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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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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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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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"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote in message
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Why not a load equalizing hitch? Or a fifth wheel?

Or just buy a bigger pickup truck?

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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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