04 Chev 1500 as a tow vehicle 8000lb camper
Up until this year we have had our camper setup on a seasonal site (Outback 312BH), and do to other commitments we decided to pull out of the seasonal site so we could travel with the kids sports. I s...
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myredracer wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:That "something" just happened to me when our engine exploded couple weeks ago. Last thing I'd ever expect while towing a TT. No power brakes or steering and just barely made it around a corner and onto a shoulder that appeared out of nowhere just when I needed it. Was just in the process of slowing down into a town after several hours of 65 mph driving too. Scared the p**p out of all 4 us in the truck and could have been a disaster. Can't imagine if we were towing too much trailer for the truck.Huntindog wrote:
I will add one more thought.
Tow often enough, and everyone will have "that day". When something goes wrong,,, An idiot driver, a blowout at a bad time, your own screwup... etc. It will happen. At that time, you will need to to the best you can with what you have.
There have been some times that I was VERY glad to have what many here would consider "too much truck".
Hell any of those scenarios could and did happen to me with a 3500 DRW pulling a 7k bumper pull trailer(idiot driver).
Expect the unexpected...
I seen a flat bed F550 pulling a large gooseneck trailer on the side of I10 last week with both rear passenger tires flat.
