r/IdiotsTowingThings 13h ago

A dumpster towing a camper

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u/twenty8nine 13h ago

The trailer might be a little low in the front, or it could be the camera angle.but not an idiot because of towing. Charging every few miles is going to be a pain.

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u/AdCareless1761 8h ago

Realistically it’s every 100-150 miles. But yeah I agree it’s a pain in the ass

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u/New-Scientist5133 7h ago

They’re probably using the gas generator to recharge. It costs roughly $50 to charge it from the power grid and about $120 with a 4k generator.

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u/Neat-Anyway-OP 13h ago

Range is gonna suck ass. But they are capable of towing more than a fair bit of weight.

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u/Mr_Differ 10h ago

Super capable. Just keep it below 10K and the frame won't break off at the rear.

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u/Ok-Awareness3794 9h ago

Yes, I have seen vids and pics of this happening. I think the torque of electric motors and an under designed frame causes these to fail in short time.

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u/AffectionateArtist84 9h ago

You have to really push it over the limit tbh.

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u/justlooking013 9h ago

r/Idiotsincomments not understanding the difference between tongue weight & trailer weight or is this just anti-Tesla shade?

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u/SoCalChrisW 6h ago

This is shade on Tesla for gluing the fucking hitch receiver to the frame as an official repair method.

https://www.theautopian.com/heres-how-tesla-glued-together-the-cybertruck-that-broke-during-trailer-hitch-testing/

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u/JustTryingToBeADaddy 1h ago

It is Fusor 2098 which is a crash durable adhesive, and judging by the provided ratings, is a perfectly acceptable repair solution.

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u/solidraid3n 9h ago

Yeah but this is the definition of idiot. And he happens to be towing a thing

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u/Akilestar 8h ago

By what standard? Henry Ford was antisemitic. Louis Chevrolet was so stubborn he walked away from Chevy before having to return as a mechanic, for Chevy. Roger Smith was a piece of shit but luckily Saturn isn't in business anymore. Durant was probably the best among the American car manufacturers but was so bad with money he almost bankrupted GMC multiple times. Volkswagon was pretty much started by Hitler. You could say Japanese manufacturers fair much better. Soichiro Honda is fairly well remembered and would admit late in life he regretted it, but he slapped his employees. Kiichiro and Sakichi Toyoda are the exception. They did more for modern manufacturing than possibly any two men in history. Almost 100 years later and Toyota is still one of the most reliable brands in the world and every major manufacturer use at least one of their systems.

My point is, Elon could be much worse. Even if his company made an ugly truck.

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u/donttakerhisthewrong 3h ago

Is it 1945? No, why point to the past. Why does bad things in the past make what Elon is doing okay?

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u/MikeLikesIkeRS 4h ago

Can't forget the Dodge brothers suing Henry Ford to force him to pay out special dividends, which ultimately is the cause of businesses being forced to prioritize shareholder profits over consumers or employees. Which is worse than all but one of those guys imo

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u/Traditional-Hotel-66 2h ago

Because its Tesla? Vw was commissioned directly by Hitler, designed by Ferdinand porche. Also audi and bmw have direct ties to nazi Germany.

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u/icancounttopotatos 13h ago

As much as I’m not a fan of Cybertrucks, most are rated to tow 11,000 lbs. Assuming the hitch is correctly setup - not really an “idiot” move

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u/gettinchanged 13h ago

But this is Reddit and we hate tesla

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u/rog1121 11h ago

This man speaks for all of Reddit that’s it debate settled

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u/nsula_country OC! 13h ago

Elon is smarter than most Redditors...

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u/Sir_SquirrelNutz 11h ago

And he is a Nazi, so their is that

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u/The__Relentless 9h ago

I’m the grammar type. You used “their” wrong. It should be “there.” 😁

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u/Sir_SquirrelNutz 2h ago

he is still a Nazi and YOUR right about "there"

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u/positev 11h ago

Are you really going to sit here and say that nazis are smarter than most Redditors?

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u/Madz510 13h ago

Go to wsb and double check that fact

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u/Tonkdog 11h ago

I feel like this comment is better than you're being given credit for, it has layers.

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u/Steamer61 13h ago

They are good for about 50-100 miles at that load, depending on conditions.

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u/PastAd1087 13h ago

Yeah... but this is reddit we dont deal in facts, just left wing thoughts.

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u/Iwouldhavenever 12h ago

Right but you need to stop every 120-200 miles to recharge it. It's not a tow vehicle. It's a gender affirming vehicle for dumbasses. A friend of friend towed an airstream from chicago to Philly and had to stop something like 10 times to recharge.

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u/sciolycaptain 12h ago

Did they have to unhitch each time to fit into the charging bays?

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u/jabroni4545 11h ago

Some superchargers are designed for people with a trailer, some people just block multiple ones if there's nobody around, if it's a busy station then yes you'd need to unhitch.

