Picked up the new home. Road warrior
Anyone who is interested. 34" tires with 2" rear lift. I had a ton of room. 2014 415 road warrior. Big girl. Truck towed it great. No issues. Weighted it at the scales and im over on the rear ax...
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bkirkpatrick wrote:cwill925 wrote:
The braking factor is the reason I upgraded to a larger truck. My F-350 really struggled to stop the rig. It had the power to pull the Fuzion 362 loaded with street bikes or a Smart Car. The F-350 is a single rear wheel so the stability was not as good as a dually.
On one trip the pig tail wiggled out, no lights, no brakes. I got pushed through a busy intersection in Birmingham Alabama. Luckily I didn't hit anyone or get t-boned from the traffic coming from the side street.
On another trip I got pushed down the south side of Monteagle Mountain headed to Chattanooga. I smoked the brakes on the truck and trailer. My F-350 does not have and engine/exhaust brake.
The Freightliner M2 doesn't care if the trailer brakes work or not. I bought the M2 used, not knowing the trailer brake relay was not working. For several trips the trailer brakes were not operating. The M2 stopped the rig with no problem. The two stage engine/exhaust brake is amazing. I never need the service brakes on downhills or ramps.
One of my tag lines is "too much truck, maybe... too much trailer, never again”.
People argue weight numbers on the forum all day and all night, and that’s OK. Discussions like that keep people on their toes, studying their rigs. How you add numbers or stats to braking capacity, I don’t know, but you will know if you go over the limit. Some will call it the pucker factor. If someone can quantify that limit, please share it.
x2 When I upgraded to my c6500 (dually / manual), it as not the fastest and my F350 would blow it away on acceleration. But after several close stopping issues and 3 transmissions, no more. I had a right rear blowout on my single rear wheel f350 while towing and it looked like I hit an IED. Destroyed the bed, spring shackle, and part of the 5th wheel... just from the pin weight. It might not be about science but it is about comfort knowing that if one tire blows back there, now I still have 3 left.
Nice. That is the stories i want. Think i will be ordering some new rear rims. Im not to concerned about the stability part, it feels really really scarily good. But having one tire go and nothing else there is frightening. Thanks for taking your time.
