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Re: [RC] shortbed vs long bed - Joe LongRebecca Fabiszak wrote:My brother-in-law just had a near fatal wreck hauling with his short bed. Granted, his toy hauler was too long and too heavy for the truck but the short wheel base added to the wreck. How do you know the shorter wheelbase had anything to do with it? "Too long and too heavy for the truck" pretty much covers it. I would not waste my money on a short bed, personally. Your choice. I personally would not have a long bed again. I was told that when you hit the brakes, the trailer braking can lift the bed of the truck off of the ground thereby losing all of your traction in the rear. Don't know how true this is It's not. And, with the hitch above the rear axle, a few inches more wheelbase will have negligible effect on braking. > ... If you need the extra bed length, you've got it. Hard to add it if you need it. Beccy in Ut. Very true. Also true that if you've got it and don't need it you're hauling around extra weight and making parking more difficult (especially in parking garages). Everyone needs to evaluate for themselves which bed length best suits their own needs. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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