stickyfingers
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Sorry to hear that. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Thanks. Most of the damage came from the guy rope (high tensile strength) and the truck disagreeing…Awful news. I hope you get better soon. 20 mph and a totaled truck? Sharing your story is going to save a lot of us by reminding us how heavy this thing is.
Wish you a speedy recovery.
oh I am so sorry! I am glad you are okay, I can't imagine how scary that was.Short post as I’m recovering but holy heck am I lucky to be alive.
I hit some ice underneath fresh snowpack on a gravel road yesterday at 20 mph going down a hill. The truck couldn’t stop and while I was able to move it slightly toward the direction I wanted to go in, the truck said no.
I hit a guy line for a power pole that then filleted the passenger side. It then pulled the line on top of the truck, which smashed the roof and rear window while falling to the ground.
I survived… somehow. I have a bad back and stuff muscles and although no airbags went off, I may have broken a bone in my hand (pending orthopedic ref).
The truck is written off. Even with good winter tires the ice was too much.
Now I need to find a replacement.
Oh and always wear a seatbelt!
So sorry!Short post as I’m recovering but holy heck am I lucky to be alive.
I hit some ice underneath fresh snowpack on a gravel road yesterday at 20 mph going down a hill. The truck couldn’t stop and while I was able to move it slightly toward the direction I wanted to go in, the truck said no.
I hit a guy line for a power pole that then filleted the passenger side. It then pulled the line on top of the truck, which smashed the roof and rear window while falling to the ground.
I survived… somehow. I have a bad back and stuff muscles and although no airbags went off, I may have broken a bone in my hand (pending orthopedic ref).
The truck is written off. Even with good winter tires the ice was too much.
Now I need to find a replacement.
Oh and always wear a seatbelt!
Short post as I’m recovering but holy heck am I lucky to be alive.
I hit some ice underneath fresh snowpack on a gravel road yesterday at 20 mph going down a hill. The truck couldn’t stop and while I was able to move it slightly toward the direction I wanted to go in, the truck said no.
I hit a guy line for a power pole that then filleted the passenger side. It then pulled the line on top of the truck, which smashed the roof and rear window while falling to the ground.
I survived… somehow. I have a bad back and stuff muscles and although no airbags went off, I may have broken a bone in my hand (pending orthopedic ref).
The truck is written off. Even with good winter tires the ice was too much.
Now I need to find a replacement.
Oh and always wear a seatbelt!