Bucky1320 wrote:
Can't a guy ask a question here without the safety police climbing in his rear? Probably not. Save the world.
For years I pulled an 8k trailer with my racing stuff in it with our 90 class A with 454....in Illinois. Plenty of power really. I did some mods to the engine, and reinforced the hitch. But frankly the p30 is a handful on a windy day without the billboard following you.
I recently upgraded to a DP with 275 hp Cat. Now keep in mind that most dp's that you buy are going to weigh around 5k more than the class A, so you are pulling a second trailer along with you. The first thing i noticed, or didn't, is the trailer back there. I have to check to make sure it is still there. I did reinforce the hitch, as most dp's don't even come with a decent hitch. In fact a friend of mine pulled into a truck stop for dinner with his dp and large trailer, and on the way out the hitch broke and dropped the trailer to the ground! 2 mph. Whew!
Power? I'm a bad one to ask as we live in the flatlands. All of the hills from here to the track really don't require me to move my foot down to maintain speed. Longer and steeper would certainly be a different story. But at least the engine roar is 30 feet behind you!
Safety police? Not really, I just would like to know who the guy is so to make sure to not be behind or along side of him when (not if) he has an equipment failure.
Again, guys like this make a great argument for CDL license requirements for all motorhome operators.
Safe travels.
