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glend
09-10-09, 07:13 PM
This is amusing. Overloading is not covered by warranty

http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj454/glend1450/612failure002.jpg
TK421
22-10-09, 09:35 AM
I would like to see the recovery vehicle for this mother!
TK
sbadman
22-10-09, 11:49 AM
I would like to see the recovery vehicle for this mother!
TK


Reckon I could tow that with my XJ :D
Miraz
22-10-09, 12:05 PM
Reckon I could tow that with my XJ

No problem - we'll just chuck the loose wheels on the roof rack first and see how it goes?
sbadman
22-10-09, 12:22 PM
Reckon I could tow that with my XJ

No problem - we'll just chuck the loose wheels on the roof rack first and see how it goes?


Good idea, don't want them dragging on the ground after all!
glend
22-10-09, 03:40 PM
Nothing could snatch that. It had to be disassembled and hauled away in pieces to a pad where they could reassemble it. The bolts holding the struts on couldn't handle the stress of hauling down dip. Each of those front stuts costs more than about 10 new Grand Cherokees. With a gross operating weight of aprox 600 tonne on two axles ,there is a lot of weight transfer going down dip and apply the retard and or brakes with the height of the load.