Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Beware of load handler hazard
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Posted by Name Ripoff on August 25, 1998 at 20:12:11:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Beware of load handler hazard posted by Observer on August 25, 1998 at 19:33:51:
If the manual did not specifically state that releasing the handle could cause it to wip around then the manufacturer is at fault.
The only stupid thing that was done here was buying one of these over priced devices to begin with. $90 for a piece of Tyvec, some straps and a steel rod. Worth $25 tops including profit.
I use a blue poly tarp doubled over in the bed before loading leaving plenty hanging out the tailgate. When ready to unload I wrap the end of the tarp at the tailgate around a 2x4, c-clamp to the loader bucket and pull everything out. Costs almost nothing, works great. : It says in the loadhandler manual: 1) unload your truck asap after loading it. Do not let a load settle. It creates "lockup" between the wheel wells, resulting in backpull. 2) Truck must be equipped with smooth bedliner or slipper mat. Without it, especially on an old, beat up rusty floor, the drag on the liner will be sufficient to cause backpull with a load on it. I have used my loadhandler for many things many times, including firewood, ear corn, composted horse manure, and have never experienced sufficient backpull to whip the handle. Manuals are supplied for a reason: to read. If you didn't read your manual prior to using your loadhandler, then you have no one to blame but yourself for being ignorant of proper equipment operation. As a popular comedian would say, "Here's your sign."
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