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On Oct 16, 2:30*pm, Secular Humouresque wrote:
On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote:



I'd be nervous of him
handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current
one.


Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that
wern't considered a road before.


Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze.


Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel
trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in
front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my
opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions
and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are
towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus
a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the
smallest trailer.
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In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I
will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast
on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle.

I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous
pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes.
especially on the trailer.