Short wheelbase winter issues

Ummm - not trying to hi-jack you CbarM, but hey! Did you remember the photo of this unit you're talking about? I'd really like to see it!

 

Go into paint and resize them.

 

Yeah, here is why: A longer wheelbase gives the front axle a much longer torque arm, allowing the steers to more easily overcome the friction of the fifth wheel. So keeping the fifth wheel well lubed (or installing a teflon plate,) is much more important on short wheelbase trucks. The longer trucks do have more resistance to rotation, which does reduce the benefits of the longer arm; but overcoming the fifth wheel friction is the dominating factor in what you're asking about.

 

I was gonna say, grease your 5th wheel but he already said it.

 

Goes to show you what I thought! I thought it was his center of gravity. I never thought about the 5th wheel! I'm always learning!

 

OK.. Right click the unopened picture, and a menu will open saying "Open with" and click on Paint.
Once its opened, look at the top - close to the left side and click on resize. Change the horizontal, and the vertical numbers to 50, and then hit"ok" at the bottom.
Save the file with a new name if you don't want to lose the original size. And you should be able to upload this file to this forum. If the file is still too big, repeat the process until its within the file size allowed.

 

Like he ^^^ said. Also, if you have the room try and slide your 5th wheel forward and max out the weight on the steers. Remember if you get crossways to the tune of 5 degrees it's gonna feel a lot more out of control than it will with a long wheelbase.