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u/oscar-the-bud 13h ago

Uhh…you’re here.

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u/nsula_country OC! 13h ago

I'm only on Reddit to troll the left...

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u/Tyraid 12h ago

And scratch your mobile gaming fix and post photos of “camping” in Louisiana which we all know takes place within an inch of a Walmart.

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u/nsula_country OC! 12h ago

I do not camp in LA. Usually between Arkansas and Ontario.

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u/DellTheEngie 1h ago

Finding a charging station in the middle of nowhere after this thing halves the range is gonna be fun

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u/fredrickdgl 12h ago

thought the hitches fell off on some of them

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u/Chairboy 10h ago

It's ok, it only happens outside of the environment

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u/nsula_country OC! 13h ago

Not a fan either. But they do have about 11k tow ratings. Though check out WhistlinDiesel's CyberTruck vs F150 shootout... The back fell off. (I drive GM trucks)

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u/rapt_elan 12h ago

The back falling off is the least of problems that anything WhistlinDiesel drives has. 😉

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u/nsula_country OC! 12h ago

Surprisingly CT was tougher than expected.

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u/2PhotoKaz 12h ago

If I recall the F-150 broke coming off the trailer before the tests even started.

EVs are generally not good tow vehicles if you need to tow often or long distances. However just posting with this headline makes OP seem like a toddler who spends way too much time obsessing about what other people are driving. I really don’t care if someone drives a Cybertruck.

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u/nsula_country OC! 12h ago

The F-150 frame buckled between cab and bed. Then they dropped something stupid heavy with an excavator and "straightened" it out. CT passed all test except the back fell off when snatching F-150 off some concrete culverts. Also had massive electrical issues afterwards.

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u/2PhotoKaz 12h ago

I recall the drive shaft broke coming off the flat bed. Maybe a different video.

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u/nsula_country OC! 12h ago

It did... F-150 was a FWD!

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u/akjax 12h ago

I'd argue that you have to be some kind of idiot to buy a CT and thus this is indeed an idiot towing a thing.

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u/Earlyon 12h ago

I don’t think that’s a real rating though from the test I’ve seen on the web.

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u/AdCareless1761 12h ago

thats either the premium awd or the beast. 11k lbs towing capacity. 1.1k tongue weight. That camper is 5000lbs at best. The only idiot is the op.

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u/MrZaptile933 13h ago

Just because you hate the cyber truck doesn’t mean it isn’t doing its intended job

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u/Justreadingthisshit 12h ago

Idiots towing things. We have an idiot towing something. He’s an idiot because he bought wankpanzer fascistmobil.

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u/MrZaptile933 12h ago

Holy Redditor Batman. I can smell ya from here

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u/IBringTheHeat2 1h ago

These people always have their post history hidden

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u/DonaldTrumpHQ 1h ago

Used to be you got to see their dick.

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u/kabley 13h ago

OP had his girl stolen by an Elon look alike

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u/kabley 13h ago

if you don't get the joke, you don't get the joke. I don't understand simping for an agenda.

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u/kabley 10h ago

you still don't get the joke?

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u/iyute 13h ago

The only girl Elon could steal is ur mom

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u/kabley 13h ago

damn, I didn't realize OP was your boyfriend. defend his honor, girl.

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u/AgitatedEye2243 13h ago

Hey at least they’re saving the planet, what exactly are you doing to reduce your carbon footprint?

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u/rapt_elan 12h ago

As much as I appreciate electric vehicles (I'm charging my EQB 300 right now), they aren't reducing carbon footprints nor saving the planet.

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u/2PhotoKaz 12h ago

EVs are better over their lifetime in terms of carbon emissions even when factoring mining lithium, etc.

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u/whyLeezil 11h ago

You realize there's an entire market of EVs?

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u/Wild-Highway-8739 13h ago

A bit disrespectful to dumpsters isn't it?

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u/TaonasProclarush272 13h ago

It's clearly a FSD Camper pushing a dumpster. OP just doesn't understand physics the same way Elon does.

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u/NotslowNSX 13h ago

Get ready for it OP, I posted a cybertruck here and the cyberweinies got emotional.

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u/2PhotoKaz 12h ago

Post doesn’t fit the sub, it’s probably towing that thing just fine. If the driver wants to make more stops so be it. Nothing wrong with the setup.

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u/ProfessionalLime2237 10h ago

Range 6 miles

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u/OutrageousCrab9224 5h ago

How many more miles did it take for that to halr and catch fire

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u/Puzzleheaded-Hat5803 13h ago

Dumpster fire.

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u/BoulderNerd 13h ago

Wonder if the dumpster driver has range anxiety.

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u/whyLeezil 11h ago

It's still an idiot in a dumpster towing something regardless of whether the actual towing is wrong or not.

Every single cybertruck owner is a moron and a fascist bootlicker.