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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 02:51 AM
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So I'm helping my cousin move, and I'm pulling a trailer full of his furniture to his new house. I go to jump the curb, and the trailer hangs up on the road. I kick it in reverse quick, not thinking about the trailer, and hear a horrifying crunch. Little over a month old 06 ram that now has an appointment for some body work [:@].

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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 03:41 AM
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holy **** how did you get it that far around yikes!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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damn dude, thats why I always stop before climbing up things in any truck. I hate it when **** like this happens, good luck man and take care.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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I lucked out, the estimate came out to under 300 bucks for my moment of stupidity. Apparently things like that are easy to fix?
 
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Sorry to here about your misfortunes. I too have done the same thing on an older SUV I had. Not as much damage, but I still did it. Those little utility trailers can turn in a hurry! Hope it work out in the end for you.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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OUCH!!!!!!! Ive come close to doing that once when I was first learning how to back up a trailer and will never do it again! But damn you had to have had that thing wrapped around the truck and then some to do that! This is one of the reasons why whenever I lend my trailer out to anyone I make sre they know how to drive with it on so they dont hurt anything or do anything like what you did. Just think of this as a learning experience.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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nothing a hammer cant beat out. . .

but when you have to bring the torch out in order to free up the wheels, then you know you've screwed up. . .been there, done that, wasnt the one that jacknifed the trailer, but I had to drag out the chain saw to get the truck and trailer out[:@]
 
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