300 6 cylinder 2wd auto and 10,000 lbs??

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Old 05-11-2005, 07:20 PM
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That will be enough of that
 
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Thanks Dennis. Okay guys, let's keep it on topic.
 
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Old 05-19-2005, 10:47 PM
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Get a reciever hitch and tow it..

Come on now, 15 mph for 1/2 mile on a flat road? Even if someone pulled out and you had to make a quick stop, it would be fine. Where the smaller brakes on the f150 would be at a disadvantage over the larger brakes of a f350/350 HD, ONE emergency stop would be fine form 15 mph. REPEATED maximum effort stops from 60 mph downhill would be a different story.

Even pay attention to the size of brakes on a 18 wheeler in relation to the load carried? It is a lot less than the average car / truck.

What about the relative size of brakes and weight on a forklift? Once again, small for the size/weight, but then they are not expected to make maximum effort stops from 60 mph!

Simple physics - just pay attention to what you are doing, realize that the brakes that you are talking about are designed to make at least one maximum effort stop at legal freeway speeds with up to a 7000 pound trailer and think about how much less brake is required to stop 10000 pounds at 15 mph!

My two cents..
 
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