This thingy made me laugh

[racsan]

i have seen one of those, on a big r.v. towing a huge trailer with a race car inside. overall not too bad a idea, overpriced but thats the american way aint it?
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volcano digital

 

[97RangerXLT]

my thoughts are it would take weight off of the axles that not only power the truck, but also have brakes. If this thingy does not have brakes, it is going to degrade the vehicles stopping power.

half assed is a good assessment of it.

AJ

 

[prls1power]

lol, thats all that needs to be said.

 

[feellnfroggy]

seems like it should work, but seems like a bit of a band-aid.

will, i wouldnt think there would be a noticeable effect on braking since weight shift will remove most of the weight from the wheel under braking anyway.

EXACTLY just a quick fix for short distances, anyone who buys a trailer and needs that because the truck cant handle doesnt really use it anyways the real hardcore traielr draggers have equipment that can handle it or jsut drag it bottomed out. Kinda like the magnet ring for your oil filter that increasses HP or the turbonator for the intake LOL

 

[AllanD]

That's just so wrong on so many levels.

I don't wanna touch that thing with a 10foot pole.

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[Will]

I guess I'll keep my Chevy then. I was hoping my Civic could haul my dozer with this thing.

 

[Jspafford]

I guess I'll keep my Chevy then. I was hoping my Civic could haul my dozer with this thing.

Your problem is the lack of "NOS & APC" stickers.....

 

[Will]

What's APC? Armored Personnel Carrier?

 

[thegoat4]

APC: Autozone Parts == Crap.

 

[Jspafford]

Some sort of ricer performance parts store... I see it plastered all over the back windows of cars with fart cans.

 

[Danger06Ranger]

APC is a manufacturer, they make dress up parts, but the stickers add hp.

 

[Fairplay]

In Praise of the Stinger Hitch [From a Limey. UK]

This appears to me to be an excellent safety device thats badly needed to confront the problem of irresponsible drivers with small towing vehicles [cars, pickups and 4x4s] being hooked up to trailers that are too large, badly overloaded, or stupid to tackle with the towing vehicle they have. It's an ideal device for men who like taking chances, who like adding that extra ton of goods, or who blatantly ignore their tow vehicle or trailers makers maximum gross weight & towing advice.

If you have a crash for any of the reasons given above; it could cost you a fortune, bang goes your car, your trailer, your load and what about yourself, or your familys safety, and if your trailers carrying horses and livestock, they too can get seriously hurt and might need to be humanely destroyed. If I was "an horse", I'd argue shoot the driver, and so would many people of common-sense. If you know your the sort of person who should have one of these devices then get one [drop hints your overdue a birthday present or gift] StingerHitches tackle a huge problem and might just save your childs life, a pedestrian or passer-bys life. I can see this device become law in every State and in the UK. A Limey Farmer, Leeds, UK.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

huh...strike a nerve did we?

 

[thegoat4]

This appears to me to be an excellent safety device thats badly needed to confront the problem of irresponsible drivers with small towing vehicles [cars, pickups and 4x4s] being hooked up to trailers that are too large, badly overloaded, or stupid to tackle with the towing vehicle they have. It's an ideal device for men who like taking chances, who like adding that extra ton of goods, or who blatantly ignore their tow vehicle or trailers makers maximum gross weight & towing advice.

If you have a crash for any of the reasons given above; it could cost you a fortune, bang goes your car, your trailer, your load and what about yourself, or your familys safety, and if your trailers carrying horses and livestock, they too can get seriously hurt and might need to be humanely destroyed. If I was "an horse", I'd argue shoot the driver, and so would many people of common-sense. If you know your the sort of person who should have one of these devices then get one [drop hints your overdue a birthday present or gift] StingerHitches tackle a huge problem and might just save your childs life, a pedestrian or passer-bys life. I can see this device become law in every State and in the UK. A Limey Farmer, Leeds, UK.

Driving overloaded is bad enough. But to then throw a bunch of that weight onto undersized wheels with no brakes that are not held in firm alignment with the rest of the suspension while simultaneously taking weight off the axle with the highest load capacity, service brakes, and engine braking seems like a bad plan. Not to mention you're moving the actual hitch connection that much further back, leveraging control away from the tow vehicle even more.

How will it behave when one of those rinky-dink tires pops because the same genius that decided to profoundly overload his rig also decided to drive 80mph? Almost instantly throw a few hunded pounds more weight on the hitch, pull the steer axle off the ground, and probably kick the hitch sideways with enough force even a competent driver would have a hard tme staying on the road.

I'd rather let the idiots drag their bumpers on the ground--at least it'll slow them down.

 

[racsan]

my taurus could use one, it looks like im loaded with brick with the saggy rear struy suspention. my trailer hitch bangs off speedbumps it so low in the back. forget about trailer towing with it, its just a good support for jackstands.