But in this particular case, you having a 1/2 ton truck had nothing to do with the accident. Somebody parking their car in the back of a travel trailer at a high rate of speed would have the same effect if towing with a heavy duty truck like a 3/4 or even a 1 ton. I am guessing it went worse for the woman driving the car. Nobody wants to end up in the position you did, that's for sure, but that was the fault of somebody who felt the need to drink and get behind the wheel, not yours or your tow vehicle.
alan6051964 said:your welcome . I only wanted to post in this thread because like I said..been there..done that !. I had that 29 ft nomad loaded close to max, another 1k in the bed of my truck ( mostly tools ), WD hitch, new tires, everything checked before I left Arkansas headed to AZ, I-40 was the route. was told I would never get this TT out of the state pulling it with my 1/2 ton ?, well..yes..i did..and it was fairly easy ( cept fuel..lol ), got just west of Albuquerque,NM. and some drunken gal doing wayyyyyy over the speed limit decided to park the car she was driving ( not her car ! ) in the back of my trailer !, jack knifed me, wound up in the middle of the median , truck was damaged pretty bad, trailer was really bad on the side , she had no insurance, no DL, and here I am wondering what the heck just happened ?. yeah..that left a very bad taste in my mouth to say the least !. I will never..EVER..pull anything like that again..some things you just learn from !. just trying to pass on what I have learned from..just because you think it can be done ?..DOES NOT MEAN IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY '' !. .