New Sighting, but no pics - Diesel Forum

mgraveman · 06-09-2005, 01:43 PM

I really need to carry a camera around with me. A target last weekend, I spotted a yellow F150 towing a fifth wheel I would not touch with my dually.

This appeared to be a 37 or so foot trailer. I estimate north of 15k lbs. It was a triple axle, and had several slideouts. I had a 34' gooseneck cargo trailer, and I KNOW this one was bigger. They were both nearly brand new, the truck was an 05. It was a CC half ton, with the short bed, and had to have been a slider hitch, or that never would have worked in a turn. The back end of his truck was about 6 inches lower than his front end.

It is amazing what people will do. If I ever meet this guy, I'll give him a piece of my mind, because this is incredibly irresponsible. I tried to get his license plate and call in a reckless driving compaint just because of what he was towing, but could nto get it and could nto figure out the police's number....

Then fifty miles further, I saw two passenger cars hooked up to trucks with a two bar, towing them down the highway. On looked like an intrepid, and the other was an aerostar. They were towing half ton trucks. I wonder how they stopped???

powerpit · 06-09-2005, 07:08 PM

the people who sold him the 5th wheel problely told him it was ok any thing to make a sail

Hoss350 · 06-09-2005, 07:39 PM

Friggin lemmings. You just gotta hope that when the stuff hits the fan they don't take anybody else with them. I like to call these guys in, I keep thinking that he is driving on the same roads as my wife, and that makes me madder than hell...

aceohearts · 06-14-2005, 08:19 PM

This one... has probably been posted here before, it's an old story, but I hadn't seen it for awhile, so I thought I'd share it and give everyone another chance to shake their head and say "some people..."

Bullrack · 06-14-2005, 10:07 PM

Well, I see everyone's point on the F150 as my wife and kids drive the same roads. I know the guy said it was squatting pretty bad which is not good, but if he had hydraulic trailer brakes he is probably safer than half the 3/4 and 1 tons pulling down the road. I'm not looking for a war or even condoning this guy, but with the right springs and brakes, an F150 is more than capable of towing some of the larger light-weight fifthwheels of today. If he had those newer hydraulic brakes on that trailer, he could outstop most of the trucks on the road with larger trucks and electric brakes. I see alot of the lightweight fifthwheels today that have triple axles, not so much for the trailer weight, but to take pin weight off the tow vehicle, like a wagon of sorts. It's all in the preparation. "The salesman said it would be OK" but really overloaded happens all the time too though.