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Old 11-11-2012, 02:28 PM   #1
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Easy ride to the dump station

Found a lazy man's way to haul the honey wagon to the dump station far, far away.
It is a Dumb-Stick bicycle tow bar attached to your bicycle seat post.
Picture shows it attached to my Schwinn. My seat post was a touch to big so I had to ream out the hole a bit ....
Pulls just fine empty or loaded. The Dumb-Stick advertizes to haul kayaks.
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Old 11-11-2012, 02:33 PM   #2
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Found a lazy man's way to haul the honey wagon to the dump station far, far away.
It is a Dumb-Stick bicycle tow bar attached to your bicycle seat post.
Picture shows it attached to my Schwinn. My seat post was a touch to big so I had to ream out the hole a bit ....
Pulls just fine empty or loaded. The Dumb-Stick advertizes to haul kayaks.
Did you check the tow rating of that bike ? LOL. Looks like you can give rides on tank also
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Old 11-11-2012, 05:06 PM   #3
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Did you check the tow rating of that bike ? LOL. Looks like you can give rides on tank also
Not only that but I do not see clearence lights or turn signals on the TB, or DT, I wouldn't think you would have to have a CDL for that outfit. Definetly an easy way to go if using a portable dump tank.........
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Old 11-11-2012, 05:55 PM   #4
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Did you check the tow rating of that bike ? LOL. Looks like you can give rides on tank also
All he needs to do is add airbags and he'll be fine. Yeah, I know, the load police will jump all over him because he doesn't have the stopping power for that trailer.

On a serious note, I have the Barker 30 which doesn't have front wheels. And a full 30 gallons would be quite a hard pull on a bike. The OP's tote looks to be even larger.
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Old 11-11-2012, 06:45 PM   #5
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All he needs to do is add airbags and he'll be fine.
It doesn't matter what he adds, he can never change THE STICKER.
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Old 11-12-2012, 09:44 AM   #6
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Sway Control???? You get that much poop swishing from side to side and there's got to be a "controlability issue" Not to mention load distribution. Hmmm I wonder if Hensley makes a hitch for this application?
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Old 11-12-2012, 11:03 AM   #7
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Now I know what they mean when they say "The dirty end of the dumb stick" or something like that. (Another one of those "Why didn't I think of that???"
Keep on truckin'
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Old 11-12-2012, 12:19 PM   #8
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Want to have a shock sometime ask how much it cost to have that dumped if you leave it behind. If someone other than the owner has to do the job it's concidered hazzardous waste and has been known to cost several thousand dollars. Just imagine you get asked to leave for whatever reason and you decide to take your full tank and stand it on end in your camp spot on your way out with the cover off. Ask a campground owner what they charge to clean it up it's whatever they can get from your credit card
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Old 11-12-2012, 02:05 PM   #9
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Haz mat endorsement at least
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Old 11-12-2012, 05:25 PM   #10
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Wow! Now the bike has to have HazMat placards on it.
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Old 11-12-2012, 07:47 PM   #11
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MIKEPATC, Howdy;

ya got a reverse gear for that bike ???

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Old 11-13-2012, 10:15 AM   #12
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Have you checked rating on those tires? Wouldn't want one of those blowing on you.... Make sure you keep it under 65mph...
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:08 AM   #13
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BF wants to know where the mud flaps are?
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:28 AM   #14
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Here's the slightly upgraded version:
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:36 AM   #15
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So that's why people carry bikes in their toyhaulers.
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Old 12-20-2012, 09:25 AM   #16
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Steve that is Yankee inginuity at it's best!!!!
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