Boat Towing Nightmare

Towing the bass fishing boat nightmare fail scenario, how to change a trailer tire on the highway.
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Justin Rackley, known as Lakeforkguy in the fishing world, creates fishing and outdoor videos on youtube and other social platforms. LFG provides fishing tips and techniques for mostly largemouth bass fisheries but also travels to other freshwater and saltwater fishing spots to explore new fish species and fishing techniques to show as many fishing places as possible and help you catch more fish. Lakeforkguy likes to hang out on any fishing vessel or go bank fishing with his other KZbin Fishing friends and vlog with his Wife Stephanie and french bulldog Winston.
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[@LakeForkGuy]

Don't do what I did, always make sure the pin is in FF's! - LFG Public Service Announcement

[@joeschatz6617]

LakeForkGuy Don't you have safety chains on that trailer?

[@Hurtdogg83]

Bought a big camper a couple weeks back and they did not include the safety pin with it. Made it home safely though.

[@nicjones4006]

The Grasseater he has cables as many boats do now. They do the same thing and you can see in the vid that they were connected.

[@lifewithjoec7217]

Looks like something peric has done....

[@fishing4reel479]

Had boat come off at 45 miles an hour once running from hurricane!And blew a tire trying to get home in rain! No damage though cables worked perfectly!Worth it bass fishing was awesome that trip!

[@ace_ellis_fishing]

Made the mistake of not putting in the pin one morning leaving for practice day 1 of a 2 day championship. Hit the highway, Oklahoma roads are horrible, and a set of dips popped the hitch up, off the ball, slammed into the road, smashed the tailgate on its' way up, and slammed itself back onto the ball. Obviously lucky as hell with the landing, once in a lifetime chance, lol, and had to stop to re-latch it and place the pin in. Scariest moment of my fishing career, not on the water, and luckily only drove away with damage to my tailgate and nothing else. Minus the $1000 fix of the tailgate, I'd say we were pretty damn lucky!!! Many blow outs throughout the years, I think that's normal for most, but not all of it happening in one day. You are being looked after brother!!! Good to see you and Steph spending quality time together! Always good feelings to see a happy marriage, happy dog, and happy life! Love the vids, been here since 20k subs. Happy and good health to y'alls future and tight lines brother!!! If you ever make it to Tulsa, Ok, hope to see ya on the water one day bud!

[@CaptainTeach1]

LFG you just had a APbassin moment 😂

[@cameronheeter6894]

NinjaReel Assassin haha true

[@USN_Ret-]

If you crisscross ur safety chains to make a cradle the tongue would never touch the ground. Too many people do not understand how to properly use safety chains.

[@minameismud83]

Yes, if they were chains, but he's got cables that coil. The cables are long enough at full extension that it won't matter how crossed they are, the tongue would still drag ground.

[@USN_Ret-]

Exactly my point.

[@NateSchnier]

Crossing chains can also be catastrophic if they are too short when you turn.

[@USN_Ret-]

Exactly my second point. ~~

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Hey NateSchnier...........USN-Ret is exactly RIGHT. YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO CROSS THE SAFETY CHAINS. Furthermore, you're suppose to make sure you're using the correct LENGTH of chains to begin with. Those cables, especially with heavier boats, are next to worthless. They simply do not behave the way a pair of PROPER LENGTH chains criss-crossed do. Far too many people think safety chains are simply to keep the trailer attached should it come off the ball. That's only part of the idea of chains. Every truck-to-trailer needs to have the chains properly sized to just the right length. And then when the chains are properly criss-crossed, they will act as A CRADLE and that trailer never would've even touched the ground. With those damned cables ( or chains that are too long & not criss-crossed ) if the trailer comes off AND HITS A POT-HOLE or some other un-level surface in the road, will cause a "pole-vaulting" action of the trailer tongue......and THAT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC.

[@weaglefishing19]

Just yesterday I backed my truck into a power pole and bent my bumper in. I have backup sensors but they don't work. It's always great when things like this happen. Keep up the great work man. Enjoy every video.

