I think that would have scared the hell out of me too!
The Dakota pulling my trailer tracks very well. I have the HD suspension, and
it is very tight. If I didn't feel it was safe, I wouldn't have done it.
I've towed this rig over 10,000 miles without a mishap. I must say my Dakota
is much stiffer and more powerful than my old tow vehicle (a 1988 Ram Van, 318
V8, auto).
Moise
1996 Club Cab, V8, 4x4, 5speed
>
>To: dakota@csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu@INTERNET; msolomon@mail07.mitre.
>org@INTERNET
>From: Clement_D on Tue, Aug 6, 1996 11:14 AM
>Subject: RE: FWD>RE>Out of steam at 115
>
>
>From: msolomon@mail07.mitre.org@INTERNET on Tue, Aug 6, 1996 10:15 AM
>
>>On a slightly, different note. How fast have people towed trailers? I have
>
>>towed my J/24 sailboat (around 4,500 lbs loaded) from New England to South
>>Carolina. In the Carolinas, we could sustain around 80 MPH in 5th, could
>>probably done alittle higher in 4th gear. The boat and trailer sit about
>10
>>to 11 feet off the gound which is a huge wind drag.
>
>I have never tried to go fast pulling a trailer but I had an experince once
>that scared the hell out of me.
>
>I was heading north out of LasVegas on Rt15 in a rental car with the pedal
>to the metal. The speedo only went to 85 but I estimate that I was going
>close to 100mph when a Ford Wagon pulling a small AirStream style trailer
>went by me like I was standing still. What scared me about this experience
>was the car was floating around on it's suspension like it was about to
>bounce out of control and the trailer was swaying back and forth across a
>whole lane. I was expecting to see this rig upside down in the desert at any
>minute but never saw it again before my turn off in Mercury.
>
>Dave Clement
>89 4x4 LE
>
>
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