YOU NEED TO SEE THIS PIC
I ATTENDED THE OHIO RV SHOW IN CLEVELAND LAST WEEK. ONE RV DEALERSHIP IN PARTICULAR HAD PICTURES OF WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE COULD PULL EACH RV THAT WAS ON DISPLAY. THE PICTURES OF THE TOW VEHICLES ...
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I can't find it now,but there used to be a video of a Suburban 2500 that lost trailer brakes get pushed through an intersection.
Scary...
I've always chuckled at the whole losing brakes argument. A HD truck's brakes are rated to stop GVWR of the truck, not the GCWR of the combo. Sorry if your heading down Monteagle and you lose trailer brakes and overheat a Dually's brakes...you will end up in the runaway truck ramp praying it stops you.
Okay...a little dramatic I know...but it does happen.
Lost my brakes in my 7700 lb GVWR TT with my overloaded 97 F150...no panic stop..geared down and let the motor slow me down. When I hit the truck brakes I stopped. This was an emergency once I realized I lost trailer brakes... f150 handled it just fine.
Once again...the operator makes the equipment safe. Not the other way around.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
Scary...
I've always chuckled at the whole losing brakes argument. A HD truck's brakes are rated to stop GVWR of the truck, not the GCWR of the combo. Sorry if your heading down Monteagle and you lose trailer brakes and overheat a Dually's brakes...you will end up in the runaway truck ramp praying it stops you.
Okay...a little dramatic I know...but it does happen.
Lost my brakes in my 7700 lb GVWR TT with my overloaded 97 F150...no panic stop..geared down and let the motor slow me down. When I hit the truck brakes I stopped. This was an emergency once I realized I lost trailer brakes... f150 handled it just fine.
Once again...the operator makes the equipment safe. Not the other way around.
Thanks!
Jeremiah