[@stormyoutdoors4845]

Cutest darn couple on the Tubes ... Emensly entertaining!

[@LakeForkGuy]

+Stormy Outdoors thanks 🙏🏻

[@MarlinRoth]

14:06 Wow, you were there for the horse races, but I bet you didn't expect to see an older gentleman doing acrobatics.

[@billfromelma]

Hey Justin, a day of calamity that turned to gold. I'm watching you change the tire and the scene from Christmas story poped into my head , Ralphie helping dad change the tire, " Oh Fudge " ! That was fun watching.

[@bakervinci163]

My trailer has failed at 3 diff weld joints. Was looking for material regarding that. Osg is just stupid fine. I did my residency at Parkland and when I retire, I’m gonna get a small crib at fork. My 12 year old said you were his fav KZbinr. He could not believe I followed you.

[@steveredford9248]

I was taking 2 of my buddies to a bass lake shortly after I bought a new 16' jon boat. Every stop I could hear the boat shift on the hitch, but due to not knowing any better, just kept driving. We got on the highway at 65mph and hit some railroad tracks that bounced us good enough for the whole trailer to come off the hitch...still going 65mph. I had to stop the sparking and grinding trailer with the back of the truck, angling toward the shoulder. It put a dent in the bumper and busted the trailer Jack, but now I get more of a workout hitching up the boat. We all caught decent smallmouth, so it turned out to be a good day.

[@mbdtw]

Nice guns OSG! I kid you not, two weeks ago the dealer put an electric trolling motor on my boat and two miles down the road, down it comes. They didn't make sure it was locked and had the depth collar loose and near the head unit. Ground and bent the skeg. Needless to say, both of those items are now on my tow checklist.

[@HuntDawg146]

Dang bro it must take a lot for you to get irritated! You blow a tire and you lose your boat trailer and yall just laugh lol. Awesome video LFG and OSG!

[@jesseburk58]

just for the trailer drop and the way you kept your cool you sir have acquired a new subscriber. keep the videos coming man.

[@ridgemiller7462]

Adventures like these make for a great story, double great that we all got to witness. Thanks!

[@dawsondurocher4258]

Here in saskatchewan on the double lane highways everyone pulls to the farthest lane when someone is on the shoulder of the road like that. most even slow down a bit that is crazy to see people blasting by you like that in the close lane.

[@fishing_wisconsin1461]

dawson durocher most people will a lot of people don't cause the people won't let them into the other lane

[@ReelEmOutdoors]

dawson durocher yeah in South Dakota it's the law

[@mikeh7708]

dawson durocher It's against the law where I'm from.

[@mikeh7708]

It could get you a ticket.

[@RussellTelker]

Should try being a tow truck driver sometime... I only did it for about 6 months and was almost hit at least 10 times... too many people really shouldn't be driving.

[@chilinramirez4034]

Arms up, surprised look, vary dramatic, what the heck did you do!! lol. And the academy award goes to OSG

[@kevindewitt5564]

10:12 is the best part of this vlog! Thank me later FF!!

[@Silu848]

sorry, but this is so respectless!!

[@jrbz88]

Kevin Dewitt lol!!

[@DingleBerry88]

*disrespectful. And no it isn't, he was being complimentary.

[@bertaholicwayzmith1330]

maze decoder he wants us to see it

[@gavinsmallwood1388]

Not cool dude bro code brother

[@ironalley8323]

Arms up, surprised look, and a vary dramatic what did you do!! lol and the academy award goes to OSG

[@thomasmorris9022]

Hey LFG! I'm from the UK on holiday in America, specifically Bandera (near San Antonio) Texas. Today I went down to the creek and caught myself a bloody spiffing little bass - my first one, Hazar! Caught a little mini fish too that was good. I caught my bass on a frog oddly, but that was the only thing that was working hahah

[@buckmountaintaxidermy7788]

That's how it happens!We only get so good at anything,it tapers off,then we start doing stuff like you did!It's just everything has become a routine!Lol

[@chrisky7830]

Turnpike Troubadours at the end. I dig it.

