GordonThree wrote:
ChuckV1 wrote:
I'm not going to go over weights, it's been done as you have read a number of times, all I will say is think about safety.
At 45 or 50mpg can you stop your truck an trailer within safe limits, ie think about the weight that's pushing you down the road, then someone brakes in front of you, can you stop before hitting them ...
That is why people move up to bigger TV, not only to handle the weight but the stopping power, it's for the safety of your family along with others on the HWY . Can your truck pull the trailer, yes without a problem, but can it stop your trailer in an emergency stop is the real ????
Safe travels
I've never owned a fifth wheel, so do I understand correctly that they don't have their own brakes?
They =do=! This is one of those things that people bandy about all the time who really don't understand how the system works. The truck should stop itself and the trailer should stop =itself=; you should feel little, or no, pushing by the trailer during braking. If you do, then something's wrong. That being said, in a worst case scenario, all bets are off, and that includes semi trucks hauling massive loads. Also, a bigger truck is =heavier= and provides more stability since there's more mass for the times that might occur when the tail wants to wag the dog.
Lyle
