[davec]

Illinois people = FIBS , lol

Being from Wisconsin these days, I have heard the term. I was working with a contractor at work who came in from Green Bay. As we were talking it came out that he was from Chicago. Now I know he's heard it a million times so I said "so yer a FIB, then?" He said Yup! Fabulous Illinois Boy! LOL Then he went told me one I hadn't heard: FISHTAB F'n Illinois Sh!t Head Towing A Boat All in good fun.

 

[vwguy3]

Illinois people = FIBS , lol

In southwest lower Michigan they are FIPS or FISH.

 

[Rex_the_Nerd]

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xkcd.com - one of my favorites!! Rates right up there with Calvin & Hobbs.

 

[Bobcat NT]

I used to use several house trailer axles for utility trailers. Still got one. I know, not great, but moved a lot of stuff at the time. Bought wheels, hubs, etc from a guy who moved used mobile homes for people for a living. All his axles were 2 piece. He cut them in 2, welded a 4 ft or so pipe to one side of the axle, left the other unwelded. He would slip these halves together, extend them to the width of whatever double wide he was moving, and took off. 1/2 an axle at a time is also easier to get under a house trailer. Never a break.

 

[smithdoor]

Next is from wife . I am N#$% in bed
His response is The internet is on own got better things to do

Dave

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[arcflash]

I had a set of those slip axles too.

 

[T Army]

Saw this at Lowe’s today. The more you look the more WTF there is.
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[Bobcat NT]

You think a bear tried to get in that camper?

 

[whtbaron]

You think a bear tried to get in that camper?

Or he's got a really short wife that wants out...

 

[whtbaron]

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[jfh]

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Well... you know sometimes you can fool a dummy.

 

[whtbaron]

Well... you know sometimes you can fool a dummy.

Makes you wonder why they don't come with a loop on one side so you could lock them though... more for safety than theft...

 

[Willie B]

Makes you wonder why they don't come with a loop on one side so you could lock them though... more for safety than theft...

Former member CEP worked where a lot of safety inspectors were around. He talked of wiring them so they can't unscrew.
I've had a few come loose. I leave one on the bucket link of my backhoe & when digging a ditch they loosen up. Lost one I never found. A zip tie works well to prevent.
I ponder if that padlock would serve as a weight to prevent the pin from rotating.

I've had numerous pins & keepers fall out. The snap over pins used on three point hitch attachments are worst. R pins on bottom of trailer pins, My backhoe has hooks use receiver hitches & 5/8 hitch pins, the R pins keep getting lost.
Worst damage was a bulldozer C frame, 2-1/2" diameter pin under the midsection of the crawler held in place with a 3/8" bolt. I didn't have a proper lock nut for the keeper bolt. Predictably, it fell out, allowed the C frame to swing sideways & track ruined the blade angle cylinder.

 

[mrmikey]

I've had numerous pins & keepers fall out. The snap over pins used on three point hitch attachments are worst.

I've lost so many of them (and I've only got a small 20HP Iseki that I use around the yard,) that I buy them by the bag of dozen

 

[whtbaron]

I would think that the lock rattling around like that would tend to loosen it rather than keep it tight. I don't like the threaded ones for that reason... I buy the ones with a hairpin...

 

[smithdoor]

Great handle for removing the hitch.

Dave

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[Andrew_D]

R pins on bottom of trailer pins, My backhoe has hooks use receiver hitches & 5/8 hitch pins, the R pins keep getting lost.

On our farm, all hitch pins are put UP, bottom to top, with the R pin on top of the hitch. Stones don't hit 'em. Never lost one.

Andrew

 

[Shootr]

Just doing my Sunday morning honey-do's and along comes this 'tard:

[video=youtube_share;cNWSBt5KKzg]https://youtu.be/cNWSBt5KKzg[/video]

 

[Sberry]

If a guy needs to secure it well a wrap or 2 of black tape. Even works to secure hand tight nuts, put it on threads ahead of it. Can small zip tie R pins.

 

[Sberry]

For security the shackle would have the pin secured, traditionally by steel wire.