[@bigdawgbassin9001]

never lost the boat off the hitch, but i forgot to unplug charger and about ripped wall down,haha, great video

[@handicapitation3250]

One time I was fishing with a friend, I backed the boat down the ramp and told him to un-hook the boat and he un-hitched the whole trailer off the truck. What an idiot! smh

[@DFNW]

Things to double check when boating. Your Trailer is attached correct before leaving home and make sure your plug is in before launching your boat.

[@Mike-kg4eh]

Same as forgetting to put the plug in. Anybody who says they've never done it is probably lyin' or doesn't fish much.

[@strikeking14]

I haven't had it fall off the truck but two months ago I had my front wheel fail when putting it on the tow hitch of my truck and the boat came down on my foot. Broke two toes. I'm just glad nothing broke on the trailer and I didn't lose my toes.

[@ericedwards3264]

Don't worry same thing happened to me and my trailer. Love the videos.

[@CraZyNOTRT]

I'm was the medic in the chase ambulance at lone Star park that day, the one in the background of the video. I saw this really pretty girl waking on the track as she got closer I was like "OMG she looks familiar". then it hit me it was OSG. then I spotted LFG. I wanted to jump out and meet you but the race was about to start.

[@TheGamingRangerr]

I'm actually a cook at the country club that randy rogers is a member of, when they had a concert there I was able to go on the band bus with the drummer Les Lawless. They are some pretty cool guys. Great music.

[@jacobcutter8962]

I worked as a yard jokey moving 53 foot trailers once. I drove around a yard dog with a hydraulic 5th wheel. My 3rd day on the job the 5th wheel gave loose and dropped a trailer that was full of frozen food. It crushed the legs and they have a crane come out to life it up. So, don't feel too bad.

[@hunterwilliams8686]

I love watching your vlogs man! and I love how yall had bad things happen back to back but didn't let it keep yall from having a good day!

[@scottboltz]

That has never happened to me, but I just had the springs on my trailer snap on Memorial Day while going down the highway at 55mph. Tore the axle out from under the trailer on the side that snapped. Tire (still connected to axle) was literally behind the boat while other side was still in place. Boat bounced like a basketball.

[@FLNative82]

When I was 12 my dad picked up our new boat. A few minutes later he was going down the road, looked over, and saw the boat and trailer pass him on the left side. It ended up hitting a Mercedes, but no one was seriously injured. We never took that boat out on the water...

[@howabouthetruth2157]

That was really cool that you guys were invited "behind the scenes" at the horse track. I enjoyed that. PLEASE see my other comment about your boat trailer, it's VERY important information everyone should know.........but most don't......unfortunately.

[@kaceymurphy7390]

Thanks LFG you always make my day better

[@mburke1211]

I had a similar incident with my hunting camper. A couple of buddies and I "pitched in" to hook up the camper. Problem is, there were too many cooks in the kitchen - no one put the pin in the hitch ball mount. When I pulled out of the driveway (on a significant hill, no less), the ball mount came out. Luckily, the safety chains kept the camper from rolling backwards down the hill into my neighbor's house. I put a chock in place, got out the floor jack, and got 'er re-hitched.

[@robertlopez4511]

Dude you are beast! You picked that front end up like a sack of potatoes!

[@doughorvath3963]

I can relate to the trailer coming off the truck. Me and my grandpa were going fishing and had the trailer fly off on the freeway. The boat then flew off the trailer and went skipping across the road. Boat and trailer both were destroyed.

[@jackmoore2733]

Doug Horvath use safety chains, dumbass.

[@doughorvath3963]

we did use safety chains but the chains snapped when the boat fell off

[@justinkleeberger5433]

yeah, a heavy boat would have no problem snapping small chains

[@DevilDog3330]

Oh crap, we got a badass! Let's use some powers of deduction, shall we? He stated he was going fishing with his grandpa, so it would not be unfair to assume (yes, I do realize this should not be done often) that he was young when this happened... maybe early teens or younger. So, it would be fair to say that at such a young age, the safety aspect of trailers and boats is likely above his head and should have fallen on his grandfather. So what have we learned today? That internet trolls should probably think a little before they start calling people a dumbass. Sadly, the ass hats of the internet will never learn.

