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slowmover · 08-03-2011, 09:02 PM

The test for stability is more to: high crosswinds (man-made or natural; think wind shear and direction-reversing several times) while applying the brakes in an emergency lane-change maneuver . . starting and returning to the same lane . . on a downgrade.

Chances are that anything above 45-mph will upset (turn over) the trailer. Straight-line stability is easily upset. Just a tail twitch is all it takes. Tripping hazards are little spoken of, but highly dangerous (whether grade changes or junk in the road) all too often.

You can run US-287 from CO to Beaumont, TX to pick up IH-10. Helps you to avoid the major metro areas (for which traffic is heavy at least 50-miles out from their perimeter). Not many choices until you arrive in FL. Pick a sensible daily travel number. About 300 - 450-miles/day is actually a very good number with a trailer. Trailer towing pretty well doubles the risk of an accident, mile-for-mile. So choose restaurants for their appeal ahead of time, not just motel reservations, and plan breaks every two hours, plus an hour off the road for every four driven.

And only a fool travels at or above the posted limit, IMO. Let the sheeple go around you to avoid their bunched herds. 58-62 is great for forward motion and FE. 65 about tops. Steady pace allows all the good things about motor travel to happen.

The big truck FE mantra is about full-time use of cruise control and the fewest brake and steering corrections per 100-miles. Can't make this viable at or above limit. Plus aero is upset by too many changes.

I think you'll do well with a boat-tail, both for time & money spent/saved. Have the axle[s] aligned, ck brake app/drag, and spring for a PRODIGY or similar quality brake controller. (A

If you decide that this is a good tow vehicle and trailer combo for your personal possessions, remember that FL is hurricane country. In that event, I'd contact Andy Thomson [correct spelling] of CAN AM RV in London, ONT, the expert at hitch rigging in North America. A sway-resisting hitch is good, but a sway-eliminating hitch is best.

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08-03-2011, 09:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	The test for stability is more to: high crosswinds (man-made or natural; think wind shear and direction-reversing several times) while applying the brakes in an emergency lane-change maneuver . . starting and returning to the same lane . . on a downgrade. Chances are that anything above 45-mph will upset (turn over) the trailer. Straight-line stability is easily upset. Just a tail twitch is all it takes. Tripping hazards are little spoken of, but highly dangerous (whether grade changes or junk in the road) all too often. You can run US-287 from CO to Beaumont, TX to pick up IH-10. Helps you to avoid the major metro areas (for which traffic is heavy at least 50-miles out from their perimeter). Not many choices until you arrive in FL. Pick a sensible daily travel number. About 300 - 450-miles/day is actually a very good number with a trailer. Trailer towing pretty well doubles the risk of an accident, mile-for-mile. So choose restaurants for their appeal ahead of time, not just motel reservations, and plan breaks every two hours, plus an hour off the road for every four driven. And only a fool travels at or above the posted limit, IMO. Let the sheeple go around you to avoid their bunched herds. 58-62 is great for forward motion and FE. 65 about tops. Steady pace allows all the good things about motor travel to happen. The big truck FE mantra is about full-time use of cruise control and the fewest brake and steering corrections per 100-miles. Can't make this viable at or above limit. Plus aero is upset by too many changes. I think you'll do well with a boat-tail, both for time & money spent/saved. Have the axle[s] aligned, ck brake app/drag, and spring for a PRODIGY or similar quality brake controller. (A If you decide that this is a good tow vehicle and trailer combo for your personal possessions, remember that FL is hurricane country. In that event, I'd contact Andy Thomson [correct spelling] of CAN AM RV in London, ONT, the expert at hitch rigging in North America. A sway-resisting hitch is good, but a sway-eliminating hitch is best. . Last edited by slowmover; 08-03-2011 at 09:24 PM..