Rear hitch on M1101 / 1102?

[Recovry4x4]

Good deal. I figured it would go well.

 

[John Galt]

Well done!

 

[zebedee]

T............
Note I put the tailgate down on the upper trailer for better aerodynamics!! hahaha

I am glad you added the ha ha ha...

We don't have fancy TV so the only time I have seen 'Myth busters' was at a hotel... The episode was relating to traveling with tailgate down to save fuel.
...BUSTED...
They proved that there is a stationary plug of air held by the tailgate that the moving air coming over the cab flows over - relatively undisturbed, whereas with the gate down serious eddys form, creating a lot of drag.. This totally blows those "air gates" which advertise fuel savings!


Nice job with the tie downs - will stand you in good stead with the load securement part of a CDL test!!

 

[1stDeuce]

Well, on a pickup they proved it's actually worse with the tailgate down... Or on that particular pickup anyway... I thought it might make a difference on the trailer, since it was tail high up in the wind. Still pushing the front, so I doubt it made any difference at all.
And up until the new law requiring a physical just just have a CDL, I had one. Hadn't used it in years though...

 

[davo727]

Last week a friend of mine tried pulling 2 m1101 trailers and he also reported it as a failure. The rear trailer wanted to bounce and flip over sideways.