And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Not a step? If you can't step on it, how's it going guard your bumper?
Years back I drove a tank. A 1983 Dodge D150 extended cab long bed. I had a class 4 receiver hitch with a 2" ball extension in it. Going down the freeway in rush hour, 70 mph and then it stacked up. Locked up all 4 tires and stopped on a dime. Guy behind me wasn't paying attention and too late on the brakes, driving a 2005 nissan rental if I recall correctly. Hit me full force. Hit so hard that the back of the driver's seat bent down another 20 degrees cause of my weight against it. Whiplash for me, no head rest. Got out, looked around, his front end was smashed like an accordion, the engine and tranny were literally sitting in the passenger seat, and he was all wrapped up around the steering wheel and air bag.
I think it scratched the paint, just a little, on my bumper. The had to hook on to his car and pull it off the 2" ball before I could drive off. Got a new seat outta a junk yard, got a neck brace for 2 weeks, cashed his insurance check, drove the truck another 3 or 4 years.
You wanna save your truck, always leave something solid in that class 4 receiver hitch. It'll take a licking and keep on ticking.
I always leave my hitch on the truck just as a deterrent. It has also helped twice with being rear-ended (at low speed.) Their paint on the hitch, their plate and bumper damaged. Both times shook hands and went on our ways.
Looks better than leaving the ball hitch on it and probably won't bang your shins like a ball hitch will in a tight garage. But why no step? That's half the purpose.
It is not metal (not that you didn't know that, but, . . .). It is made out of rubber. So it's probably a little slippery (and even more so, when wet, etc.). With the majority of Americans being overweight or obese, the attorneys for their company probably insisted that those words be on it ("Not a Step"), in case someone slipped off, etc. But I am sure that it would hold a person, if they were to step on it. [The website states, "The newest 2019 Hitch Hammer Black Super Duty is the heaviest and toughest version of the Hitch Hammer. Flexes on impact to cushion parking related bumps that may dent, ding or scratch your SUV or truck bumper. The new 2019 Hitch Hammer is made from a Super Duty rubber material that is unaffected by hot or cold weather."]. And, . . . at $49.99, . . . it's a third the cost, of the average one of these things, . . . :)
Not a step? If you can't step on it, how's it going guard your bumper?
ReplyDeleteYears back I drove a tank. A 1983 Dodge D150 extended cab long bed. I had a class 4 receiver hitch with a 2" ball extension in it. Going down the freeway in rush hour, 70 mph and then it stacked up. Locked up all 4 tires and stopped on a dime. Guy behind me wasn't paying attention and too late on the brakes, driving a 2005 nissan rental if I recall correctly. Hit me full force. Hit so hard that the back of the driver's seat bent down another 20 degrees cause of my weight against it. Whiplash for me, no head rest. Got out, looked around, his front end was smashed like an accordion, the engine and tranny were literally sitting in the passenger seat, and he was all wrapped up around the steering wheel and air bag.
I think it scratched the paint, just a little, on my bumper. The had to hook on to his car and pull it off the 2" ball before I could drive off. Got a new seat outta a junk yard, got a neck brace for 2 weeks, cashed his insurance check, drove the truck another 3 or 4 years.
You wanna save your truck, always leave something solid in that class 4 receiver hitch. It'll take a licking and keep on ticking.
I always leave my hitch on the truck just as a deterrent. It has also helped twice with being rear-ended (at low speed.) Their paint on the hitch, their plate and bumper damaged. Both times shook hands and went on our ways.
DeleteLooks better than leaving the ball hitch on it and probably won't bang your shins like a ball hitch will in a tight garage. But why no step? That's half the purpose.
ReplyDeleteHave a 4x4 F-250 that I welded an old pipe wrench to that I use for a step.
ReplyDeleteThe hope when I put it on would be something noticeable to tailgaters, but the only ones who seem to notice are workers in a parking lot.
It is not metal (not that you didn't know that, but, . . .). It is made out of rubber. So it's probably a little slippery (and even more so, when wet, etc.). With the majority of Americans being overweight or obese, the attorneys for their company probably insisted that those words be on it ("Not a Step"), in case someone slipped off, etc. But I am sure that it would hold a person, if they were to step on it. [The website states, "The newest 2019 Hitch Hammer Black Super Duty is the heaviest and toughest version of the Hitch Hammer. Flexes on impact to cushion parking related bumps that may dent, ding or scratch your SUV or truck bumper. The new 2019 Hitch Hammer is made from a Super Duty rubber material that is unaffected by hot or cold weather."].
ReplyDeleteAnd, . . . at $49.99, . . . it's a third the cost, of the average one of these things, . . . :)