carringb wrote:Trackrig wrote:
It's interesting that on the third accident that the guy was towing an empty car trailer when it happened.
Bill
Looked like maybe that flatbed had been modified with a tail extension? The tail end wasn't the same material as the rest, but it didn't look like a dovetail. Might have had negative tongue weight from the mods?
carringb wrote:Trackrig wrote:
It's interesting that on the third accident that the guy was towing an empty car trailer when it happened.
Bill
Looked like maybe that flatbed had been modified with a tail extension? The tail end wasn't the same material as the rest, but it didn't look like a dovetail. Might have had negative tongue weight from the mods?
burningman wrote:
Most of these people were going too fast for their setups. I see it all the time, the guy with the big powerful diesel towing his travel trailer, passing me at 70.
burningman wrote:
Most of these people were going too fast for their setups. I see it all the time, the guy with the big powerful diesel towing his travel trailer, passing me at 70.
blt2ski wrote:
The boat went sliding away with the tail on the ground. So probably no hitch weight, or very little.
The others also probably had to little hitch weight.
Also, one of the setups was a dually. So for those saying a dually is best, better, bestest for handling sway like this. That part of video blows that theory apart! If you have a trailer going side to side, your screwed. If you get back or too somewhere, with sway issues, time to figure out what is causing said sway, fix it, then add the sway bars.
my 02 on this video.
Marty
blt2ski wrote:
The boat went sliding away with the tail on the ground. So probably no hitch weight, or very little.
The others also probably had to little hitch weight.
Also, one of the setups was a dually. So for those saying a dually is best, better, bestest for handling sway like this. That part of video blows that theory apart! If you have a trailer going side to side, your screwed. If you get back or too somewhere, with sway issues, time to figure out what is causing said sway, fix it, then add the sway bars.
my 02 on this video.
Marty
rockhillmanor wrote:So, let's say we make people buying a camper at a dealership watch this - what's their take away? How do you make lessons from this video that can be actionable for the people watching it?
1.That they NEED to know what the correct tow vehicle, tow set up is for what RV they are buying. Or that could be the consequences.
rockhillmanor wrote:
2. And it also shows just what can happen when driving too fast towing. My bet is on that a newbie has NO idea that you can flip ass over apple cart like in those videos when towing a trailer.
rockhillmanor wrote:
It would at least give them pause to think about just what they are buying AND to ask questions what can happen to their precious family if they have not thoroughly researched and learned everything related to towing BEFORE they buy a TT.
I still think newbies would benefit tremendously from viewing those videos.
rockhillmanor wrote:
When you full-time like I do you see it all.:R
rockhillmanor wrote:So, let's say we make people buying a camper at a dealership watch this - what's their take away? How do you make lessons from this video that can be actionable for the people watching it?
1.That they NEED to know what the correct tow vehicle, tow set up is for what RV they are buying. Or that could be the consequences.
rockhillmanor wrote:
2. And it also shows just what can happen when driving too fast towing. My bet is on that a newbie has NO idea that you can flip ass over apple cart like in those videos when towing a trailer.
rockhillmanor wrote:
It would at least give them pause to think about just what they are buying AND to ask questions what can happen to their precious family if they have not thoroughly researched and learned everything related to towing BEFORE they buy a TT.
I still think newbies would benefit tremendously from viewing those videos.
rockhillmanor wrote:
When you full-time like I do you see it all.:R
