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Unhappy Campers
- Thread starter Pampurrs
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
I will bet the driver will think twice about pulling out to pass after that incident. Hope no one was riding in the trailer. :yikes:
ray: hope it was empty..
flaggerphil
New member
I guess it never occurred to the driver to...oh...SLOW DOWN...when he felt it start to fish tail.
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Bob Denman
New member
This didn't need to happen... :shocked:
A tap on the brake-controller, and it would have things safely back under control...:thumbup:
How do these people learn to drive, without learning something as basic as that?? :dontknow:
A tap on the brake-controller, and it would have things safely back under control...:thumbup:
How do these people learn to drive, without learning something as basic as that?? :dontknow:
bruiser
New member
Simple. He caught the wind coming off the road tractor compounded by excessive speed, no tongue load stabilizer, and poor towing skills. I also noticed that the 20# LP bottles were not secured in the rear rack.
Fix: Slow down as soon as it starts to go wonky.
Gradual brake pressure.
Towing lessons.
I have seen so many times on interstates people towing campers, utility trailers, cars on dollies, that don't have them properly loaded or attached. Several years ago I was behind one of those high dollar Class A diesel pushers on I95. He was pulling a 20 foot matching enclosed trailer. When I got up beside him I noticed the safety chains weren't connected to the hitch and the power cable was not looped and dragging the ground. I finally got his attention and got him to pull over on an off ramp. I wrapped the worn cable in electrical tape, looped it so it wouldn't drag and connected the chains. He said he didn't hook up the trailer, it was done for him by the dealer. I told him he should have at least checked it before getting on the road. I asked him how long he had been driving one of those setups. This was his first Class A. He had been driving a Class C but never towed anything.
Fix: Slow down as soon as it starts to go wonky.
Gradual brake pressure.
Towing lessons.
I have seen so many times on interstates people towing campers, utility trailers, cars on dollies, that don't have them properly loaded or attached. Several years ago I was behind one of those high dollar Class A diesel pushers on I95. He was pulling a 20 foot matching enclosed trailer. When I got up beside him I noticed the safety chains weren't connected to the hitch and the power cable was not looped and dragging the ground. I finally got his attention and got him to pull over on an off ramp. I wrapped the worn cable in electrical tape, looped it so it wouldn't drag and connected the chains. He said he didn't hook up the trailer, it was done for him by the dealer. I told him he should have at least checked it before getting on the road. I asked him how long he had been driving one of those setups. This was his first Class A. He had been driving a Class C but never towed anything.
mxz600
Free Thinking Member
That is what I saw also bruiser. That exact thing happened to me several times going to Spyderfest 2013. It was a crazy strong cross wind and every time I would pass a semi it would throw me hard to the left. In those conditions you want to pass the semi at a slow pace, don't just blow past it, that will get you in trouble quick. One other thing a lot of people do not realize. The ST tires that come on most trailers are only rated at 65 mph.
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