TT Weight limits: theory and reality
There are a ton of threads here regarding the proper matching of TV and TT. Based on what I learned here, I made a very expensive decision to upgrade my brand new 1/2 ton to a 1 ton TV so that I would...
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Leeblev wrote:
Seattle Lion: I am not talking about "routine" stops. I am talking about the panic stop requiring all braking power. My 5er WAS set up properly and was level, with the brake controller set right and working properly. As mentioned above, if you put the maximum amps to the electric brakes on the trailer, you probably will lock them up.
I'd just like to add to the above that panic stop situations may be a good example of when size really does matter...one time I got pushed right through an intersection by my trailer, whose brakes had locked up. (The old "who put that stop sign there??" situation ;) )
Trailer weighs over half the weight of the tow vehicle, which pulls it just fine. Sheer momentum of that weight behind me couldn't be overcome by the brakes on the tug. I'm a teeny weenie tower by most standards, but I guess the same laws of physics apply to me as to much bigger rigs.
