..

Another time in the Bronco rock climbing a serious hill I got hung up on a rock shelf. I kick the truck in reverse and back in drive to get up and over.

While see sawing like this the truck dies in neutral, no power brakes, no steering. The Bronco had been modded with hydrolic steering(Redneck Ram) to help turn the big rubber in rough terrain.

Anyway, backwards I go crashing through the brush backwards, smash...the sound of broken glass and I glance and notice my mirror is gone. I lean to the inside and hope the 6 point cage does its job. I bounce along down the hill through a fence and the vehicle comes to a stop. Besides the mirror, a new ding or two and the fence all was well. I sat there with a buddy and didn't say anything for quite awhile.

Well it looks like I chased everyone away.

Well, I'm going to raid the frig.

BEER? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

yes, yes i do! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Yikes B5, you just made my day look downright boring. Glad you were able to save it.