Docwheelhorse 2,660 #1 Posted January 4, 2020 Good Morning All, Im sitting here in PA having a coffee and collecting thoughts. Day was planned / started off as roadtrip with my black lab Cole to Howard PA to get the Diesel GT1100 back to Nick who originally built it. Then I was dropping down to Mike in Barboursville VA for a very late model OHV 314-8 that my friend Lou wanted. I was staying overnight and heading home through PA with a stop at Cabelas in Hamburg and then onto home. But....some idiot in a Dodge pickup ran square into my ass and took off. I got nothing for info as it was 5:45 am and pouring rain / foggy. C.S.P trooper says it happens all the time... Im gonna keep going but am pissed off... need a bed, bumper and tailgate now. Tony 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,795 #2 Posted January 4, 2020 Hopefully you, Cole and the GT fared well in the hit. Safe travels, keep us updated on the damage report... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #3 Posted January 4, 2020 Not sure what runs through peoples minds that do this kind of thing. They probably don't have a mind because they're Poppin pills are doing some other kind of things! Sorry to hear about that it's never a good day for anyone for this. Looks like you got your good friend there though! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,022 #4 Posted January 4, 2020 Yeah, it happens a lot more than it should. Years ago some guy ran into my dad's parked van while he was at work. Local cops caught the guy, but he was uninsured, homeless, no driver's license, no money, in a vehicle he either stole or borrowed, and he wasn't on the insurance for it, so that vehicle's insurance said they weren't paying. The only good thing about it for us was there was still a loan on the van so we had an uninsured/underinsured rider on our policy, but our rates went up and we had to pay the deductible. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,689 #5 Posted January 4, 2020 Good to hear you weren't hurt, except for your nerves. The person that hit you will get there justice in the end, when they reach the pearly gates. Sounds like a great tractor day ahead of it and you've got a good shotgun companion along. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,354 #6 Posted January 4, 2020 Well there is a good side here, with maybe the exception of your license plate lights your tail lights are intact. It really stinks when they get smashed out. Cole seems unfazed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #7 Posted January 4, 2020 So sorry to hear this bad start to what would have been a great day. Now I'm nervous, we are leaving in a few minutes for our annual Christmas party in West Virginia. Sounds like the fog is worse to the south. Safe travels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,427 #8 Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) As Del Griffith (John Candy) said in the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, after they had been sideswiped by two tractor-trailers, "Oh, that'll buff right out". Edited January 4, 2020 by rmaynard 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,667 #9 Posted January 4, 2020 One of my all time favorite movies.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,306 #10 Posted January 4, 2020 Were you sitting in the truck when the impact happened? Looks like pretty hard hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,660 #11 Posted January 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Sparky said: Were you sitting in the truck when the impact happened? Looks like pretty hard hit. Nope... youll love this... it was on 84 in Southbury. Pouring rain, foggy, cars and Tractor trailers surrounding me... im doing 68 trying to keep truck straight etc... it was 5:45 am. I see headlights coming up fast.... i do the awwww crap manuver and put the gas pedal on the board. Well 195 hp v6 just didnt get it done. He plowed strIght into me, I moved over to stop and that was the last of the Dodge pickup I saw. He left his whole nose all over place. But front plate nowhere to be found. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,660 #12 Posted January 4, 2020 P.S. C.S.P Trooper said the guy was either asleep or looking at phone and he sees it all too often Cole says screw it... keep going. Im gonna take a nap! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,022 #13 Posted January 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Docwheelhorse said: Well 195 hp v6 just didnt get it done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex175 784 #14 Posted January 4, 2020 46 minutes ago, Docwheelhorse said: it was on 84 in Southbury I live right off those exits and there is a reason I take back roads to work every day even when 84 would be easier. With short curved on/off ramps trucks flying, and no one paying attention it gets rough around there sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,660 #15 Posted January 4, 2020 First stop completed, Nick's got the diesel back and Tyler was running around on the Lawn Ranger that Nick built and gave him for his B-Day. Now for some fuel for me and truck and onto Virginia Tony 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #16 Posted January 4, 2020 Whow, what a sh.., good to read your seemed so far as well as possible and nobody hurt that much. What a sadly worse trip, nobody needs. Ok, an crash can be happen no doubt about it, but i will never understand that kind of idiots, they will doing accident flee. i hope they catch the Crasher and make him responsible for your loss. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #17 Posted January 4, 2020 That sux. Glad you and your dog werent hurt. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,660 #18 Posted January 4, 2020 Well.... I made it to the 314... while loading it I noticed that bed hit cab in crash. Not good... all this from a differential hit of maybe 25--30 mph. Onto the hotel... a couple brews and some chow. Im over it already... whats the sense. Just have to fix it and chalk up to another looser. Tony 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,985 #19 Posted January 4, 2020 That sucks! Too bad he didn't get air bagged 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #20 Posted January 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Docwheelhorse said: But....some idiot in a Dodge pickup ran square into my ass and took off. I got nothing for info as it was 5:45 am and pouring rain / foggy. There is no excuse for those kind of people. Karma will get them one day. Any businesses or witnesses that might have video or may have seen it happen? Was this trip purely to pick up other peoples' tractors? 12 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: So sorry to hear this bad start to what would have been a great day. Now I'm nervous, we are leaving in a few minutes for our annual Christmas party in West Virginia. Sounds like the fog is worse to the south. Safe travels. I think your calendar might be off; we're a little past Christmas! 11 hours ago, rmaynard said: As Del Griffith (John Candy) said in the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, after they had been sideswiped by two tractor-trailers, "Oh, that'll buff right out". That poor K-car.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,660 #21 Posted January 6, 2020 Well as I expected... its totaled. Estimates are in the $5500--$6500 range and Travelers insurance said if I pull trigger they will pay but I will too +35% on rates for 3 years. So basically they give you a "payment plan" on claims. Guess I loose... gonna rip bumper off and get a decent tailgate and drive it... Eff me, eff the guy and eff car insurance Tony 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midpack 862 #22 Posted January 6, 2020 I got hit like that, truck bed dented the cab. Lady in a Jeep, I was stopped. At least I got her info. Offered to fix it on her dime, was willing to take $1200. She said no and the bill was over 4k. She disputed the claim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,427 #23 Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Docwheelhorse said: Well as I expected... its totaled. Estimates are in the $5500--$6500 range and Travelers insurance said if I pull trigger they will pay but I will too +35% on rates for 3 years. So basically they give you a "payment plan" on claims. I feel your pain. I had that happen many years ago. The insurance company paid, I got it fixed, and then found another insurance company that actually was cheaper and better in the long run. Edited January 6, 2020 by rmaynard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 298 #24 Posted January 6, 2020 Dash cams are important. Even a cheap one can save you from insurance scammers, hit and runs, and everything. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,795 #25 Posted January 7, 2020 No fun Tony. Sorry to hear their crappy customer service option! We recently changed insurance. I was with the same company since I was 12 and had my first Kawasaki 550 Jet Ski. After my flood while we were at the big show, we started shopping. We halted the shopping because “life” and recently on 11/11 (make a wish) we walked in to a local company, told them why we weren’t happy with our current service and signed on with them for thousands of dollars’ savings per year! On another note, I accidentally backed into a lady’s Jeep at gymnastics last spring with my plow truck bumper. Because of my previous insurer’s good grace, I paid for the damage out of pocket and the body shop helped me out on the bill being a cash customer and gave her a loaner for free too... something they normally charge the insurance companies for. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
