Towing Questions (yes more than 1)
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From: NH
One more thing. You say the brakes work great. Since you are in Canada and salt is used on the roads, I suggest you inspect all the rusty brake lines that with NO question are going to blow out at the worst possible time. Don't ask how I know this.
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From: newfoundland
Thanks a bunch everyone.
No I'm not hauling off-island at this point. If I do I will borrow my grandfather's 3/4 ton (even then I don't think it's any more powerful than my truck) but highly unlikely that I'll be showing off-island anytime soon. I have a great trailer as well, but it's just not a trailer I'd want to haul long distance to places off-island.
I have an electric brake controller in the truck and electric brakes on the trailer, they work flawlessly. Brakes on the truck are in excellent shape too. Mostly I highway drive since we're pretty rural, only go into town to get to the fairgrounds to ride.
There have just been a lot of people (not on here) beaking off that a 1/2 ton isn't strong enough to haul a 2-horse trailer. From what I've read and from the specs on my truck it appears to me that my 1/2 ton is fully capable of doing local hauling with the horse trailer.
No I'm not hauling off-island at this point. If I do I will borrow my grandfather's 3/4 ton (even then I don't think it's any more powerful than my truck) but highly unlikely that I'll be showing off-island anytime soon. I have a great trailer as well, but it's just not a trailer I'd want to haul long distance to places off-island.
I have an electric brake controller in the truck and electric brakes on the trailer, they work flawlessly. Brakes on the truck are in excellent shape too. Mostly I highway drive since we're pretty rural, only go into town to get to the fairgrounds to ride.
There have just been a lot of people (not on here) beaking off that a 1/2 ton isn't strong enough to haul a 2-horse trailer. From what I've read and from the specs on my truck it appears to me that my 1/2 ton is fully capable of doing local hauling with the horse trailer.