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On Oct 16, 6:11*pm, "YukonBound" wrote:
"I am Tosk" wrote in l-september.org... In article 4625ff3e-6579-4bc5-8ef2-1478e91c8bc4 @g8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, says... 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. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! 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. What cracks me up is these 150 class trucks with massive bodies, set two feet off the ground from the factory... As if the guy is gonna' go off road, maybe if he backs over his neighbors rose garden snerk... -- I imagine you'd need a step ladder to haul yourself up to the cab on the latest models. He couldn't raise his stubby little leg 2 feet off the ground. |
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says... "I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article 4625ff3e-6579-4bc5-8ef2-1478e91c8bc4 @g8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, says... 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. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! 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. What cracks me up is these 150 class trucks with massive bodies, set two feet off the ground from the factory... As if the guy is gonna' go off road, maybe if he backs over his neighbors rose garden snerk... -- I imagine you'd need a step ladder to haul yourself up to the cab on the latest models. Sure don't with your chick car, huh? |
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