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jimh406
Explorer III
Jul 31, 2017

Epidemic of Trucks with TCs pulling TTs on I-90.

I'm not really sure what was going on, but we saw at least 5 different trucks with TCs pulling TTs today on I-90. Not that exciting with the exception of the commercial RV dealer truck pulling a long TT with the trailer chains barely off the pavement with an Adventurer in the bed and headlights pointed skyward. Pretty bad considering the fire level we are at to have chains barely above the pavement.

Well, the F150 with a Lance TC and longer Lance TT behind was kind of interesting. I'm not sure how it couldn't be overloaded. It seemed to be traveling with the truck in the first paragraph.

Not to be outdone, almost every truck I saw pulling a TT today was low in the front of the TT either because the truck was overloaded or simply the wrong height ballmount was used.

Is this that hard or do people just not care?

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  • Boatycall wrote:
    I would bet money it's a local dealer taking delivery of rigs, and the drivers don't care to take the time to do the proper rigging, because after all,


    That's my guess too.
  • When momma gets po'ed he still has a place to sleep.:B Likely being delivered to dealers or a show but that doesn't excuse unsafe practices.
  • I would bet money it's a local dealer taking delivery of rigs, and the drivers don't care to take the time to do the proper rigging, because after all, they know how to drive, they're "professionals"... Deliver the rigs as fast as possible and turn around and do it again.

    But again, I'm only hypothesizing.
  • Some don't care. Some don't know with heads buried in the sand.
  • It's not hard.. they don't know or don't care.

    We tow a TT sometimes; MIL can't get into the camper safely (she thinks she can...oh dear God), so we picked up a 22' TT for her last year. Those trips are about no toys..just relaxing.

    So, we're one of those funny looking rigs sometimes.