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04-30-2017, 11:43 AM
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Traction Bars
Have any of you installed "Traction Bars" or "Ladder Bars" on your truck to help prevent axle wrap? A good friend of mine recommended it and there's a number of posts on youtube showing the difference with and without traction bars. Huge difference.
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04-30-2017, 12:36 PM
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Never put them on a truck. I have put them on my play cars in the past.
I've not thought of using them on the truck and don't know that I need them. Are you having trouble with axle wrap with your truck? If so, what kind of truck do you have and what are you pulling? I don't think trucks pulling within their specified towing weight will have much of an issue with it.
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04-30-2017, 01:31 PM
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I'm not not having any problems that I'm aware of. I have a 2015 Ford F350 long box dually with the 6.7 power stroke turbo. My trailer is a 2016 Alpine 3510re with a GVWR of 15,500 ibs. I'm considering adding the Air Lift Airbags just for the added stability but the "axle wrap" issue is new to me. I'm comfortably with the weight range of my truck but after seeing the videos I'm thinking the traction bars would help reduce stress on the axle components.
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04-30-2017, 01:51 PM
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You don't need them unless you are doing hard launches or driving in soft sand. They will make your ride quality suffer, because the axle and leaf spring want to move in a different arc than the traction bar, creating bind.
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04-30-2017, 02:22 PM
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The truck you have does not need traction bars. It's built to handle the torque your engine puts out.
Axle wrap is normal and shouldn't be a factor while pulling your trailer unless you are hammering it every time you launch from a stop sign. Even then I would worry more about the trailer and contents than the axle components  IMO the addition of trac bars to your truck would cause more problems than anything.
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04-30-2017, 02:29 PM
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Great points guys. Thanks for your feedback on this issue! :-)
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04-30-2017, 05:10 PM
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New forum topic: How fast do you launch with your trailer? Story at 10pm. LOL[emoji16]
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04-30-2017, 05:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ctbruce
New forum topic: How fast do you launch with your trailer? Story at 10pm. LOL[emoji16]
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Picture of speedo required? 
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Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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04-30-2017, 05:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckster57
Picture of speedo required? |
Isn't this one time when the ENTIRE word would be better???? A picture of the SPEEDOMETER..... I can't imagine a picture of the speedo...... 
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04-30-2017, 06:01 PM
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Good one 
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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04-30-2017, 06:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
Isn't this one time when the ENTIRE word would be better???? A picture of the SPEEDOMETER..... I can't imagine a picture of the speedo...... |
Looked for one but couldn't find an appropriate one to post. First time in years my filter has actually worked!
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04-30-2017, 06:12 PM
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Thanks guys. Really appreciate the image in my head of a guy driving a truck towing a camper, wearing a speedo. I have seen people dressed weird before, but...  (Puppies, puppies, cute little puppies)
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04-30-2017, 06:30 PM
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Quote:
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Thanks guys. Really appreciate the image in my head of a guy driving a truck towing a camper, wearing a speedo...
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You forgot the 10 gallon Stetson and cowboy boots to go with that "speedo outfit"....
Now you've got me thinking PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES........ 
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04-30-2017, 06:35 PM
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04-30-2017, 06:39 PM
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So glad I could speed this thread up!!! 
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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04-30-2017, 07:17 PM
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This thread has degenerated to one of the funniest we've had in a while. The Tynman is probably wondering how he started all of this. I really needed the distraction tonight.
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04-30-2017, 07:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ctbruce
New forum topic: How fast do you launch with your trailer? Story at 10pm. LOL[emoji16]
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I don't think I want a story at 10pm. And especially not a film at 10pm after this!
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2019 F-350 diesel 4x4 CC LB DRW, not the mom taxi anymore...
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04-30-2017, 07:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
You forgot the 10 gallon Stetson and cowboy boots to go with that "speedo outfit"....
Now you've got me thinking PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES........ |
Come on now! I'm from TX, old school, wear boots every day and, at times, dress "for the situation".
Note; we had built our house here and, as I always do, I was seeding the yard; t shirt, shorts, cowboy hat and my cowboy boots. Not uncommon here and sort of the way I do things. Got a holler from the insides of a new home being built across the street.....it was my friend, a local electrician, with his stilts, boots, etc. wiring the new house. Wore speedos once but felt they clashed with the stitching on my boots.....
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05-01-2017, 04:55 AM
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 Thanks guys!!! 
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05-01-2017, 04:13 PM
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Oh yeah.....boots and shorts and a gimme cap. Uniform of the day.
You know you're "there" when you can wear boots for hours with no socks.
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