Posted by JD Seller on January 20, 2013 at 08:14:05 from (208.126.196.144):
I know I am going to PO a few "farmers" here.
The reason that the DOT is stopping more farm trucks is that they have pretty much gotten most commercial trucks in pretty good condition. They will still catch guys over weight but the days of catching junk commercial trucks is over for the most part.
I agree with them wanting the farm trucks to be more safe. Now some of the officers can go over board.
I see farm trucks coming into the grain elevators with tires that are shot just waiting to blow out but since they are "farmers" they think that they should get a break on safety rules. Broken springs and non working lights all should just be ignored according to many farmer drivers. Brakes that half way work on a truck that is forty years old and over loaded badly. All should be just winked at and ignored.
"We are farmers so WE are special attitude is what is causing the crack down on farm trucks."
There have been some really bad wrecks around here in the last few years from guys running farm trucks that should never have left the farm.
One eighty year old guy with a 1960 IH truck with NO power brakes ran over a van full of kids. Killed two and hurt the rest. His reason for being on the road without brakes??? He could not afford to have the hydra-vac repaired. It would cost too much. HE was just using the hand parking brake to stop with. This from a fellow that drove a new DIESEL pickup to the coffee shop every morning. Well he is walking now and two kids will never grow up now. He should be in prison just like a guy would be if he shot the two kids. That truck he was driving was a weapon that just weight more than a gun.
So I am all for making ANY vehicle that is on the PUBLIC road be safe.
So that means good tires, brakes and working lights. If you have these things you will not have much trouble in a DOT inspection.
Also there is talk of doing something with the guys pulling these large gravity wagons behind tractors. A farm tractor is not made to handle/stop the loads guys are pulling behind them. Many are pulling two 750 bushel wagons. That is 84,000 lbs of grain plus the weight of the wagons. The brakes on most of these wagons are not really made to stop them at the higher travel speeds of todays tractors. Plus how many guys will adjust them or keep them working after the first few years???
So pile on I am sure many "farmers" are offended by my rant.
Why the anger?? Those two kids went to my church. Then I get to hear of the old guy complaining about how the "state" screwed him over by taking his DI for life.
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