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Re: How much in wagon can be safely pulled?
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Posted by T_Bone on August 23, 2004 at 19:37:28 from (4.240.132.8):
In Reply to: Re: How much in wagon can be safely pulled? posted by paul on August 23, 2004 at 13:25:44:
Hi Pbutler, I got to agree with Paul as he"s given sound advice. Were not talking OTR trucking where were running posted speed but under 20mph slow speed pulling. There"s a huge difference! I haul 20,000lbs of water trailer with my 8000lb pick-up at 15mph on sand roads and I"m well with-in my GVWR.
I also pull a 13000lb RV at road speed (75mph) and I"m with-in my GVWR. 99% of the time I never touch a brake unless I come to a complete stop and thats with making several 90º corners with no brakes on the water trailer. Why? I use gears and engine RPM to control and slow down the load and only use the brakes for a complete stop. I"ve always used the rule for trailers without brakes, what ever gear you can start from a dead stop in, is the highest gear you can safely pull that load. This allows the engine RPM and gearing to control the trailer load. I also did some research on Arizona DOT rules awhile back and to be legal, my tractor needs turn signals and stop/tail lites after dark, and my water trailer needs two brake axles, one at over 3000lbs and two at over 6000lbs. No where do they mention anything about a slow speed triangle but yet the local county mounty reconizes the tri-angle as a proper replacement for trailer lites. T_Bone
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