Going off road
Being a new guy to the TC world, I have a few questions. I have been looking through the camper pictures and see a lot of you off road. Are you ever afraid of turning over with all that weight o...
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I'm 9,900 loaded. 285/75/16 BFG AT's, 4 wheel drive and air lockers on the tow rig, but I have still been stuck in the dirt 4 times. 3 of them ended up being soft dirt, pulling the trailer and turning, where axle scrub on the trailer overcame traction at the truck. Straitening out, backing up a little and going forward before turning again has gotten me out.
The last, no trailer, parked facing slightly uphill. When it came time to leave, I couldn't back out (someone behind me) so I had to pull out forward uphill, and it just dug in right to the diffs.
Surprisingly, about 5 guys pushing hard on the back of the truck was enough to get me moving again..
Now I make sure I always park facing downhill if there is a slope, and I am more mindful of where my trailer is going to walk.
I worry *A LOT* about rolling it, for whatever reason my camper is way top heavier than I would have expected it to be. You will never find my rig at the angle you see posted earlier in this thread, but then I've ridden in other rigs that were heavier and seemed way more comfortable too.
The last, no trailer, parked facing slightly uphill. When it came time to leave, I couldn't back out (someone behind me) so I had to pull out forward uphill, and it just dug in right to the diffs.
Surprisingly, about 5 guys pushing hard on the back of the truck was enough to get me moving again..
Now I make sure I always park facing downhill if there is a slope, and I am more mindful of where my trailer is going to walk.
I worry *A LOT* about rolling it, for whatever reason my camper is way top heavier than I would have expected it to be. You will never find my rig at the angle you see posted earlier in this thread, but then I've ridden in other rigs that were heavier and seemed way more comfortable too.
