5er accidents
seems like the last few weeks have been really bad for 5ers here in NC. Why? My opinion. Many have been sold that story about how 5ers tow so good that you don't even know there are there, and that ...
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phillyg wrote:
I'm sorry, well, not really. If you don't know its back there, something's wrong. I can say my 10,000lb boat and trailer, on the hitch receiver, compared to my 15,000lb FW on a FW hitch, do tow differently, but I always know they are there.
People can get in trouble easily from a lack of skill, speed, poor maintenance, overloading, unseen road hazards, other stoopid drivers, and bad weather (sometimes seems like all the above). My only advice is to match tow vehicles to the load, keep speed reasonable, keep head on a swivel and keep up with maintenance.
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--2005 Ford F350 Lariat Crewcab 6.0, 4x4, 3.73 rear
--2016 Montana 3711FL, 40'
--2014 Wildcat 327CK, 38' SOLD
Well lets say I am aware of our 5er,but having moved from maybe near 300HP and 600ish torque with the chipped 2001 Ram 2500 and 3.55's and a 5 speed manual, to a 2016 Ram DRW HO/Aisin with 385HP and 900# torque, it is like the 13,000# isn't back there!
You are likely towing near 15K with 325 hp and 570# torque with a 4 speed auto. If you were to get even a 10 year newer TV with more HP and torque you would see a difference. You don't specify if your F350 is SRW or DRW, but DRW is a big improvement in stability.
Then you see those pulling 7,000# TT with diesel 250/2500's and the feeling is even less.
Far more important is driving habits, bad ones like following too closely, extreme speeding, lack of skill, and overloading.
Some of it may also be towing too big a 5er with a SRW be it a 250/2500 or 350/3500 SRW. They are both the same basic truck, but the big difference will be tires and springs. The base 250/2500 tires can't carry as much weight as either and upgraded 250/2500 or basic 350/3500.
