Loadstar Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Came across this article today.....very sad...http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/04/news/bangor/man-crushed-in-bangor-during-independence-day-parade/comments/ Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 sucks, very sad. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Very sad, there was another my wife read about that a little boy was hit by a float as they were unloading after the parade in OK.My family took a truck and did one in Monument CO today Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Tragic accident... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Unfortunate accident. Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Very sad, you never know!Ron Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Sad news.But here may be another side of a cone - it may be followed with harder technical inspection of antique vehicles.Too sorry for everybody involved. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 A tragedy for everyone involved. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased and the operator of the truck.Not to get preachy, but this really brings home how important it is to keep your truck properly maintained and insured. 1 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 After awhile after reading about the sad event, it occurred to me that there could be tighter controls on Antique vehicles as Vlad has mentioned. Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Also by the sound of it, when they changed the route (after some nut unloaded 70 rounds on the normal parade route earlier in the day), to go downhill into a right hand turn its very possible the Fire truck was not at fault because the tractor driver may have been thrown into the truck when the tractor took too sharp a turn and tipped over. Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-192994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Blais Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 They said the brakes failed after the engine stalled. Did the truck have a brake booster of some kind? Don't you still have some kind of brakes even without it? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-194059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 They said the brakes failed after the engine stalled. Did the truck have a brake booster of some kind? Don't you still have some kind of brakes even without it?Yes, but the engine failure is probably not the cause. My speculation is the driver was distracted by the engine failure, if that is what occurred.Many of the early rigs had mechanical brakes, often rear wheel only, which were problematic to say the least. Basically, brake pressure was dependent on how hard you could push the pedal to retract a cable that pulled on the shoes. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-194085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackniac Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 they were all there for having fun and good time an then this terrible thing happen , man what a tragedy . Quote Makniac , collector and customizer of die-cast model in 1/50th scale Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-194288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 http://www.firehouse.com/news/11036116/officials-looking-over-antique-fire-apparatus-from-bangor-parade-crash Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31823-maine-parade-accident/#findComment-195427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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