[@jackmoore2733]

HunterSmith69 yeah, not only is the grandchild a dumbass; his grandfather is an even bigger dumbass. the grandfather should be intelligent enough to properly put the ball and hitch on the truck and attach the trailer to the ball... honestly not that complicated, but I guess some people still have a hard time with it.

[@iAm_NeBos]

I was working for a sewer cleaning company and was towing a bobcat on the interstate when the pin snapped and the trailer disconnected. I was in the center lane of a 6 lane highway in downtown St Louis. Scariest moment of my life to look back and and see the trailer just swaying back and forth.

[@timosborne6825]

Blow out always seem to happen on the traffic side and they never seem to just go flat, they always explode!

[@docscofield371]

Glad to have you in Dallas 👍🤘🇺🇸🤠

[@johnharvey6685]

That trailer deadlift tho😂🏋🏻

[@anthonya617]

I saw you at lonestar on Friday! I was the guy that yelled LFG at you!

[@jeffcarter3624]

I had my wheel blow out at 5:30am on the 4th of July. Wheel ended up a 1/4 mile in the center median. Sparks everywhere! Thank god nobody got killed and my boat stayed on the trailer. 👍🏻

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

if there were you tube Emmy awards you guys would win it : )

[@zmfishing170]

very blessed it happened there and not on the highway!!!! safety first, always triple check!!! thank god, tight lines!

[@masonayres8341]

Like if Winston is a bass slaying machine

[@getschwifty8449]

Yes, I just started to wrap wire around the pin to keep the trailer on the ball hitch.

[@handmethatchingadera]

I don't run anything but bias ply on my trailers. Trailer radials are made so horrible and every tire shop wants to sell them because they are cheap. My honest opinion after running a fleet of farm trailers, a camper, and 3 boats is always run the most ply bias trailer tire you can find and always run them on max pressure (unlike radials). Been running trailer for years like this and ended all my tire problems. Also if you let your trailer sit for a decent amount of time the radial flat spots and seperates causing blow outs. Bias will flat spot and then eventually roll out and won't seperate and blow out. You can let the trailer sit for months at a time and not worry about the tires with bias ply tires.

[@dlr398]

Justin in the future you need to exit the highway to change the tire. Your trailer is equipped with tandem axles and the tire was beyond repair so protect you AND your wife and pet from the dangerous environment present on our roadways. I wish they would make it a law that the Highway Patrol have to exit to issue citations. Look how often you see videos of them being struck by traffic! Never let your gaurd down... Fish On My Friend!!!

[@xRedneckxXxBassX]

My trailer fell off the truck on a on ramp heading to a salmon tournament on Lake Michigan at 2:30 am trailer bounced off the ball, my dad n I lifted the trailer like you did and slammed it back on the hitch. Not a good start to a tournament

[@pdoggtheog]

My bulldog sleeps the whole time 😂

[@cubegleamer305]

You guys would be awesome parents. When is there going to be a little LFG running around the boat?

[@SomewhereInWisconsin]

Those race horse are jacked. I remember thinking the exact same thing at my first Kentucky Derby sitting on the backside where they come back after the races.

[@maxdigiacomo7616]

Seriously jealous of the relationship you and OSG have! Idolize y'all in many ways. Learn about fishing and how to do a relationship right! Thank you!

[@donaldmaxwell6855]

On my way back to NY from NC this past month I saw a nice bass boat that came off the hitch and ran into the jersey barriers, the boat looked okay but it was still a sad sight. I hope the owner was able to recover it.

[@kevinlocklear490]

the fishing freaks and osg fam is strong man. awsome vid man keep it up

[@backyardmowerracing492]

You had me laughing when you said goin hard in the paint 😂😂😂😂😂

[@shsabres]

I am with OSG, I saw Randy Rogers band once when they toured outside of Texas and they were amazing!

