My dad thought he was a goner
My 72 YO dad, retired trucker, not afraid to tow anything, has a early to mid 2000 Cedar Creek, 26-28 ft long. When he bought it, he also got the "chain" type WDH. He has always hated it, doesn't elim...
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WyoTraveler wrote:mowermech wrote:WyoTraveler wrote:
In 1996 I drove into an RV dealer in southern CA and said I was interested in buying a small TT. The salesman asked me "is that your 1/2 ton PU"? I Told him yes but was interested in the 16 ft TT in the lot. The salesman responded "I don't have anything in the lot that your 1/2 PU can safely tow". Times have changed. They are so desperate for sales they would have sold me a 40' TT and wished me well.
That salesman was, IMO, a fool. You would have been fine towing a 16 foot TT with a half ton pickup. I base that statement on personal experience, having towed a 16 foot camp trailer from Greybull, WY to Tucson and back with a Ford E150 Club Wagon, using a standard receiver hitch with no WDH or "sway control". We frequently took it to Medicine Lodge Campground, as well.
In fact, I towed a 19 ft. TT with that same Club Wagon from Great Falls, MT to Wood Lake Campground in the mountains above Augusta, MT. However, when I towed the 19 foot trailer with the Jeep Wagoneer, a WDH was an absolute necessity, to level the Wagoneer. No sway control was used, though. Our favorite trip with that rig was across Roger's Pass to Copper Creek Campground near Lincoln, MT.
It bears repeating: A properly built, properly loaded trailer, being towed by the proper vehicle, using the proper tires, WILL...NOT...SWAY!
If it does, something is WRONG! DO NOT attempt to "fix" it using some gadget to dampen the sway. FIND the problem, and FIX IT!
Do this for YOUR safety, and the safety of others.
Yup, thats the old days. Being a fool for having ethics. Today is a different world. Absolutely no ethics.
Sorry, no, I won't allow you to twist it to fit your agenda!
"The salesman asked me "is that your 1/2 ton PU"? I Told him yes but was interested in the 16 ft TT in the lot. The salesman responded "I don't have anything in the lot that your 1/2 PU can safely tow."
THAT statement, IMO, is what makes the salesman a fool, based purely on personal experience as previously related. There have been a lot of others who have safely towed TT's of 20 foot length or less with half ton pickups, vans, and even full sized sedans and station wagons. Such towing is NOT unsafe! The salesman was a fool, IMO, for making such a statement, and for apparently believing that it is true. His "ethics" (assuming he really has any, which we don't really know) have nothing to do with his foolishness! the only way he could KNOW that your truck could not tow the trailer you were interested in would have been to look at the numbers. He didn't do that, did he? Another fine example of foolishness. ETHICALLY he should have checked the numbers, THEN said "No, sorry, that trailer is too heavy for your truck!"
