Tow Vehicle Advice For Newbie
Hi All! I've been browsing through the forums for awhile and decided to finally join up and post. I am hoping to get some feedback on two tow vehicles that I have my eye on. I am new to travel trai...
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RVdreaming2020 wrote:
So it has manual locking hubs for the 4x4. So that's a bummer. So Ive made the mistake of reading about the Death wobble in the F250's. Now Im terrified of getting one. Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Either stop reading now, or keep reading more about the truck and subject, because the smidgen of knowledge you think you've gained is not cause for alarm.
Super Dutys have had manual locking hubs since day 1 and still do. They also have auto locking and the manual hubs are essentially a redundant system and maybe considered a selling point. If the auto lcoker doesn't work, can still manually lock them. I know this sounds dumb and confusing, and I think it is as well. Either the vacuum auto lockers are unreliable (they're not, in my experience) or it's just a marketing ploy. No cause for concern.
Death wobble? It's possible in any solid front axle vehicle. Rarely happens with newer, lower miles, not worn out, stock size tires trucks. I've seen it in a newish Ford years ago, only 1 truck. Who knows, a bad tire, a bad caster setting, whatever, but the millions of solid axle trucks on the road the DO NOT have death wobble is where your head should be.
Or get a GM with IFS if you can't shake an irrational fear of death wobble.
