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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Executive wrote:
I think engineers study these things a lot more than I ever will. I have to trust their skills and knowledge. Just because someone else is an idiot, I don't have to be. Those that "fudge" do so most of their lives on everything. I had a friend who used to do that...unfortunately, his "fudging" cost him the life of his 12 yr old daughter when he lost his trailer going down a rather large hill. He was only a "little" overweight and a gust of wind took the trailer over the side.
That said, ONE FATALITY is too much!....Dennis
Does anyone really think the weight caused the trailer to "go over the side" and that a larger truck would have prevented it?
