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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 986388" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I agree on the Cummins. However much of the discussion here is on engines when it should be on brakes and truck weight.</p><p></p><p>Even a 16 ft bumper pull trailer will hold six 1500 lb cows. That's 9000 lb there plus maybe 3000 lb for the trailer that's 12000 lb total. That can not be safely pulled by a half ton truck. And it can not be safely stopped by anything less than about a 1 ton. Maybe a heavy 3/4 but I shudder when I hear stories about what people pull down the road with a 1/2 ton truck.</p><p></p><p>Picture yourself going downhill toward an intersection with a school bus crossing in front of you. Engine is not the important factor, truck weight and brakes are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 986388, member: 7509"] I agree on the Cummins. However much of the discussion here is on engines when it should be on brakes and truck weight. Even a 16 ft bumper pull trailer will hold six 1500 lb cows. That's 9000 lb there plus maybe 3000 lb for the trailer that's 12000 lb total. That can not be safely pulled by a half ton truck. And it can not be safely stopped by anything less than about a 1 ton. Maybe a heavy 3/4 but I shudder when I hear stories about what people pull down the road with a 1/2 ton truck. Picture yourself going downhill toward an intersection with a school bus crossing in front of you. Engine is not the important factor, truck weight and brakes are. [/QUOTE]
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