Posted by Heat Houser on January 17, 2010 at 15:06:13 from (69.66.35.73):
In Reply to: What have I got here? posted by Bill from Scotland on January 17, 2010 at 12:43:34:
With a three axle trailer you will need a sizable towing vehicle or the "tail will wag the dog".
Once in Escanaba MI I watched a 1/2 ton pickup pull a 3 axle trailer loaded with lumber. The trailer started to whip the pickup and the guy thought he could accelerate and pull it straight. The hitch finally tore off and the trailer hit a light pole instead of the Harley dealership.
My personal experience with whipping was driving a 2 ton C60 Chevy dump truck pulling a Miller tilt top with a Case 450 dozer on it. I didn't have the dozer forward enough to give sufficient hitch weight. I almost gave up as I could barely crank the steering wheel fast enough to stay ahead of it. I finally got slow enough to regain control and it was 20 MPH the rest of the way. (Along with a stop to use up all the toliet paper)
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