Posted by Don-Wi on October 31, 2014 at 07:46:00 from (75.241.143.219):
In Reply to: Truck engines posted by jcsinga on October 31, 2014 at 02:50:27:
Alright, ya got me. Might have exagerated the weight of the trailer some. But it was still much heavier than I needed for the job. Was a home made trailer by my former boss, and he overbuilt everything. Bales were closer to 40 lbs as they were all grass and made for horsey people. Probably still 13-14,000 lbs. Handled pretty good otherwise.
Worst part about the trailer was the brakes. Had Surge brakes on it which helped, but the one time I had to stop in a hurry the trailer pushed the truck a little bit when I had the fronts locked up (rear ABS on the truck). When I do buy a trailer it's gonna have electric brakes with the controller in the cab. I want that trailer to stop the truck, not push it.
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