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If you were my neighbour I would love it if you notified my of the danger. I'd also say that if they give you a negative response they will move soon so there's no risk really
I know OP said they would go talk to their neighbor but I just wanted to add an anecdote. I worked at a place that had a bunch of trailers, and it wasn't uncommon for someone to need a vehicle and just leave the trailer in the parking lot. One time someone didn't secure it and it started to roll. A new guy who was trying to be the hero went to stop it and got his thumb crushed between the trailer and a steel beam of a pavilion. He ended up loosing his thumb. So yeah, chock your trailers and don't try to catch a run away one.
My mom got run into by a trailer that was rolling down a hill. Luckily my mom decided she was a superhero that day and was able to push the trailer to the curb to stop it from rolling down any further (it was a pretty steep hill). She got away with only a broken ankle.
So I say yeah. Tell them.
Yeah. There are plenty of kids around here. I decided I needed to at least try to say something when I noticed some kids rollerblading in the street.
It's easy enough to throw a block of wood or something under the tire. They probably just aren't thinking about it.
I work on my own car and I'm always paranoid about it shifting or rolling while I'm under it, so I double up on jack stands / wheel chocks / floor jack wherever I can.
Post a follow-up please.
I updated my post. Thanks
Just check if the other side has an X-chock between the wheels.
Maybe something like "Hey neighbor, I noticed your trailer isn't fully secured, I've got some wedges to block the tires if you don't have anything"
They will never get those wedges back
At least it's not like they're particularly expensive. And who knows, if they feel embarrassed enough, they might go out of their way ASAP to get their own to save face.
Go for it, use a personal anecdote if you have one about how you or someone you know was bit by not putting blocks in front of the wheels.
If you don't have one... make up a white lie about how your now deceased great uncle Johnny told you he left a trailer out without blocks on a little slope like that and it rolled into the street.
The anecdotes / a story can be a ... easier path to selling the truth that can feel a bit more humbled vs "I know better than you, so do what I say."
Not only does it need blocking on the wheels, but that thing's also apt to be stolen with the hitch just sitting there like that. They might consider parking a car in front of it too.
If I owned a trailer I'd be so worried about this. There was a local story around here of someone who had their race car on a trailer hooked up to their truck at a hotel. When they woke up the trailer and car were gone. Idk if they ever found it... the race car was not registered.
I asked my friend if he wanted to lock the wheels of his new trailer w a chain and he said na itβs fine. Then a week later it had been stolen
For real. That's a nice trailer. Any dingus with a truck could run off with it in 5 minutes.
My family had a trailer growing up and ours was stolen from in front of our house. It was never found.
Probably more like 1 minute. Sorta related...
Remember to teach your cows not to accept hay from strangers in white ~~vans~~ hatchbacks
It reminds me of the first time I met my wife.
Is she a sexy lookin hatchback you couldn't wait to get in the back of too?
No she loaded me up in the back of her minivan and Iβve never looked back.
...that's enough internet for today, I think.
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Trailer emergency brake is probably pulled. Not ideal, but itβs probably not gonna go anywhere even if they start to load it like that.
It should really be chocked though
Chocks are cheaper than any incident that could occur without them.
Never hurts to be a good neighbor, and u don't want it rolling when ur trying drive down the street.
Or be neighborly and go over with a couple big blocks and tell them you noticed that's sketchy and wanted to help out!
I posted an update. I don't like the idea of messing with the trailer myself at all. The last thing I need is to get shot or something because someone thought I was breaking into their trailer.
Murica!
This is usually my go to. Come over, friendly and with a solution in hand.
Main point is don't make them feel less than or dumb for forgetting the blocks lol
Edit: Also, if you can pull off casually welcoming as they're new.
They said they're moving and they've never talked to them, which I interpreted to mean they're moving out rather than in.
Oh lol I got the opposite, but that makes sense.
That thing is so shiny it'll start fires.
It's an average covered trailer
Absolutely. It's a public safety issue. Just don't come off as rude and they should appreciate it too