When there’s two trucks to move and only one driver, there’s only one option: load one of the pickups onto a flatbed, lock it down, and hit the road. When doing so, however, it’s advisable to securely strap the transported vehicle to the transporter, unlike the driver of this Ram, who lashed a Ford F-150 STX down on his flatbed with little more than improperly placed ratchet straps.
The video of this Ford F-150 STX and its questionable transportation surfaced on social media, and the cameraman recorded the scene in Texas. Right away, the video captures what appears to be a single ratchet strap holding the rear end of the truck down. Said strap isn’t even threaded through the wheels, where it should be – it’s fastened over the bed and tacked down on either side of the pickup.
A similar implement is present across the hood as well, and as if that’s not bad enough, it doesn’t appear that there’s any padding between the strap itself and the paint, which can’t be good for the pickup’s looks. At least they made an attempt to secure the front wheels, although the parties involved chose to attach a knot of more ratchet straps to the bottom of the front wheels, along with a chain somewhere in the mess. In short, there’s really nothing keeping the Ford F-150 STX from rolling backward and right off that trailer but sheer luck.
There are plenty of correct ways to attach a vehicle to a trailer, and this isn’t one of them. A short tutorial video would have saved this Ford F-150 STX from scratched paint and the headache of trying to make sure it stays locked down to the bed. In this case, the cameraman is smart and quickly makes the pass, and we can’t blame him. We wouldn’t want to be traveling behind that pickup when it falls off, either. But, hey, at least it’s in better shape than the Ford Super Duty that smashed through a restaurant drive-through.
An off-road-ready killer rather than sleek and styled.
The perfect way to get to know the high-performance machine.
Enabling remote software updates and downloads.
Still a good looking truck by today's standards.
Yet another wild, one-off creation.
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TRUTH: You can NOT fix STUPID!
Most likely friend of that whistlin diesel dummy!
Typical small junk, attention seeking dodge boy behavior.
Dodge HD are built in Mexico, the joke's on them.
That video shows just how stupid, stupid is.
And I bet there is damage to the hood and bed of the F150.
Dumb, dumb, dumb
That should be a test for that non bendable aluminum bed,lol I think Ford, should reproduce some of the past heavy iron like the 1959 Ford Fairlane, just a thought..
Large majority of these haulers are here illegally, can't speak english, dont have a license issued in the states much less a CDL license. And have the IQ of a slug. I could tell you other stories that would make the hair on your arms stand up. Don't drive anywhere near them... You've been warned !
Yeah you're right I can't pick stupid obviously most of you leaving comments only see what you want just like the guy taking the video do you not see the chain and boom holding down the front and rear tires the only purpose of the ratchet strap is keep the suspension of the truck from bouncing obviously most of you haven't ever hauled a vehicle before open your eyes people look at the whole picture not just what you want to see..... So you are right you can't fix stupid I hope most of you feel stupid now
That body is ALUMINUM! Dummy definitely dented that truck at the very least. But those wheels are stupid, too, so he clearly doesn't make wise decisions.