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Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 11-08-2017, 03:18 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
It's pretty common. Any of the Big Four from long...

It's pretty common. Any of the Big Four from long ago. Even the occasional Boles.
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 11-04-2017, 07:50 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
Ya'll are as bad as me. What's necessary is...

Ya'll are as bad as me.

What's necessary is different from what's desired. That's number one. Why I borrowed your post that got this rolling. But what we advise someone new is different (he...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 11-03-2017, 02:30 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
And you only snipe from the sidelines, AFAIK....

And you only snipe from the sidelines, AFAIK. Point us to where this isn't the case on this subject. And your choice of a non-pickup TV and utility trailer could carry far more than the bed of your...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 11-02-2017, 09:50 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
Some of my family was in Colorado before the...

Some of my family was in Colorado before the Civil War. And the three generations of those of us who've owned this trailer type have covered from Mexico City to Alaska the last fifty years plus. I've...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-31-2017, 10:32 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
I used your post as example, understood? We'll do...

I used your post as example, understood? We'll do it again that way:

So, now, "you've" (whomever) not questioned the assumption of why it's "important" to pass a slow-moving truck. It isn't, and...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-31-2017, 09:11 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
SAE J2807 is chock full of holes. Drive a pickup...

SAE J2807 is chock full of holes. Drive a pickup thru those:

Pre-determine the "answers" by ignoring valid concerns as questions.

And, don't test less profitable vehicles than pickups. Assign...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-30-2017, 01:55 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
A "common" justification. So I'll borrow it as...

A "common" justification. So I'll borrow it as representative.

For the OP:

The ascent doesn't mean much. It's the descent that matters.

Let's make it simple: on the ascent no matter the...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-30-2017, 01:19 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
You're making assumptions not justified. ...

You're making assumptions not justified.

There isn't, safely tow, steer and stop a trailer engineering applied. Were that so, pickups would be radically different. Instead, its piecemeal...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-30-2017, 12:55 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
The carrying capacity can be matched by a van....

The carrying capacity can be matched by a van. Which would then be the "better" TV. And only if one is carrying 4000-lbs in the bed before hitching the TT.

But the point is right about maximizing...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-30-2017, 12:44 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
Yeah. Factory hitch receivers are often not very...

Yeah. Factory hitch receivers are often not very good. Not like the custom ones we had built 40-50 years ago. Same story with the one on my Dodge; failure. And tens of thousands of cracked receivers...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-28-2017, 11:59 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
"Likely"? Based on what? Moss-Magnuson? ...

"Likely"? Based on what? Moss-Magnuson?

I've used Texas dealerships where trucks come in for service. Warranty and otherwise. Unless one has practically broken the frame (and I've seen that) ,...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-28-2017, 11:54 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
You're offering alternative evidence? Or...

You're offering alternative evidence?

Or just treading water, out of your depth?
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-26-2017, 07:44 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
Did you change tire brand last time? Have you...

Did you change tire brand last time? Have you ever used other than dealer-sourced parts for a brake job? What about the windshield wipers?

You've no experience, nor examples, to "prove" your...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-26-2017, 06:46 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
Moss-Magnuson, 1971. As before, OP, those...

Moss-Magnuson, 1971.

As before, OP, those lacking in experience aren't your guide. Going from a Class III to IV with some additional bracing is less of a strain on the TV.

Perspective. A...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 10-25-2017, 03:22 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 20,788
Posted By slowmover
Playing the numbers game won't get you a good TV....

Playing the numbers game won't get you a good TV. One of the above replies is from a man at a firm that has set up more than 10,000 towing rigs. He (they) systematized what the rest of us had to...
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