How not to…….

[CarpMillCab]

……transport long tracks. I strapped my 118” to the top of one of our vans the way I usually do but I learned the hard way I need to strap it down closer to the front. Wind got underneath and bent it straight up! A local lumber yard here in central VA had a couple in stock so I picked up a new one and I’ll be cutting up the bent one for short tracks.

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[squall_line]

That looks a lot like the one on top of the Sysports in the training room at Festool in Lebanon, Indiana.

Whoops!  [eek]

 

[MCS-Todd]

Ouch! At least you are using it for smaller ones instead of disposing of it.

 

[danrush]

Bummer. I feel your pain.

I didn't strap mine down at all and it flew off and was run by a few cars and trucks behind me. Couldn't save the rail, but I can attest to the stoutness of the TSO square. Nary a scratch.

 

[ChuckM]

At first glance, I thought the track caught some branches as the car passed by the tree and .... [eek]

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I'm paranoid enough, just moving mine around the shop. I can't even imagine driving around with it out in the open like that?

 

[mino]

And here I was moaning on how the FS/2 rails are well worth the price by being

 

[bobtskutter]

Wow, that looks expensive.
The 3000mm rail *just* fits inside my Passat Estate (stationwagon).  With the rail in the box one end is against the windscreen and the other is against the rear door.

In my industry (oil company), it's recognized that human beings can become unware of risks because they've got away with something so many times.  "I don't need safety glasses, nothing's ever gone in my eyes".

Regards
bob

 

[luvmytoolz]

I just want to know what mach speed the OP was travelling at for a piece of extruded aluminium to bend like that!

 

[JINRO]

It just hurts to watch what happened..... Cutting it for short track sounds reasonable

 

[CarpMillCab]

Definitely a bad move on my part, it was painful to see that track bent like that. I make my living doing high end specialty finish carpentry for the company I work for and rely heavily on all my festool gear to be able to do what I have to do on site. I also move from site to site a lot. I keep all my gear clean and sharp and don’t abuse it but I do push my tools pretty hard.

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[TSO_Products]

Definitely a bad move on my part, it was painful to see that track bent like that. I make my living doing high end specialty finish carpentry for the company I work for and rely heavily on all my festool gear to be able to do what I have to do on site. I also move from site to site a lot. I keep all my gear clean and sharp and don’t abuse it but I do push my tools pretty hard.

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[member=78544]CarpMillCab[/member] -
          thank you for sharing your dramatic experience even at the risk of feeling embarrassed. Your message can benefit anyone for whom it stimulates some critical "thinking" about our work habits.

You dramatic experience points to a more common practice: being casual about appropriately protecting  tools - including guide rails after choosing and paying for a superior brand.

thank you again for sharing!
Hans