What can happen without enough tongue weight?
I read most of the posts on accidents (currently in roads and routes)...this one got to me when I saw the fist picture below. It was obvious to me what happened and I posted the following: The motorc...
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BB_TX wrote:
Are these your guesses and assumptions? Or somehow based on facts actually known about this particular incident. It is not uncommon at all for someone distracted to run into the back of a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the highway.
Thanks for your post: I believe I covered that with this at the bottom of my post: "This post is my opinion (free advice). It is not intended to influence anyone's judgment nor do I advocate anyone do what I propose." I also did not post this in the 5er section for a reason.
I made the same mistake 50+ years ago...putting to much weight in the back of a single axle 21' Airstream trailer. At 45 MPH the fun began BUT I put on the trailer brakes creating more tongue weight and then slowed down only using the trailer brakes. Moving half (200lbs) of what I'd put in the back to the front solved the problem.
Maybe you also missed this at the bottom: These two bits of info...Apple Valley man and Stoddard Wells road plus Google Maps and knowing lack of tongue weight shows up once you get above 45-50 MPH leads to the following. They got on I-15 (exit 154) and in less than 1.5 miles (access road on east side) they lost control and slammed into the park semi trailer that was well of the road.
PS: I've also slept at a Holiday Inn.:B
