he said bunghole

There is no delay on EoH if things are setup correctly. If you are experiencing this, you may need some tweaking.

I agree! Hands down EOH is superior to all other brake systems. Not only do they stop better, allow full control of the trailer braking, but if you've ever backed a 15k lb boat down a long steep ramp with no trailer brakes, and blew a brake line in your rig, you'll wish you had them!! Esp when your truck is under water. I remember backing my 40ft formula down steep ramps with my superduty. Friggin break pedal to the floor to try and keep the boat from draggin me in. I like my trailer brakes for backing down the ramp too.

As for the DRW VS SRW, pulling a 42 Fountain, the SRW guys will argue until they puke, that a SRW is more than enough, and fully capable. You'll get nowhere in getting steered into the right direction here, so, I say, go tow your boat with a SRW truck, then a DRW truck down a stretch of busy interstate at 70-75mph. Then let your butt decide which ones best.

Dodge trucks dont start when it rains. Chevys...Well they make a nice half ton. 2001 f-350 SRW 7.3 4x4 short bed with programmer slightly larger wheels, slotted rotors for when the ______ pulls out in front of you while you are doing 70. With a larger tranny cooler. Transmissions hate heat. 290,000 hard towing and off road miles. 2008 SRW F350 6.4 4x4 w/DPF delete happening as soon as the warranty is up. But stock it pulls harder than the 7.3 104,000 miles. Both will drag the "29" around all week. The ride in the 08 is almost Caddilac. Fuel milage aint to bad either. Ok two 350's that are SRW and work fine for most boats or trailers with mid size construction equipement. But have you given thought to a SRW F450 for the extra long rigs like 40 footers? Has only four tires but one heavy ___ suspension. Just a thought.

I can never get comfortable towing heavy with an SRW. If you've ever had a rear tire go away while towing heavy you'll know what I mean. A lot of my buddies tow with SRW and rib me for pulling my little 38' with a DRW and nothing else, but for me it's the piece of mind.

In Cali you can't tow past 55 low n slow

Agree that a dually is better, but not for the reason you cited.

I've been in your hypothetical situation, downhill on the interstate, SRW axle, 10,000#+ trailer load and 1200# tongue weight. Blew a rear tire on the truck at 70+ mph. It was a NON-issue. Absolutely not a big deal. Drove the rig down the hill, came to a controlled stop at the bottom, changed the tire, went on. Never once did it feel squirrely, unstable, or dangerous. It might have even been more controllable because of the trailer acting as a drogue chute, but I'm just speculating on that.

LOL, boats have no tongue weight? Maybe your little one doesn't.