CuRVWander

With training complete and the hot August sun beating down, it was time to hook up the Majestic to the Tow Beast and make the 900 miles back across the heartland from Junction City, KS to Cumming, GA. Although I have towed longer and heavier loads when I was pulling a monstrous combine behind a grain truck through OK, TX and CO back in the mid-70's, I was still nervous about being three feet longer and more than 5,000 lbs heavier than what I was accustomed to for the last ten years.  The Tow Beast is easily rated for these loads but I will now be closer to the maximum ratings than ever before.  It is going to be interesting to see how it feels different in terms of the ride and accelerating/braking and just how big of a hit on fuel economy there is going to be. The Majestic's ride profile is quite different from the Kountry Star.  First, of course, is the extra length.  But the biggest difference is that the Majestic is a lot lower to the ground.  With the K...