From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sun Feb 01 2004 - 07:47:48 PST
Brakes are the key...always.....
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] towing a M35 with a 1 ton
> That's why you have to use a "good" trailer to pull heavy loads. Guys
> around me pull 18K lb backhoes with 1 ton trucks all of the time. If the
> trailer brakes don't work, it's really obvious!
>
> Most Semi tractors weigh less than 30K lbs, yet their combined weight with
> a trailer is 80K lbs or more.
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:29:43 -0800, J <W7LS@blarg.net> wrote:
>
> > I agree that will work, but you are always taking a risk when you bank
on
> > the trailer's brakes to stop you. If the trailer brakes fail for any
> > reason, that 1 ton truck is NOT going to stop the deuce behind you. I
> > prefer a towing vehicle that outweighs the towed vehicle and can stop
the
> > whole show, by itself. Jim
> >
> > Bobby Joe Pendleton wrote:
> >
> >> if it is on a good trailer with brakes I don't see any problem. Trucks
> >> pull
> >> loads that weigh more the truck all of the time. I've seen George
Baker
> >> pull a M114 with a 1 ton Chevrolet MANY times with no trouble and it
> >> weighs
> >> about the same as a M35
> >>
> >>
> >>
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