[@dinoharrison5138]

Justin, I have to fess up, I have NEVER dropped Your boat off the back of my vehicle! Whew, I feel So much better! lol Good to clear the air! Oh sorry, thats what you were trying to do with Winston. My bad. Glad the trip went better and good to see you and Stephanie out enjoying life other than fishing. (Not that there is Anything wrong with fishing). Take Care, Be Well, and most of all, God Bless!!!

[@andrewsoutdoorworld5136]

Didn't cross the chains did ya?

[@fritzschoch8345]

No, never had a boat jump off of my ball hitch but I did have a pole trailer loaded down with about 20 joints of 2 7/8 tubing do it at work once while driving down an oil field lease road. Pretty isolated area too. I had to completely unhook the trailer then jack it up and get back under it again because I didn't want to have to call the office and tell them what I had done.

[@BigRigOutdoors]

I've dropped a trailer before but it wasn't a boat trailer. I dropped a semi trailer when ice had built up in the fith wheel.

[@3dcrazy332]

We were used to unstrapping the boat and just backing down the ramp and launching in one nice swoop. My buddy gets a new boat and we go out to launch for the first time. We unstrap the boat... he jumps in it... I jump in the truck to start backing it up and launch. Here is where the fun starts. The old trailer had carpet skids. The new trailer had nylon skids. Uhhh-ohhhh! We should have left the boat strapped in. The second the trailer tilted down the ramp the boat started sliding off. There was nothing I could do but let off the brake and try to make it to the water. When the boat got past its balancing point it tilted straight up in the air. All I could see was a vertical boat at the back of the trailer. It clunked down into the water and popped back up 1/4 full of water. My buddy said he was hanging on for dear life to the center console with his feet dangling in the air! We had an audience and they all applauded.

[@ravonworrell7060]

I love it & I mean I absolutely love it when I see that LFG logo in my notification, I know I'm in for some great entertainment, 💯💯💯💯💯

[@WHOTEEWHO]

always a bummer to catch a flat.

[@zero18zero18]

happened to my dad with his Catalina sailboat. we were coming to a stoplight and Yeahhh the boat was going by my dad window and then hooked a hard right towards some pine trees while crossing two lines of traffic. thankfully the dirt slowed the trailer down. boat was ok, nobody hurt, dad was a little upset at himself because he is normally very thorough with things haha.

[@undergroundchuckeytennesse2526]

Great couple and a great video....you guys got the grand tour....after the day you had you deserved it too.....Winston Rules man....

[@BassGeek]

Dang man that was some real technical trouble. Looks like it ended well however.

[@JT-dn4bi]

nice vid man I hate I broke down and I hated when a big rig didn't get over so scary lol if someone on side of road please get over lol👍

[@bagatti]

bought a used drift boat, deal was too good to be true. drove 100 or so miles to pick it up, everything seems fine. guy neglected to mention the hitch coupler spring had rusted away. first bump on the highway and the trailer uncouples. somehow no damage happened.

[@ossacatiastril4834]

FF mainly stands for : Fu** Factor in my repertoire...Always leave extra time for Fu** Factors....Learned that in the Canadian forces :P

[@kensimpson8581]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with bad luck when it comes to my boat trailer lol

[@randyafeman837]

Sorry Forkie, but Spoon Babe is better suited to an older more mature guy like me. Since I'm a good cook, we could sit by the fire place on a cold winters night and..... exchange recipes. Great show guys.

[@scooter041031]

After racing in Tenn heading back to NC through the mtns. Our trailer passed us and down the side of a mtn goes our race car, tools, spare parts, etc. Not a very good day. The tongue of the trailer broke and disconnected. Been rear ended towing a trailer and it disconnect and drive through the tailgate as well. I have plenty more horror stories towing trailers. Looking back on those times it's worth a laugh or 2 but at the time it was not.

