Thanks for sharing your experience. RMRay's advice stopped me from buying a TM a few months ago, and naively towing a 3124 with a short wheelbase Jeep Liberty. My TM plans are on hold until I can get a more suitable tow vehicle. Your incident does illustrate some of the points Ray had made. I'm sorry you had to provide that illustration, but glad the outcome was not as serious for you as it could have been.
A couple of years ago a deer jumped a guard rail at the top of what I thought was a sheer dropoff and, as you said, just suddenly appeared in front of me. His legs had just hit the street, when my vehicle hit his legs. And that was in daylight. I shudder to think of all the times I drove that road in full darkness, at the legal speed of 55.
Ditto on the best wishes for all the service people now sacrificing so much for our country, and you among them!
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