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When you can explain how there is more weight on the trailer tandems than is on the tractor axles on a 80K semi tractor trailer (the example I used) then I will say you are right too. I too have seen you tube videos of massive oversize loads that when pulled across a suspension bridge caused the...

Maybe you don't understand the loading of a semi-truck trailer combination. The combination gross is 80,000 lbs. Of that load, 34,000 lbs are on the trailer tandems, 34,000 lbs on the tractor drivers, and 12,000 lbs on the steer axle. That means there is 46,000 lbs on the tractor vs 34,000 lbs...

I have two questions that need to have a yes answer before I tow something. 1. Can I stop the towed vehicle if the brakes on it fail or don't work? To me that means the towing vehicle needs to weigh the same or more than the towed vehicle and have good brakes. 2. Is the towing vehicle heavy...