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laknox
Jul 27, 2017Nomad
troubledwaters wrote:laknox wrote:What? Tail wag the dog? Everyone says tails don't wag the dog with a 5th wheel. They tow so well you don't even know they're back there. Someone's got to get their story straight.
...Also, a bigger truck is =heavier= and provides more stability since there's more mass for the times that might occur when the tail wants to wag the dog.
Lyle
Then you've never had your trailer connection go bad and lose the brakes on your trailer. Or had to stop on gravel/sand. Your trailer =will= push you around, even with working brakes. Or had a nasty crosswind hit you. Plenty of videos on YT with FW wrecks, especially from wind.
Lyle
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