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john in la · Feb 28, 2018

How many tie down chains do you see???
I am having a hard time finding even one.

SVcummins · Feb 28, 2018

The only thing worse might be the guy tailgating and playing on the phone

john in la · Feb 28, 2018

Just so you know...........
That is a hands free dash cam.
And if you look real good you can see all the brake lights as we are sitting in traffic at a stop light.

But if you want to stir the pot have at it.

carvel minne farmer · Feb 28, 2018

wow john, can you just imagine the size of the fines that idiot would get hit with if he got pulled over :shock: another Darwin award candidate for sure.

grizz02 · Feb 28, 2018

just a guess but he must have the hoe bucket and thumb clamped on the front bar of the trailer - still should have chains

RBoots · Feb 28, 2018

C'mon John, it's a hydrostatic drive, those don't need tie down chains, right???? Idiots.

SVcummins · Feb 28, 2018

It was just a smart remark , I agree that the idiots who don?t tie things down is what causes needles laws to be passed and makes those of who are trying our best to do it right look bad . Just think if we could go back to trucking without e logs and all that junk but no we can?t becuse guys wouldn?t drive until they got tired they would drive till they get tired and snort some go go juice and go again and that?s why things are the way they are now .

MF#1 · Feb 28, 2018

I think I see one, it's got his wheelbarrow tied down;-)

el6147 · Feb 28, 2018

it appears to me that most lawnmower/landscaper's that I see moving from job to job never secure anything, don't understand why they are not targeted by enforcer's.

Brendon-KS · Feb 28, 2018

And no working brake lights on his trailer when the truck's are clearly on would be another infraction.

wjytexas · Feb 28, 2018

Could be a landscaper anywhere around Austin. He needs a shovel and a small pile of gravel on there too.

Traditional Farmer · Mar 1, 2018

DOT seems to rarely hit guys like that,these lawn mower rigs never have anything tying their mowers or equipment on the trailers most times.

Dick L · Mar 1, 2018

Picky, picky aint we!

^D

The picture of it on its side would be good also!

jon f mn · Mar 1, 2018

Up here all that loose dirt would get you a ticket too, plus you woukd be buying a windshield for some schmuck who had a broken one.

Stephen Newell · Mar 1, 2018

Looks like it may be a city utility truck. I'm sure they are exempt from rules.

rustyfarmall · Mar 1, 2018

From the looks of the surrounding area, I will guess that you are in a city. In most cities, the D.O.T. has no jurisdiction, and neither does the state highway patrol. It is only the local police who could do something about that load and most of the locals have not been trained in such matters.

Brent Zappe · Mar 1, 2018

That must be a city worker. L.O.L. I use to work for a school district that we had people doing maintained work on the schools. I had one guy one day show up towing a big mower to cut our yard with no tie downs on it at all. I looked at him and yield did any body tell you at the yard you should tie this down. I soon found out it was his first day on the job did not know nothing about tying any thing down. so I gave him a lesson and went to my truck pulled out some old tie downs and tired it down then sent him back to the yard after he did his job. Some times we need to educate those who do not know. Nice picture. He might not know what a tie down is.

DoubleO7 · Mar 1, 2018

(quoted from post at 10:28:49 03/01/18) Looks like it may be a city utility truck. I'm sure they are exempt from rules.

Does look like either a Louisiana commercial or guberment plate.

DoubleO7 · Mar 1, 2018

(quoted from post at 10:35:01 03/01/18)
From the looks of the surrounding area, I will guess that you are in a city. In most cities, the D.O.T. has no jurisdiction, and neither does the state highway patrol. It is only the local police who could do something about that load and most of the locals have not been trained in such matters.

Pretty sure most places it is just the opposite.
Feds cover the nation and all within.
State police cover the state and all within.
County covers county and all within.
City covers city only.
So you could get a ticket from any of the above with in city limits.
But they do tend to have certain "specialties" leaving the lesser crimes to the "lesser" agencies.

In Florida, I see state and fed wildlife officers handing out traffic tickets all the time.

newhollandnut · Mar 1, 2018

Famous saying at work......it will be fine

Leroy · Mar 1, 2018

State highway patrol can go any place. Have a wreck and call sheriffs office and the highway patrol shows up.

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Mar 1, 2018

About 4 or 5 years ago the neighbor left out with a small track hoe on a trailer. I saw him load it and knew it was not tied down. His father owns the rental place it came from, and I debated with myself whether I should call him for about 15 minutes, when I finally decided to call. The father answered the phone, and I said, I know he wasn't going far when he left, but... Before I could get farther his father said, He almost lost it right in front of the store. I replied. There is not much use in me saying anything more then is there. He laughed and said, Nope.

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