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Just found out my work van is a rolling fire hazard
Been hauling coax and tools for 8 years in a 2016 Ford Transit, never thought twice about it. Last week I read the National Fire Protection Association handbook during a slow job in Columbus, and apparently loose cable jacks and splitters can short against battery terminals if the bin dividers fail. Checked mine this morning, sure enough one divider was barely holding, and a bucket of connectors was sitting right near the positive post. Anyone else ever had a near miss with their rig, or do you guys actually strap down your scrap metal?
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harperschmidt1mo ago
That line about the bin dividers failing got me, because I had a similar thing happen with a milk crate full of bungee cords sliding around behind my seat for like two years. Never thought about it until I slammed the brakes on the highway and the whole thing tipped into my brake pedal. Strapped it down that same day and honestly still feel dumb about it.
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