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Stinger hitch?
Looking at a post from a different group, someone suggested the following
http://mrtrailer.com/stinger.htm as a way of hauling heavier loads. Basically a following axel after your drive axel, and the hitch is a few inches behind that. Anyone with any experience? |
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Stinger hitch?
On Oct 26, 5:06*pm, "The Tagge's" wrote:
Looking at a post from a different group, someone suggested the followinghttp://mrtrailer.com/stinger.htm as a way of hauling heavier loads. Basically a following axel after your drive axel, and the hitch is a few inches behind that. Anyone with any experience? With a real truck, you don't need such a contraption! Paul |
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Stinger hitch?
" wrote in message ... On Oct 26, 5:06 pm, "The Tagge's" wrote: Looking at a post from a different group, someone suggested the followinghttp://mrtrailer.com/stinger.htm as a way of hauling heavier loads. Basically a following axel after your drive axel, and the hitch is a few inches behind that. Anyone with any experience? With a real truck, you don't need such a contraption! Paul Ditto that. I don't like the two small tires. Tires that size do not do well at highway speeds, spinning at about three times the speed of the rear wheels. There would be a big load on the bearings. Since it is in a fixed position, the tires would scuff in turns. They would take a big blow on uneven ground or in/outs of driveways. It is a four lug lightweight wheel, even if it has a trailer rated tire on it. I also notice that the truck is a 5 lug wheel with street radials. That is the low end on truck series. I think this device invites overloading of wimpy trucks by people who don't understand that pulling something and towing something are two different things. Seen a lot of rigs in the ditch, and they were mostly wimpy trucks that were overloaded. Steve |
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Stinger hitch?
"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote in message ... Why not a load equalizing hitch? Or a fifth wheel? Or just buy a bigger pickup truck? -- Paul Hovnanian What you put in front of a load has a big effect on towing it or stopping it. HTH Steve |
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