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Have you ever had the front wheels of towed vehicle lockup sideways while moving at highway speed? I have experienced the dreaded wheel lock many times while towing deuces around corners, but never on the interstate! We are still not sure what happened or why, but Tackettr put up a post regarding his "skid marks" in another thread and I thought it was a safety issue worthy of discussion. Here is his story:
"Not 5 minutes after M1075 broke off and 1 mile from my exit off I-35, all **** broke loose. At first I thought a big gust of wind had hit me because the 915 was trying to change lanes on me then a quick check in the mirror revealed the problem. The wheels had turned to the right on the deuce in tow trying take the rear of the 915 with it. Smoke was boiling from the tires and I just knew they were going to blow any second!
I was at +60 MPH when it happened and started an emergency controlled stop as quickly as I could. The brakes on the 915 are very good and I was concerned about them locking on me and then losing control. The rear of the 915 felt very loose during the braking.
Thank goodness, I was successful in getting it shut down and to the shoulder safely and no blown tires. I left a set of skid marks over 500 ft on the road and a pretty good one in my undies!"
Original Post here:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/49851-attn-ft-sill-deuce-winners-3-25-10-a-2.html#post584948
Pic of Offending vehicles below:
"Not 5 minutes after M1075 broke off and 1 mile from my exit off I-35, all **** broke loose. At first I thought a big gust of wind had hit me because the 915 was trying to change lanes on me then a quick check in the mirror revealed the problem. The wheels had turned to the right on the deuce in tow trying take the rear of the 915 with it. Smoke was boiling from the tires and I just knew they were going to blow any second!
I was at +60 MPH when it happened and started an emergency controlled stop as quickly as I could. The brakes on the 915 are very good and I was concerned about them locking on me and then losing control. The rear of the 915 felt very loose during the braking.
Thank goodness, I was successful in getting it shut down and to the shoulder safely and no blown tires. I left a set of skid marks over 500 ft on the road and a pretty good one in my undies!"
Original Post here:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/49851-attn-ft-sill-deuce-winners-3-25-10-a-2.html#post584948
Pic of Offending vehicles below:
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