[@cameronwheat7298]

10:10 is da best

[@paytonbrown6633]

I am in 4-H and RRB played at our state convention. He was so drunk he couldn't sing, and was banned from future 4-H events😂

[@jonbeach2523]

Drove 50 miles through the fire lanes in northern wisconsin then not even a mile from the lake the hitch came out of the reciever(pin was before it) and the 20ft deep v took off down the ditch and into the chequamegon swamp. Some how got it out and continued the trip

[@jakeman0x0]

love your videos. I'm not a fishing freak..but I truly enjoy your videos. thx

[@feringaoutdoors3175]

Our last trip out, pulling out of the driveway, big curbs in the neighborhood. Bounced the trailer right off the ball. Luckily we run short safety chains so it didnt hit the ground but we did block the street for a few minutes.

[@mperdue73]

had a uhaul trailer coupler, with the knob that tightens the coupler around the ball, fail on me. had been hooked up all day moving furniture, with no issues. was driving the father in laws brand new diesel truck (less than 3,000 miles). On the way to return the trailer I went over a hump in the road. next thing I saw was the trailer bucking forward, hanging from the saftey chains. Looked and felt like it was slamming into the back of the truck. I knew I was going to find the tongue of the trailer stuck through the tailgate. I get out to check out the damage and to my relief, the saftey chains were just short enough that the trailer never touched the truck. come to find out, that this wasnt the first time it had happened with that trailer. Thanks for the heart attack UHaul!

[@BassQuest]

beast mode lifting that trailer man

[@Nick-mh5gj]

I saw a boat trailer come in hitched yesterday when I was on the highway to go fishing

[@bassallyear]

Next video is going to be "Best Thing Happening While Fishing" luck always turns around haha

[@kraftykeaton3061]

We were heading down the highway and our hitch broke, it plowed into the ground and broke the concrete, luckily we had chains connecting it to our truck, there was a line of broken concrete for about 30 feet

[@jrbz88]

Awesome video , from Cape Cod, MA. well done!!!

[@ty.3187]

OG Fishing Freak having a blast with fam. and good friends!!!! Loved it!!

[@Dave_Ehlers]

@lakeforkguy When I was on a detachment to Panama in Small Craft Co. We were part of a convoy of Humvee's pulling our 18' Boston Whalers, and all of a sudden we say a trailer tire pass us on the shoulder and go up the side of a hill. Turned out the trailer that was 2 Humvees back had lost it's wheel.

[@hydroclean100]

I got up before daylight and hooked the boat up, loaded all the gear, and had to drop my daughter at school on my way to fish. Something didnt feel right pulling the boat, stopped to check the boat at my daughters school and the trailer ball had not seated in the hitch. It was sitting on top of the ball. How it didnt come off going down the road I have no idea.

[@noahfrench6058]

Awesome video again Justin!

[@marcosrodriguez1219]

Justin, share some of your funny fishing stories!

[@patrickconnors8403]

LOL, well... I don't have a boat, but that was pretty funny and a great recovery.

[@steveskiba471]

I pulled my boat out of the water, halfway up the steep ramp I hear a crack and the truck grinds to a halt. I get out and my skeg snapped off and the lower unit is grinding on the concrete. Trim up your motors people!

[@dansingletary7891]

Started out with some boat troubles but ended up with a good evening at the Track!

[@drewdagnese276]

LakeForkGuy At least you didn't blow a trailer bearing like what happened to me yesterday going to Pickwick, TN

[@wisdompotato315]

This happened to me Friday on the way to Chattanooga. Quite the experience.

[@michianareeloutdoorsmro8367]

LFG....I might suggest using your jack instead of your back should the trailer ever drop again.

[@xnorcal831x]

I was going on a trip n had the traps on the back of the boat popped lose. Had the aluminum boat slide off the trailer and into some ice plant. Luckily it was early in the morning n had all the fishing stuff plus motor in the back of the truck....all ways triple check all straps stay safe.

[@TrevorLawrence666]

Randy Rogers Band is by far one of the best bands of all time!

[@RooneyBrosOutdoor]

What's the first lure/technique that comes to your mind when you think HOT summer , then large rainfall cooldown.