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Towing trailer safely requires equipment, know-how
Towing a trailer can be touch and go if you don’t understand how the added weight and length can cause a dangerous situation, both for you and others on the road, according to Equal-i-zer, a division of Progress Manufacturing. Progress Manufacturing is a Utah company that makes sway-control hitches, high-end aluminum ball mounts and trailer […]
September 11, 2015
Class 3-6
Ford’s turbo’d half-ton delivers what landscapers need
Twenty-two miles per gallon, zero to 60 in under seven seconds and 5 tons of towing capacity are nothing to sneeze at when you’re talking about a V6-powered, full-size pickup. When you consider that the body is aluminum, it’s easy to see why the 2015 Ford F-150 is the talk of Work Truck Town. The 13th […]
July 3, 2015
Design-Build
Tuning F-150s for towing
A lot of us never put much thought into towing with our pickups. We back up to the trailer, crank the jack down until the ball seats in the trailer tongue, make the proper trailer connections and head out on our merry way. Yesterday I was doing my towing and fuel economy testing with a […]
June 23, 2015
Business
How to tow trailers, equipment properly to avoid costly lawsuits
Chances are you’ve seen a trailer flipped, and the pickup towing it off the road or wrecked close by. If the driver’s lucky, it was only the trailer and pickup that got damaged. Worse case scenario: someone was killed in the trailer-towing accident. The large majority of pickup-towing-trailer accidents, whether minor or major, are directly […]
February 16, 2015
Business
How to pick the right axle ratio for your pickup
Axle ratio. It’s one of those techy optional items buyers of new pickups ask questions about a lot. Probably more so than tow ratings and engine options. That’s because manufacturers don’t think informing buyers about axle ratio options helps sell their trucks or plays into a buyer’s ultimate decision-making process. So there’s very little, if […]
February 4, 2015
Business
How to stay balanced while towing heavy equipment
Placing equipment in the right location on the trailer is critical to keeping within factory towing guidelines for tongue-weight. One of the biggest mistakes pickup owners make in towing is exceeding the truck’s hitch tongue weight. This leads to overloading the truck’s rear suspension, creating significant handling, braking and potentially serious business liability issues. Moving […]
January 26, 2015
Business
How to better understand pickup truck weight ratings
If you haul or tow heavy loads as a part of your business (and who in the construction trades doesn’t?) there are various numbers that you need to pay attention to and realize that no suspension upgrades to your vehicle will change these numbers.
December 29, 2014
Business
Avoid Grease With Ball Cover
Fastway Trailer Products has introduced a tether ball cover that helps keep the grease on the ball and off of clothes. The ball cover stays with the hitch ball while towing and is ready to use when it’s time to store the trailer.
July 16, 2013
Business
Plug Cover Designed to Keep Bugs, Dirt & Corrosion Out
Fastway Trailer Products has introduced a tethered 7-Way Trailer Plug Cover to help keep dirt, bugs and corrosion out of a 7-pin wiring harness.
May 17, 2013
Design-Build
Learn Towing Best Practices at Expo
If you’ve ever wondered if your towing setup was right for the load and the pickup you drive, get  your rear in gear and head to Dallas, Texas, August 23. The editors of ProPickup have assembled a trio of experts for a towing SmartSession as part of ProPickup Truck Expo and the Great American Trucking […]
July 9, 2012
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