Cyclops Ops & Oops

[Howard2x4x4]

Well, true confessions here - I was going to join CBF under an assumed fake name to post this 'cause I'm not big on being caught as an idiot, although I can be a pretty good idiot at times. Anywho, if you think I'm an idiot after reading this thread, well, I gotta agree with ya. Sooo….. Today I had to remove my old, abandoned wedding Bronco from the semi trailer it stored in. No problem I thought, what could possibly go wrong I thought....

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Piece 'o' cake, I thought, just need a coupla ramps, I thought.... Oh, yeah, and a come-along, don't forget the come-along....

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Whoa, wait, what, what the... Wow! Didn't think that would happen, Heck!!
Thought the planks would hold, they didn't, thought the trailer hitch would hold, it didn't. Gotta be a lesson here..... Kids, don't try this at home, but if you do, lock up your balls, not your brains, if ya know what I mean.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Well, I thought I'd try to make some lemonade out of that fine kettle of fish I got myself into.... So I moved the come-along to a new spot because the passenger front wheel was locked up, and I moved the pickup 'cause I'm a safety, thinkin' kinda guy, doncha know.... So the very first tug on the come-along, the dad-gum trailer moved, the rear tires rolled off the semi trailer and there I got Cyclops suspended in mid-air between both trailers.... I really hadn't seen that comin'.....

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Yeah. So I got to thinkin' I've had three strikes anyhow, maybe more, so my luck has gotta get better anytime now, and I couldn't sell ol' Cyclops just hangin' in the air like that, so I hadda make somethin' other than my bowels move. Few more plank, few more prayers and a few more pulls on the come-along, and by-gummy ole Cyclops was sittin' on just one trailer. Broke another plank to get there, but she landed on the trailer and not on me, so I guess the prayers also worked. Halleluiah



!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Well, I spose all's well that ends well, and it did end fair to middlin', all locked and loaded! So, if ya need a hand loadin' yer Bronco, and ya got good insurance, gimme a call, I'm available for hire..... On second thought, PLEASE DON'T CALL ME!!!!

 

[Master Chief]

Howard,

That my friend is classic! Sometimes physics gets in the way of a "great idea". Love it and thanks for fessin' up and posting it all. Glad there were no injuries.

Roger

 

[bronconut73]

Stupid physics and gravity are always getting in my way too Howard.

 

[Dannyboy71]

I don't know why but the last pictures of it sitting safely on the trailer maid me laugh the hardest! Thanks for sharing your miss hap. By the way you are not alone my friend.

 

[BigB]

Thanks for sharing, that was a funny read of your comments.

Sh!t happens....at least no one was hurt.

You may want to invest in some "rated" wood planks next time ;D

 

[NGABronco]

Hey Congrats Howard!!! Heck if you lived down South you could fit right in with us rednecks!!!;D;D;D
"Get'er Done"!!!

 

[kylakekevin]

I'm still not seeing the issue, What exactly do you think went wrong there? Is there some other way of doing that job? ;D those 20 minute jobs always take me all day especially when I tell the wife it wont take me long !

 

[BronCowie]

Good one Howard... made me think of some of my past "moments" as you look around to see if anyone saw that. ;D

 

[Jebus]

Just more proof that a Bronco owner never gets stuck...

 

[NewDog]

so my luck has gotta get better anytime now, and I couldn't sell ol' Cyclops just hangin' in the air like that, so I hadda make somethin' other than my bowels move.

LMAO! Too funny Howard, glad it all worked out in the end and you lived to tell the tale!

 

[sanndmann3]

All is well that ends well. Never a dull moment in beautiful west Michigan...