Chris, when you pull a trailer that has bias ply tires with a vehicle that
has radial tires you can feel the difference, in some places the trailer
feels like it's on ice.
Ed Morgan
-----Original Message-----
From: Gray, Chris <Chris.Gray@fmr.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:19 AM
Subject: [MV] Pulling Trailers - Weight/Brakes Question
>HI All....
>
>Got a question on an M101A1 trailer... I've seen people pull them with M37
>and I assume M1008's (and such).... I have a 2001 Chevy Tahoe... I'm
>looking to use this trailer with it for some work, its in restoration now,
>but I have heard, talking to people that it shouldn't be pulled with my
>truck....
>
>I know the weight is OK... Is there something I'm missing here... I
can't
>see anything wrong with it and I assume it will be fine... Anyone have any
>bad experiences...? I pull my M416 just fine...
>
>Has anyone pulled anything bigger than 3/4 ton without additional brakes??
>
>Thanks
>Chris
>
>
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