Jackknife with Hensley

missionman wrote:
i thought the hensley was the be all end all $3k solution to all your towing problems? didn't do jack there (pun intended)

No one could foresee the moose going under the front of the Ex.

X2...so many advise newbies to get the HA or Pro as the solution to all...

missionman wrote:
i thought the hensley was the be all end all $3k solution to all your towing problems? didn't do jack there (pun intended)

93Cobra2771 wrote:
For all we know, a moose was run over, wedged itself under the front wheels of the Ex, thus no steering. No steering is typically frowned on, so the Ex drive should have installed a moose catcher on the front of the Ex.

That's exactly what happened!! I saw the whole thing!!! :B

i thought the hensley was the be all end all $3k solution to all your towing problems? didn't do jack there (pun intended)

They'd be saying the same things it if were a 4x8 Harbor Freight utility trailer with two sheets of plywood on it.

Myopia is not just an eye problem.

Amazing how, from one picture, so many assumptions are made. We should all become forensic crash investigators. Would revolutionize the police department operations worldwide, as we could simply have one picture and know EXACTLY what happened.

With that being said, unless someone gets hold of the accident report, no one has any idea what caused the crash. For all we know, a moose was run over, wedged itself under the front wheels of the Ex, thus no steering. No steering is typically frowned on, so the Ex drive should have installed a moose catcher on the front of the Ex.

As long as their are trucks of any size pulling any size of trailer, there will be jacknifes. Period. Could a dually pulling that airstream possibly have kept it from crashing? Yes. Could a dually pulling that airstream possibly have crashed? Yes.

Making blanket statements about a crash with hundreds of variables simply doesn't work.

proxim2020 wrote:
I got to say that I'm astounded at how quickly this turned into an armchair accident investigation thread lol. I actually had a little laugh after reading a few posts. But in all seriousness postings like these should be a reminder to us all to stay safe out there no matter what you pull, drive, or how you are equipped. Remember that lots of what we believe is impossible is just implausible really. So remain vigilant out there.

Agree on all the psychics and armchair CSI accident investigators.
Without more details we have no idea what happened.
I guess we can all just take a wild guess.

I got to say that I'm astounded at how quickly this turned into an armchair accident investigation thread lol. I actually had a little laugh after reading a few posts. But in all seriousness postings like these should be a reminder to us all to stay safe out there no matter what you pull, drive, or how you are equipped. Remember that lots of what we believe is impossible is just implausible really. So remain vigilant out there.

agree with John and add that many folks take an absolute position on
all things....AKA 'one size fits all'

Or that the OEMs employ COTS and corp parts bin in their designs

A note on brakes... a trailer IS designed to stop itself. The TV brakes are not designed to stop the GCWR.

Here is a blurb from a Ford RV and Trailer Guide, this note is in the guide many times.

important: The towing vehicle’s
brake system is rated for operation at the GVWR – NOT GCWR.
Separate functional brake systems should be used for safe control of
towed vehicles and for trailers weighing more than 1,500 lbs. when
loaded.

The only time the brakes are designed for more significantly than the sticker GVWR is when the brakes are common among multiple GVWRs, such as a Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 DRW same brakes with 3,000+lbs between the GVWR's.

Something else to consider is often trailer brakes are used on multiple axles, so there many be more braking power than needed. My 5,200lb Al-Ko's use the same brakes on models up to 7K, and some of the 8K models.