COG educational thread
The topic about COG got closed for reasons I don't have to understand, but IMHO it shows how little owners understand the technical issues. So big TC owners are between truck manufacturers who recom...
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burningman wrote:
You are fundamentally correct that moving the axle rearward so the camper has less overhang is good for weight distribution and towing.
However, in the real world, a diesel F450 is gonna handle any camper just fine and still have plenty of weight on the front end.....
Not that easy.
My previous F450 flatbed not only had 7.3 Powerstroke, what probably is the heaviest engine you can get on F450, but also had longer wheelbase with 10' bed.
One time I was hauling trailer with one of those 12,000 lb manlift. Due the shape of the machine, I had to put big part of the load weight on hich.
When pintle hook was mounted as close to the axle as it was possible (few inches forward the rear bumper) the trailer weight took so much weight from front axle that my front wheels were skidding on any heavier braking. The truck had ABS only on rear axle.
That made heck of white knuckle driving, where I was using trailer brakes manual override for smoother braking.
That is where I start noticing that it takes F550 to get truck design for hauling, not grocery getting.
And BTW, do F550 with normal bed exist?
