Why do drivers hang broken tarp straps from their steps?

Sadly....I see this guy waaaaayyy to often. Thanks for the laugh.!!

 

do you know the real reason behind tilting the antenna forward? my antenna is 13 feet 8 inches off the ground. it is at that height about a foot infront of the high spot on my tractor.

if i am approaching a questionable overpass, i slow to a crawl and watch my antenna. if it clears then i know i am good to go forward. i cant believe that the 20 and 30 year vets didnt know that old trick. that really helped in the old days before MOST overpasses were posted.

 

That's not why we did it back in "the day".

As was previously stated here....The reason that we started pointing the antennas slightly forward was so that they would be nearly straight up at highway speeds.
Then as is always the case the idiots that had no idea why we were pointing them slightly forward thought it looked cool and took it to extremes and now you see other idiots with antennas that don't have any flex to them running down the road with their antennas pointing almost straight forward....

I never heard the "low overpass" reason until just now and it just isn't the case.

 

I have my stinger exactly at 13'7" but its not tilted forward.

 

Old mechanic fixed me up with one even better for the height clearance, he took a backup actuator that was for a retro backup alarm and wired it up with a cut off switch.

When I was creeping and wondering about how much room I had it would set off a alarm if it hit a 13' 5" object.

Unfortunately no warning in the world on a tractor helps if you are traveling too fast.

 

I used to see this alot in my area about 15 years ago or so. Never knew what they were doing and havn't seen it much since.

A bungee strap is more gentle on a pet than a leash. These people were just caring for Fido.

If the the strap is broken then it means they forgot to bring in Fido before they started rolling.

 

Now that I've purchased my lease truck, I'll be adding some individuality. Chrome and light shop...here I come!

 

They look like reject curb feelers.

 

If only that Knight driver had them, he wouldn't of run over that boulder.

 

Years ago, I remember fuel trucks dragging a chain, to ground the truck and dissapate static electricity. But rubber straps?