Posted 2011-02-11 1:43 AM (#130114 - in reply to #130110) Subject: RE: Trailer Lenght for 1 Ton Truck
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Originally written by hogtownboss on 2011-02-10 10:14 PM
Originally written by SunChick on 2011-02-09 9:43 PM
Thanks for the the comments.
BUT, I will only be pulling 1 horse & I do have an engine exhaust brake. Plus will be adding air bags to the truck bed.
Hauling 1 horse is fine and dandy! BUT I myself think alittle further ahead than that. What if you are somewhere doing whatever it is you do and a friend ends up needing a ride and has 2 horses?? Now you are carrying 3 horses which raised you weight another 2 to 2500lbs......
Then it starts raining on the way out and you do NOT need to use the EB in wet conditions (read the owners manual) and you are heading down the hwy and some stupid car pulls out in front of you HOW are you going to STOP that much weight?????
Sorry but I like my equipment and HORSES better than that... Just saying. Like I stated in my first post stopping that trailer is over 1/2 of the work.
Well, if you did not adjust your speed to the road conditions and the car that pulls out does NOT leave you enough room...THEN YOU HIT HIM...Better to hit him than swerve and wreck...because then when the police do their accident reconstruction...they'll see that the car cut you off...if you swerve and wreck and the other car leaves the scene...then YOU ARE IT
Posted 2011-02-11 8:41 AM (#130120 - in reply to #130110) Subject: RE: Trailer Lenght for 1 Ton Truck
Location: Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain...
Originally written by hogtownboss on 2011-02-10 10:14 PM
Originally written by SunChick on 2011-02-09 9:43 PM
Thanks for the the comments.
BUT, I will only be pulling 1 horse & I do have an engine exhaust brake. Plus will be adding air bags to the truck bed.
Hauling 1 horse is fine and dandy! BUT I myself think alittle further ahead than that. What if you are somewhere doing whatever it is you do and a friend ends up needing a ride and has 2 horses?? Now you are carrying 3 horses which raised you weight another 2 to 2500lbs......
Then it starts raining on the way out and you do NOT need to use the EB in wet conditions (read the owners manual) and you are heading down the hwy and some stupid car pulls out in front of you HOW are you going to STOP that much weight?????
Sorry but I like my equipment and HORSES better than that... Just saying. Like I stated in my first post stopping that trailer is over 1/2 of the work.
With that scenario, how are you going to stop it with anything? With any tow vehicle, under any circumstances, it is a crappy situation. 3500 or a bigger truck is going to have the same situation to deal with there. Too short of a time to stop on wet roads.
To the OP; get a weight on the trailer. My bet is it is heavier than what has been guessed. And that is empty, with no water, no food, no clothes, no tack, no horses...getting my drift here?
Posted 2011-02-12 7:25 AM (#130170 - in reply to #129981) Subject: RE: Trailer Lenght for 1 Ton Truck
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...and SHAME on the salesman for 1.) not knowing the empty weight of the trailer and 2.) trying to convince you that it doesn't matter. How do these people sleep at night?You could take the trailer on a test pull, towing it to a truck scale, and know exactly what you're dealing with weight wise. Then instead of guessing, you could put pencil to paper and figure out if you have enough truck. Contact your local Dodge dealer with your vin number. They should be able to tell you your tow capacity. Opinion, salesman, and 'I have a friend who.." really won't answer your question. That being said, I believe air brakes and air bags might improve your ride, but should be a factor for increasing safe tow capacity limits....just my opinion...
Posted 2011-02-12 8:43 AM (#130176 - in reply to #129981) Subject: RE: Trailer Lenght for 1 Ton Truck
Location: Central Arkansas
I agree TP! I know someone that flew out to NFR, found her dream trailer. Was told her truck could handle it all day long. She had it delivered. Her dually couldn't handle it so dealer told her it was her trucks fault. She then bought a new dually with a OEM exhaust brake just to find out that her dream trailer was just too much trailer for a dually. She should have gone on up to a Medium duty truck instead of just buying another dually, but she was mislead by a dealer once again believing that the new dually was just what she needed! She had the trailer over 18 months and never took it anywhere herself. Commercially hauled in, then out! She ended up losing about 40K on just the trailer alone! She didn't do her homework first! If, she would have just done the math, BEFORE she bought............... We went to her house to see it! You had to drive thru some pretty up and down, around and around kind of roads to get there.
Posted 2011-02-12 12:01 PM (#130178 - in reply to #130176) Subject: RE: Trailer Lenght for 1 Ton Truck
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Originally written by brushycreekranch on 2011-02-12 9:43 AM
I agree TP! I know someone that flew out to NFR, found her dream trailer. Was told her truck could handle it all day long. She had it delivered. Her dually couldn't handle it so dealer told her it was her trucks fault. She then bought a new dually with a OEM exhaust brake just to find out that her dream trailer was just too much trailer for a dually. She should have gone on up to a Medium duty truck instead of just buying another dually, but she was mislead by a dealer once again believing that the new dually was just what she needed! She had the trailer over 18 months and never took it anywhere herself. Commercially hauled in, then out! She ended up losing about 40K on just the trailer alone! She didn't do her homework first! If, she would have just done the math, BEFORE she bought............... We went to her house to see it! You had to drive thru some pretty up and down, around and around kind of roads to get there.
She should have talked to the folks at "Horse Trailer World"...!!!
Trailer Lenght for 1 Ton Truck
