is a great way to rip off the gear of an airplane with high "eye-towheel" height
as many of us with glider towing experience can attest ... much the same problem as the attrition rate of towline end rings on the top wire of the airfield boundary fence.
[As an aside, if folk are wondering why I haven't edited the profanity in Centaurus' post, it is one of the rare occasions where it should stay both due to Joe's persona (as cited in numerous other threads) and the pertinent relevance to the anecdote].