Would you say anything?
A Retired couple pulled along side of us on our way south at the Lake Shasta Rest area in CA. Model Type HITCH ** UVW GVWR *** NCC **** CCC GVWR AXLE 33 RK TG 2100 13180 16100 2920...
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blofgren wrote:
LOL, there's always one in every thread.
On our last camping trip a couple of weeks ago it was quite stormy and we noticed it was windy through the flatlands we go through but didn't realize how windy it was until we came across a new F-350 SRW towing a fiver about the size of ours that had slowed to about 40 MPH. The driver was white as a sheet with both hands on the wheel. We then noticed that the hanging speed limit signs were being blown up at a 90 degree angle and were not visible. To that point the only thing I had noticed was having to keep up a constant steering correction to stay in my lane. I easily kept the speed limit (70 mph) right through the area, the truck was completely stable, and we all felt perfectly safe.
I have owned several SRW trucks and am now on my second dually. There is a huge difference. In my neck of the woods there are extreme mountain ranges no matter what direction you head so having the right truck is important.
I forget, the pin weight was 2500 lbs or so? A SRW 3500 (or gas 2500) has a payload of at least 3000 lbs, so this was within spec.
Yes, a dually is more stable than a SRW truck. But if the SRW works 98% of the time and you can pull off the road in high winds the other 2% of the time... does that mean that the SRW wasn't adequate?
If you can't agree with that logic, then you would be forced to agree that a class 4 truck is a better truck then yours, and a Class 5 better than that. At what point do we require a class 8 truck, CDL and a minimum of 500,000 miles driver before we allow someone to pull a popup?
You cannot confuse a perfectly adequate tool with an over the top tool. Clearly that 5er was handled fine with that truck. It was likely within axle ratings too. Just because you gave one instance of a single driver with white knuckles doesn't mean it is so for every driver... my mother in law gets white knuckled on a country road in her car not towing anything. My father in law drove OTR trucks for a living for many years and hardly anything phases him on the road now. Your experience doesn't speak for everyone...
