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Muddydogs wrote:Slowmover wrote:
And, no, the safety chains should not break. I think the hitch receiver came off before that happened. Cretin
. I for one don't want to be attached to the trailer after the tongue hits the pavement and starts to turn over. .
โJul-30-2015 08:32 PM
Slowmover wrote:
And, no, the safety chains should not break. I think the hitch receiver came off before that happened. Cretin
โJul-30-2015 06:33 PM
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โJul-30-2015 02:48 PM
CavemanCharlie wrote:Tequila wrote:
Well I had something similar happen to me, with a better result. I fell asleep and the rumble strips woke me. As you can see from the video below the truck swayed quite a bit. I did have both Torklift stable loads and a superhitch & supertruss. I figure both probably helped. I did not have time to think about manually applying the trailer brakes as I had only just woken up.
This highway was in Nevada, BTW.
Asleep
Bet you were awake after that. And, needed a change of underwear.
โJul-30-2015 02:18 PM
Doug33 wrote:
The AASHTO (American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials) striping standard for interstates is 10' stripe and 30' gap. However, some toll roads and other agencies use different standards. But I would think what you see in the video is the AASHTO standard.
โJul-30-2015 06:43 AM
โJul-30-2015 06:36 AM
Tequila wrote:
Well I had something similar happen to me, with a better result. I fell asleep and the rumble strips woke me. As you can see from the video below the truck swayed quite a bit. I did have both Torklift stable loads and a superhitch & supertruss. I figure both probably helped. I did not have time to think about manually applying the trailer brakes as I had only just woken up.
This highway was in Nevada, BTW.
Asleep
โJul-29-2015 09:47 PM
marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:
According to the DOT standards, every line is 10 ft long with a 30 ft space......so beginning of one white line to the next is 40 ft.
I counted 20 lines at the semi hood in 9.8 sec.
That is 20x40=800 feet in 9.8 sec.
60 sec / 9.8 = 6.1
6.1 x 800 = 4880 ft per min or almost exactly 55 mph.
I don't even think the F250 was even going 65, maybe 63 mph.
It appears to be a long bed (can't tell) and is shorter than a crew cab (extra cab).
Looks like setup and weight distribution.
Btw my math may not be totally correct....disclaimer before someone rips me a new one for being 2mph off.
โJul-29-2015 12:49 PM
chr$ wrote:
They all look at my 25 foot TT and my "little" sport trac and ask "you can tow that with that?"
โJul-29-2015 12:16 PM
โJul-29-2015 11:04 AM
Doug33 wrote:danimal53 wrote:Doug33 wrote:
Wow - I've never actually seen this type of incident captured on video before. It's downright scary. I can't remember passing a tractor trailer very often, unless it was on a steep hill with a passing lane. They are usually passing me, because I keep the speed around 62 MPH.
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i feel like they are always passing me (sometimes with a look of "look at that little SUV with that little trailer hehehe"). i prefer to just get in the right lane, set the cruise control and enjoy some tunes, no need for anything even potentially risky.
Most of the 18-wheelers have a 53' trailer, and then the truck itself is probably about 20' long, for a total of 73'. My TT is almost 32' and my truck is 19' long, for a total length of 51'. And my total rig is about 12,000 pounds loaded. So while the tractor trailers are longer and heavier, I don't exactly feel "little" when driving the highways with them. ๐