DKean wrote:
To many people just want to know how much can the truck pull. Does anyone ever ask how much weight can the truck stop in a panic stop.
I worked for ford on the assembly line for 10.5 years. Then I bought an 18 wheeler and trucked coast to coast and border to border. I also owned a fifth wheel and drove my wife to all the places I saw with my big truck.
With all my experience my thoughts are all fifth wheels should be pulled by a dully at a minimum. A class 8 truck singled out would be better.
Before you say that is over kill,get 3 million miles over the road like I did with many types of trailers and all kinds of weather then you will understand why I say that. I also pulled my fifth wheel with a F250 99.5 4x4 7.3 and moved up to a 2006 F350 dully 6.0L. The dully was better but not the best as far as I was concerned. With all those miles I never had an accident. On the job or off the job. I got my license in 1958.
OK lecture is over. Thanks
Pretty well what happens here. If you have a 38-40ft imported 5ver, the Traffic Authorities in each Australian State can knock you back. As a result you see people using Japanese Trucks , that would be the equivalent of a Class 8 in the US
Barely see the CabOver Japanese Truck pulling a 38ft KZ
