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rexlion
Explorer
Jul 12, 2014

if trailer tires only good to 65mph, why not switch?

Let's suppose a person has a truck with plenty of power and he's towing a fairly short, lightweight, properly loaded trailer using a sway control hitch. The limiting factor for speed seems to be the ...
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Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jul 16, 2014
rbpru wrote:


There is a reason they limit the Semi-rig speeds and it is not because they cannot go any faster; it is because they have to stop the darn things.


D'OH, a good point. why is the truck speed limit less than for the general population? Don't the various state highway people understand that speed variance is what kills, not speed?
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bumpy

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