I'm ok, just shaken up. Slid on the road and couldn't hold on to it. I crawled out the window there.

Now the process of insurence adjusting, costing out, whatever starts. Yay.

 

Ouch!

Sorry to hear about the truck, that must not have been fun. Glad to hear you're okay!

 

Damn sorry to hear. You had a nice truck. Where at in Ohio did this happen? (I'm from there just curious)

 

Bad day is right, Glad you're OK.

 

Wow that's a rough one. Good you're ok and didn't get hit from someone behind ya. The metal's replaceable, you're not!

 

Glad to here you are alright. Hope the insurance company is kind.

 

Trucks can be replaced, glad you can see another day.

 

Glad your ok. Looks like the have beefed up the cab structure or maybe it was low speed. Lots of the Super Dutys seem to crush the cab under the weight of the under carriage and drivetrain.

 

I am thankful I can sleep in my own bed tonight. Although tomorrow is going to suck. I'll be pretty sore and I still have to get the rest of my stuff out of the truck.

I wish I didn't have this story to tell, but I do. I am a firm believer that you need to feel what a vehicle does in slick conditions. Go to an open parking lot and slide around a bit. It will help when you find yourself in those situations in reality.

There are two topics to keep in mind - hitting the brakes generally makes a skid worse, and you need to steer in the direction you're going. I did both and no matter what I did I couldn't hold on to it. As soon as I stabilized my slide the truck went the other way. I can't explain it. I've never felt that before in all the travels I've done on bad roads.

The weirdest part about it was after my front end went in the ditch - I saw the ground coming closer through the drivers side window and then I felt the roof pushing down. Thats the point I panicked a little. I didn't know how far it was going to settle. Then the seat belt was a pain to get off. I tried to move around and figured I had enough room to climb around and get out the window. So I did.

No fun. I am sure the gravity of the situation will settle in later, but not fun no matter how you look at it. This is the king of all bad days and there will be more to follow.

Weird.

 

Man that sucks. Sorry about the truck but glad to hear you are okay.

Good luck with the insurance and such.

 

Glad you're okay. Best of luck dealing with the insurance and finding a new ride!

 

Wow ,glad you're alright.

 

Good to hear you're ok. How long have you had the truck and how many miles you have on it? Hopefully insurance treats you right and you can get a 6.7 now.

 

Wow thats terrible! Im glad your ok.. Trucks can be replaced, but you cant.

Take some pics at the junkyard. Let us know how the insurance treats ya and keep us informed!

 

Bought new in August and just crossed 10,000 miles. I will take some pictures.

One item I have in the truck is underneath the rear seat. I don't think that is going to come out very easy if I can get to it at all. Not sure how to go about that.