Automated Safety Hitch Owners
We currently own a 15K 5th wheel and have begun the conversation of moving up to a better 5th wheel, the cost of that is it will exceed my F350SRW towing capacity. We are looking into the Automated Sa...
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If you own, have owned and/or have actual experience with one please post and let me know your opinion and experience. Good, Bad or Ugly
LOL...good luck with that. The RV weight cops will come out of their holes on this topic.
I see this type setup more in the AG industry such as horse show folks/rodeo/cattle auctions/farm and ranch shows/construction industry/AG implement transporters/etc.
We had similar equipment for TTs and 5th wheel/GN trailers back in the '60s/'70s era only they were on a smaller scale. Most had no brakes but the ones used with a GN and 5th wheel trailer had brakes.
The Automated with its Dana 70 hyd disc braking system with say 7k braking plus two 7k axles on the trailer = 21k. Now add the one ton SRW 7k rear and 6k front brakes gives the combo a huge 34000 lb of braking performance.
Saw this on another rv forum......travel toast
