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Old 10-02-2008 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
Hey, I'm usually the safety police.

And the brakes ween't bad- it's just astonishing that a trailer manufacturer would build a trailer and rate it for 10,500 lbs and only have brakes on one axle.

Fortunately I had my Excursion- it's got every braking & towing mod known to man on it. But we did get a whiff of pad on a couple of thise exit ramps.

What's scary is that most people wouldn't even think to look- and maybe set off in just barely enough truck (or less) thinking that "they wouldn't have built something if it wasn't OK"

Easy there Safety Chief...just yanking your chain cause, well, I can!
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Old 10-02-2008 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiefApache89
Give it a few minutes Chris and all the safety police will be out in full force for you admitting you had bad trailer breaks. Suppose you pulled it with a F150 too????? j/k.
Did you catch the part about Chris being behind the wheel?
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Old 10-02-2008 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
Hey, I'm usually the safety police.

And the brakes ween't bad- it's just astonishing that a trailer manufacturer would build a trailer and rate it for 10,500 lbs and only have brakes on one axle.

Fortunately I had my Excursion- it's got every braking & towing mod known to man on it. But we did get a whiff of pad on a couple of thise exit ramps.

What's scary is that most people wouldn't even think to look- and maybe set off in just barely enough truck (or less) thinking that "they wouldn't have built something if it wasn't OK"
Plus... some of those hills had really steep downhill grades. The truck did great. Made me interested in a similar one. Liked the way the diesel pulled. I had always towed with gas engines. What a difference. Plus... the mileage was better than expected. Great truck.
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Old 10-02-2008 | 04:49 PM
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Not once did I press more than halfway on the pedal either. I could have run 85 up any of those hills but I really don't need to buy ANOTHER transmission this month.

(3 in shop trucks in Sept)
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Old 10-02-2008 | 09:32 PM
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Come on Chris that Apache does not weight that much!!!!!!
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Old 10-02-2008 | 09:56 PM
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Like hell. Ways about what a 35 Fountain does- or more.

As it was yesterday, my guess, judging by the tug-on-the-hitch-o-meter, it weight a tad over 8K.
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Old 10-02-2008 | 10:32 PM
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I belive you are right chris, just had to mess with you
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Old 10-02-2008 | 10:36 PM
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Hey... let's start a thread about how much a 28 weighs.

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Old 10-02-2008 | 10:38 PM
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Or how much it cost to fix, restore or own one That would make a great thread, at least I think so
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Old 10-03-2008 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater
Anything worth doing is worth doing right.
When spending other people's money?


Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater
Better than the 1/2 ton crew z71 I use.
Only a mile to and from the ramp.
When spending your own money?

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