My truck became a pole dancer

[Track3r]

In a hurry and not fully using mirrors.... Learned my lesson lol

 

[adamwilkes14]

wow...your Ram took that pole right up the rear...literally

 

[The Assassin]

Opps

 

[Redtruck-VA]

Well, I'll say one thing having a roll pan will make you a lot more careful about what is behind you.

 

[mitchman]

You want a roll pan after this? If you had a roll pan you'd be buying a new tailgate too

 

[The Assassin]

You want a roll pan after this? If you had a roll pan you'd be buying a new tailgate too

Good point. Not to come off as a dh, but maybe a back up camera and parking sensors would be better. Roll pan offers 0 protection.

 

[DeputyDipShizz]

Or a roll pan AND camera AND backup sensors...since the factory installed mirrors didn't seem to work haha

-TapATalkAholic-

 

[bigbadram1500]

Ouch, I did the same thing, but the front end, and hit the fire hydrant, no poles around it LOL

 

[Track3r]

meh I wouldn't have hit the damn pole had I not been in a hurry to get to a job -.-

Backup camera is on the list tho

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Better to ask for forgiveness then for permission

 

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

New title:

My truck became a prison *****.

Sucks to see that bud, but at least you're taking it in stride.

 

[truckin151]

Damn that sucks man.....

Also Just an FYI for everyone.....

The worst that would have happened should you have it the hydrant though would be a bigger dent and possibly the cost to reinstall a new hydrant in the spot if insurance didnt cover it (about $7-$10k for a new hydrant and labor for installation). Hydrants DO NOT go boom when you hit them. The valve that you have to open to get the water to flow is about 4-6ft below ground minimum and remains closed until the hydrant is needed in which case it is then opened manually, so in other words it is never armed it is always off. The only way to crack it via accident is to move the entire 6"-8" diameter Ductile Iron Waterline enough that it causes the valve to fail.... and thats just not going to happen. The scenes you see in movies where someone backs up into one or runs over one and causes a gyser is just a movie special effect. I have been designing waterline and Hydrant projects & installations for the Phoenix Metro area now for going on 8yrs so I know my stuff here.

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

Ouch man... that really sucks

 

[Ms.MagnumSLT]

Sorry about your truck.

 

[Track3r]

Damn that sucks man.....

Also Just an FYI for everyone.....

The worst that would have happened should you have it the hydrant though would be a bigger dent and possibly the cost to reinstall a new hydrant in the spot if insurance didnt cover it (about $7-$10k for a new hydrant and labor for installation). Hydrants DO NOT go boom when you hit them. The valve that you have to open to get the water to flow is about 4-6ft below ground minimum and remains closed until the hydrant is needed in which case it is then opened manually, so in other words it is never armed it is always off. The only way to crack it via accident is to move the entire 6"-8" diameter Ductile Iron Waterline enough that it causes the valve to fail.... and thats just not going to happen. The scenes you see in movies where someone backs up into one or runs over one and causes a gyser is just a movie special effect. I have been designing waterline and Hydrant projects & installations for the Phoenix Metro area now for going on 8yrs so I know my stuff here.

Still yet I did not want to pay 10k for a new hydrant

 

[Laramie1997]

Someone needs a little road armour...

<death> Sent from my apple killer </death>

 

[truckin151]

Still yet I did not want to pay 10k for a new hydrant

True... however when all is considered, if you broke the pipe and valvefor hydrant as well, man hours to repalce everything and prices = around $20k, so damaging the hydrant only is still much less than everything together.

 

[Hemitom]

I know exactly what he was feeling...i did the same thing but I hit it from the front of my truck and not as hard. it just tore the bumper up ans mount...so i replaced it with an SRT10 bumper.

 

[Badger]

DOH! facepalm

 

[rennaissanceman]

Without a back up camera, it is really easy to hit something when you're not paying attention or in a hurry. I hit a massive trashcan and didn't notice until it started scraping against the underside of my truck