Towing above 65
Currently out camping and on the way up I was getting past left and right by rv's. If you have a proper truck and change your trailer tires to LTs. Can trailers be safely towed in the 70 mph range. Th...
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15 pages. I'm not suprised. About half the people here seem to want to justify towing more weight than they are really rated for... But "it'll be OK, I 'll just not fill the water and pack light"
And many extoll the virtues of ST tires as well... No wonder we have such a divide on this subject.
I would suggest that many of those with a less than ideal TV and ST tires are in fact UNSAFE below 65 MPH....
I am of the belief that with the PROPER equipment, and experience, that higher speeds are not any more of an accident waiting to happen than lower speeds.
Naturally it would be safest not to tow at all.
Maybe Ralph Nader was onto something with the UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED thing.
And many extoll the virtues of ST tires as well... No wonder we have such a divide on this subject.
I would suggest that many of those with a less than ideal TV and ST tires are in fact UNSAFE below 65 MPH....
I am of the belief that with the PROPER equipment, and experience, that higher speeds are not any more of an accident waiting to happen than lower speeds.
Naturally it would be safest not to tow at all.
Maybe Ralph Nader was onto something with the UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED thing.
