Re: towing capacity

Posted by Hugh MacKay on November 27, 2003 at 19:08:28 from (209.226.106.153):

In Reply to: towing capacity posted by paul on November 27, 2003 at 11:58:29:

Paul: In my early days of farming, I used a bumper hitch trailer with an 18' deck behind my 3/4 Chevy. While this unit worked great for items such as Super A, skid steer loaders, loads of hay, they are not to be fooled with on heavy loads. Yes I have had my truck, trailer and load in excess of 20,000 lbs., but not often and not for many miles.

I later purchased a C-65 Chevy single axle tractor with fifth wheel and air brakes. I had a 35' and a 40' trailers for this unit. Since my farming days I have done a bit of trucking with the real heavy rigs. Super B trains grossing 140,000 lbs. Those rigs got to be the safest thing on the road. With air suspension, do they hug the roadway. I once stopped one of those units on a down grade, 50 mph to a standstill in just under 200 feet. Today I wouldn't drive anything in excess of 10,000 lbs gross unless it has air brakes. Hydraulic and electric brakes just don't cut it with me anymore.

In my opinion there are vehicles and combinations being lisenced to operate on our highways that shouldn't be there.

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• Re: Re: towing capacity Doug in OR 09:35:54 11/28/03 (0)
• Re: Re: towing capacity Ron 1456 19:38:17 11/27/03 (0)

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