Pull tests
In another thread there was a lot of talk about pull tests. In 1997 we got our first 5th wheel and a Hijacker 16k Ultra sliding bar hitch. We never did pull tests. The hitch in 2001 moved two a se...
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MFL wrote:SabreCanuck wrote:
Sorry, I'm an old trucker. Tug test every time. :)
There is certainly nothing wrong about doing a tug test with an RV. Besides the tractor hitch being harder to do a visual test, and know for certain you are hitched, some FW hitches can be harder to know for certain, you are good to go, just by looking.
The big thing, is to have a routine, and stick with it, such as you are doing. Some truckers, depending on load carried, stopped at all RR crossings. I'm guessing after many years of doing that, it would make one think about doing so, when towing a FW. :)
Jerry
Never hauled hazardous materials so never did stop at RR crossings when trucking.
BUT - When pulling trailer, I do admit to putting flashers on and slowing down to 40 mph for a lot of the RR crossings. Especially the ones that are at a 45 degree to the highway and rough as **explative**. So Yeah, I do generally slow down for RR crossings, traffic permitting (example: I'm not slowing to 20 mph on an interstate with busy traffic behind me).
There are a lot of things that I learned over the road that I continue to practice and observe today. Like being able to tell when the person in the car ahead of me is going to change lanes even before they indicate said change with blinker (or not). Generally, they will slow slightly and you can see their head turning to view the lane. DW has often wondered how I know these things. :)
Trust those Truckers, they know more than most on the road :)
