Give them somewhat of a break
I am posting this here because it is one of the few forums I look at. I see a lot of critical reviews of people and their choice of trailer or TV and the research they do. I only ask that we give t...
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atreis wrote:rockhillmanor wrote:
You will rarely see accidents with flipped over livestock combos. Compared to daily events of RV's flipping over all across the country.
I strongly suspect this has more to do with center of gravity than anything else. The animals stand, putting all of their weight on the floor. The walls are open for ventilation, and usually made out of lightweight materials and they generally have nothing mounted on the roof. Travel trailers have heavier sidewalls and roofs (insulation, windows, cabinets mounted up hight) and heavy stuff mounted on the roof (AC units). Comparing these is really apples and oranges.
My response was to this statement.
"""I don't think the OEM's consider an RV the worst case scenario. the loads hardly shift and they are relatively easy to tow. Horses, Cows, and other livestock I bet are worse case scenarios.""
Did not say they were the same trailers. Horse trailers are much lower to the ground than a TT. BUT if you have the wrong setup and stupid behind the wheel....they can flip just like any trailer. And in fact the cargo weight will get them swinging faster.
Only difference is the livestock owner/drivers are far more educated and more conscious of what the "correct" tow vehicle should be due to precious cargo.......hmmmmm, you'd think the average RV'er would want to be also, since their family is their precious cargo.
