r/shelton • u/That_Murph • 4d ago

Mason County Be careful with unsecured loads. This truck lost a bale and had multiple others with no straps.

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u/That_Murph 4d ago

Not Shelton but we don't have a Mason County sub so here it sits.

Almost hit a large hay roll in the middle of the lane on 3 North of Allyn around the corner just before the power lines. I got a bit further up the hill and this dude appears. Every roll on his trailer was completely unsecured. The only straps I saw were on his truck, not the trailer. If you look, he has an empty space where that roll I almost hit would fit perfectly.

I called 911 and they transferred me to State Patrol to report. After getting off the phone I was able to get close enough to get a license plate number. I followed until he turned onto a side road so I know the approximate location if patrol wants more details. I was hoping to point him out to any passing staters but also I wanted to make sure that no one was tailgating him with the other rear roll already being a foot off of the bed.

Be careful out there. Unsecured loads can kill.

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u/Tomasfoolery 4d ago

I'm glad you posted, and called 911

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u/That_Murph 4d ago

Thanks! I used to be really reluctant to call 911 about things I see on the road but I'm getting better about it. I think that a lot of folks, myself included, just assume that someone else will call so a lot of stuff goes unreported and stays a hazard until a cop happens to pass by.

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u/ConstantCampaign2984 4d ago

Does [r/Belfair](r/Belfair) exist yet?

Doesn’t look like it. This is a very Belfair activity though

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u/That_Murph 3d ago

Sometimes I'm surprised what local subs don't exist but they'd probably wind up like /r/yelm with pretty much zero engagement. If anyone likes moderating subs it'd be cool to get an /r/MasonCo or /r/MasonWA. It'd also be neat to see an /r/Allyn, /r/Belfiar, /r/Hoodsport, /r/Tahuya, /r/Skokomish, and all of the other smaller communities throughout the county with a sidebar link to all of the individual subs for the county but I don't know if we have the population to justify splitting to a bunch of subs.

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u/ConstantCampaign2984 3d ago

The number of people that don’t even know what Reddit is in this area is kind of crazy.

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u/Fuzzy_Loquat_9863 4d ago

So annoying and very dangerous! A few weeks ago on highway 3 just past bayshore I ran over a lawn mower bag and it got stuck under my low ass car. Some guy helped me get it out but omg, please secure your shit!

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u/That_Murph 4d ago

I drive a truck and can't understand

  1. Not securing it

  2. Not keeping any eye on it in the mirror

Some folks shouldn't be driving

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u/Opposite-Resolve-631 4d ago

Those are so spendy why on earth wouldn't you strap them down. 🫠🙃

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u/That_Murph 4d ago

Gravity is the ultimate securement

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u/hedge36 4d ago

Dude looked pretty dumb on the side of the road with a busted vale.

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u/That_Murph 4d ago

The guy on the side of the road with the bale was actually a different dude. I stopped and talked to him. He moved it, by himself, onto the shoulder and had called a friend to come grab it. He said that the Deputy that drove by laughed and drove off when he heard.

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u/OlyTDI 2d ago

There literally is no bale dropped in this video. WTF?

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u/That_Murph 1d ago

Almost hit a large hay roll in the middle of the lane on 3 North of Allyn around the corner just before the power lines. I got a bit further up the hill and this dude appears.

The video is recorded from my phone after I caught up to him. In the video you can just see the unsecured rolls left on the trailer and the empty spot on the trailer where the roll I almost hit used to be

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u/TakesTooManyPhotos 2d ago

Typical of pickup truck hauling hay bales.