Was I wrong?

She was referred to as a co-driver. How do we know she is a co-driver and not a ride along. My point is if a co-driver she shoulda knew better. If a ride along (spouse, girlfriend etc) she is a prime example of why a ride along passenger should stay in the truck when loading unloading. I go a lot of places that make passengers stay at the office during loading or unloading. Or at least they have signs to that effect. Either way I think you were in the right to say something to them

 

I wouldn't want to be around a cable or a chain when it broke, a lot of kinetic energy there.

 

I can't imagine the feeling if I saw an unsafe situation. did nothing, said nothing and someone got seriously hurt or killed because I did not speak up.
While loading at Richie Bros site a few years ago. A driver had his small boy of about 5 or 6 or so and his wife with him. He was told at the gate that they had to stay in the truck when in the loading area. Of course that did not happen. Then security came by and reminded him again, keep them in the truck or leave the property. .
Now they are in loading area. The truck to one side of me was going to load a C ring for CAT Dozer. . It slipped off the cable and fell. It missed the little boy by about 6 inches. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. The security person was not happy and told me and another driver to hold up ( he saw how pissed we were.) he would take care of it. The little boy had no idea what happened. The idiot driver had already put some things on the trailer. His wife had no clue what she was doing and did not keep an eye on her kid in a potentially dangerous area.. . This is how stupid and unaware some people can be. The Richie Bros security told him to unchain, unload and leave, never to come back to a RB location again. BANNED.
It was all I could do to keep from knocking the crap out of this driver. A lot of self control was used that morning.
Not paying attention or simply ignoring safety is and can be deadly. Short cuts are best left to cooking. Not around equipment. Yeah driver you did the right thing. Thank you .

 

I had 2 chains break today, was surprised, no drama, no change. Was the best day ever.

 

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Chain drive wallets do not count . lol

 

Actually, if the chain is long enough, it can be made to use like two separate chains putting the slack in the middle

 

I even run synthetic line on my recovery winches due to cable being dangerous if it snaps. Never mind a truck being pulled with a chain etc.
Synthetic winch line or straps, the only safe way to go in my experience.
Martin

 

Was pulling out a dozer once with a cable and snatch block the cable snapped and it zipped though a tree about 8" around like it was a matchstick thats why we always ran the winch from the side knelt down behind the 1\2 steel plate bumper.