Near-north Ontario, French River | Only drawback to a pup, beyond the initial added cost, is they sometimes have a tendency to 'wag the dog' so to speak. They will pup just fine going down the road and are great for getting into tight places but if you happen to drop off the pavement at road speed they will tend to act like a whip behind the truck. Not really a big issue but something you should be aware of if you have no experience with pups. One other point, a truck and pup combo will generally weigh more then a straight semi , but depending on your local/state regs you may be able to scale more with a truck/pup combo ( they tend to be longer then a tractor trailer type setup so axle spacings will be different) I used to pull a 28ft tandem/tandem pup behind a tri-axle lead, was legal for 140,000lbs here in Ontario BUT my empty weight was almost 10,000lbs heavier then a typical 4leg 42ft dump and long wb tractor. Total legal payload was in the 92,000lb range. |
Straight truck and pup trailer
