โAug-24-2014 11:33 AM
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โSep-11-2014 05:11 AM
Tom/Barb wrote:TXiceman wrote:
Where can you see that the trailer brakes failed? Ken
You only need to look at the picture to see that that trailer pushed that Ford SUV around like a toy. maybe the trailer brakes did not fail, maybe they were simply set wrong, either way, that trailer pushed that TV around into a jack knife and it will not do that if the brakes are working as they should.
Had he a dually we would not have this thread. that's my humble opinion.
โSep-10-2014 05:26 PM
โSep-10-2014 01:31 PM
Airstreamer67 wrote:
In fact, there have been cases where the trailer seems to push the tow vehicle to the side, sometimes completely off the road. This is particularly true on a downhill curve.
โSep-09-2014 02:18 PM
Airstreamer67 wrote:
Does anyone know what happened in the accident pictured in the starting post?
โSep-09-2014 01:04 PM
โSep-03-2014 02:04 PM
PDX.Zs wrote:
I just need to say it...
That poor Airstream.
And now back to your regularly scheduling bickering. ๐
โAug-27-2014 09:42 AM
โAug-27-2014 07:54 AM
rhagfo wrote:
Nothing is fool proof, nor will a great hitch save you in every situation! This guy may have had a great setup, but just the wrong time and circumstance.
โAug-27-2014 07:47 AM
โAug-27-2014 05:50 AM
mich800 wrote:Tom/Barb wrote:
Not enough truck to control the trailer when the trailer brakes fail. Towing is not about how much you can pull or carry. It is all about how much you can stop in a panic.
Just my humble opinion after nearly 50 years of towing.
I didn't see the article. Where did you read that?
โAug-27-2014 05:10 AM
06Fargo wrote:
earlier questions rephrased, and more questions:
If the TV initiates a turn, even an abrupt one to avoid something for example, the Hensley is going to allow the rig to bend at the hitch like it is supposed to, right?
If, during this swerve manouever, the TV piles on the brakes and the brake controller is any type that does not brake the trailer instantly, the trailer could push the Explorer around into a jackknife, could it not?
A Hensley didn't help this guy either. $300 hitch with good safety chains