Relevance of length of vehicle to safe trailer towing
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:16:13 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...size matters.
But I'd appreciate it if someone would explain why the length of a
towing vehicle...pickup truck or whatever...seems to matter in towing a
boat.
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A longer wheelbase provides more directional stability if the trailer
trys to "wag the dog" so to speak. That said, for a low speed local
tow it shouldn't make any difference at all.
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