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BA, can understand you fright. Only time I ever had a trailer come loose it was about same as your's but used a pin. It was a small trailer and empty and only driving probably 30 mph and it was scarey enough. Glad all ok. In my case the safety chains prevented all damage as it keep the trailer tongue clear of pickup and road. kt
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BA, it pointed out the need and value of good safety chains. It amazes me how lax either our state laws are on trailers or the enforcement of the laws. I have never known of a trailer causing a cop to pull someone unless big rig. kt
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BA, as to the funny feeling; call it what you wish but I think we are often given such foresight. It we just payed attention to it. kt
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Murf - Good Point & well said Murf! Paul - I think the way you represented yourself was little rough. Perhaps you could have worded it : I would be a little cautious & hesitant towing a homemade trailer at 75 mph depending on how it was built.
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Paul can speak for himself but to me it was the type (bumper pull) and the speed he was asking about. I have not done a lot of gooseneck pulling but know some who do or 5th wheel and they often say 60 or so with bumper pull is limit where those two designs are good for higher speeds. Only repeating there. For me, 60 mph for most loads I have pulled is fast enough. Have pulled gooseneck on Interstate at 75 with smooth results but very stable load and rig. To the point tire going slack was not felt. 
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I understand when pulling there is an advantage to a heavier truck or tractor than to one that is (too) light especially if no brakes on the trailer. Not trying to discunt nor make any more of that but have a question of those who know the big rigs...what kind of weight are those big trucks and what kind of load do they haul? When you get to the double trailers any idea on the amount of load they run?
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Harvey, thanks.
A few years ago I worked for a heavy equipment manufacturer. The rigs that got my attention were from Texas. No idea now of the accurate number of axles they had but all or most weight was on the trailer as the trailer had it own load supporting front axles and it own fifth wheel. Little over kill for what they picked up from our plant but sure was impressive when they pulled in.
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Murf, on the line of paying fuel tax and such pro rated to the state the truck is driven in. I was surprised a few years back to find that out. Talking with an independent trucking who kept his odometer reading as he hit each state line. Told me at that time how much it saved him rather that just us the ratio who ever the government agency is provides.
I don't have problem understanding some road beds can not support loads that are running on them today. But if that is true who is responible for that? If the government approves a certain limit and it is their roads, are they not suppose to know what they are capable of and not?
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Murf, I want to know how you get away with "only" 25% of your property taxes going to the schools.I'm in Massachusetts, 70% of my property tax goes to the schools.(I am without kids)
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No way can answer for your area but in our state (South Carolina) the schools collect a lot from property taxes. Not idea what each county if doing on this but some have gone with sales tax to at least partly fund the schools and run lower ratios than other counties do. Very well remember when our school percentage was about half what is currently is. Then our school board (which sets it owns budget with no input, hearings or oversight) decided we needed if not all new schools a lot of them. So we built them and closed some which were in good condition to allow them to sit to be sold for next to nothing. One building was allowed to sit long enough the roof fell in before they sold it. Sure it sold cheap but guess what, new roof and the walls and all other structure (brick and block walls) were sufficient to become a nice private owned apartment building. Any questions asked on that, nope?
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Kenny, in SC so far as education-spending goes, what do you think has been happening to the funds that should have been going to teach (or "learn ya'll" as you'd say) english, spelling and grammar? Or, maybe they're relying on good-natured Yankees to step up to the plate and learn ya on venues like dis.  Gotta love me--'cause you can't shoot me. Well, OK, you can but... |
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EW, per the Bible I have to love you..but no where does it say I have to "like" you. Ouch.. But you are in my top ten of people from Michigan who go around is almost circles with lace for a sunscreen on their tractor. (best laugh I have had in a while.)
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(read: jump and down with glee).
OK Mr. does not make mistakes in your typing... please what kind of action is this Murf was suppose to do? Just asking.
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Wow Kenny you are full of surprises--when did you learn how to proofread (or for that matter, read? tehehehe)? Ooops my "Freudian slip" was showing  Maybe I was thinking: "jump" off a cliff and fall "down"--so "up" wash't in my forethoughts.The OTHER meaning would have been "jump and down with glee", yeah that's it, |
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If that last one is correct for YOUR part of the world then stick with it. Here we would want "UP" in it.
FYI, I was told years ago in sales or speaking you must keep people interested. So I learned to spell differently for people like to to pay attention. 
Did you buy that?
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ir, you were blessed in the aftermath of them coming lose.
A few years back I had a trailer to come loose my father in law was pulling that had a safe and guided landing also. The locking pin was not installed and my sister in law realized it but said nothing and the safety chain was bolted to the trailer and the bolt(s) sheared. Lost a $5 pin and maybe $10 of material from load on trailer. All in all, very good ending to what could have been bad.
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That doesn't work if they can find even a shred of negligence (or what they think is anyway) they can go around the LLC in a heart beat, especially if the 'company' is one person.Best of luck.
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I have been told that an LLC gives very little real protection and yes I have one but it does give some. My guess is if the trailer or truck belong to the person by name, they would be in trouble.
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