Huge discrepancies
We have been looking at F-150s. Each time we find one that looks like a likely candidate, we call the dealership and ask about it, including the payload capacity. Four out of four people have given ...
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Lantley wrote:
When it comes to braking a big fallacy is that the trailer brakes stop the trailer. The reality is the trailer brakes stop the trailer with assistance from the truck brakes.
A dually will stop your trailer faster than a Tundra. A Tundra will stop your trailer faster than a Ford Ranger or Toyota Tacoma.
The trucks braking ability is part of the equation.
The electro magnetic brakes of most RV trailers are barely adequate.
Have you ever tested your trailer brakes? Once a season on a straight stretch of level roadway on an off-peak hour I test my trailer brakes. I get up to 55 or 60 mph and try to bring my entire rig to a controlled stop in a safe distance simply by using my trailer brake manual override. Every single time I have done this test I am able to quickly bring my entire rig to a stop in a reasonable distance.
I've never measured the distance, before someone asks... but I pick a sign or other landmark and pretend it is a light that just turned red and use the trailer brakes to stop. That's not a fallacy, that's reality.
In all honesty if you are driving like a moron and going too fast down a steep hill and are out of control, your truck brakes/trailer brakes/diesel jake brake will be maxed out trying to control your rig. The key to SAFETY (see that word again...?) is to control your speed BEFORE you get out of control. I've never towed out in the Rockies, nor will I with the Tundra, but I have towed in the Appalachians with no problems.
