Wow. Thank god everything is ok. What happened? did the locking tab unlock? don't see how? almost sounds like the tab was not tightened tight enough.
-------------- Original message -------------- > So I loaded up a car this afternoon to take over to have my employees > strip and prep it for crushing. They are doing MASSIVE highway > construction(widening) right where I keep my cars. Anyways, as I was > pulling out I must have it a big hole or something. Anyways, went a > little ways and pulled over to check to make sure everthing was ok. > Everything appeared OK. So little while later I go over some rail road > tracks. And as I am stopping at a stop sign just past the tracks I > noticed Im about to be rear ended by the car I am towing(on my car > dolly). Crap, my 1st thought was it came loose and rolled off the end > of the dolly. I ease over into a parking lot. The dolly came OFF the > hitch. My receiver where the ball mounts was physically bent down > slightly. I guess when I hit the bump it must have been harder than I > Thought and bent the hitch down and going over the tracks was enought to > knock it off the rest of the way. So I put the dolly back on the hitch > and the locking tab didnt want to click down. Had to beat it with a > hammer a couple of times but it then locked down. Continued on without > problem. That could have been a MASSIVE problem if I had been going > down the highway. Thank god for safety chains. > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
