one of my buddies didn't have access to the trailer he normaly borrows, so i figured I'd use the wedge and haul both of ours.. but since I had room for three, I figured we might as well put all three on there..
Only went about 20 miles each way, but it actually did rather well, pulled 60 in 5th gear on the flats pretty easily, and 4rth on the hills..
steer axle 3920lbs
drive axle 8900lbs
total truck 12600lbs(axle weights dont add up because the scale is about 6" off the ground, throwing individual axle weights off a bit)
trailer weight 16540lbs
Total weight, 29140lbs..
the truck weighs around 6900 empty with me in it, so thats about 5500lbs of pin weight..
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88' F-350 reg cab, SRW, 4x4.
7.3/ZF5, 4.10's and 33's, rear locker,
banks turbo, 3.5" straight pipe, pump maxed, and advanced 2 degrees.
89' F-150, 351, 435, dual T-cases, rear discs, front electric winch, PTO winch rear, OBA, 40's
this is why fords are great 1400 over gawr and it towed fine srw youre insane but ive got close to that so i cant talk
thanks for putting our trucks to the test man now i know i can go farther lol
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, 3:73 dana 80 rear, srw, dana 50 front, heavy duty leaf springs, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, 32" steering tires all around, ac power converter,jeep bucket seats, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, 2 trucklight worklights on front stake pocket each side,high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
I'm guessing that you were really somewhere between 3,000 to 4000 lbs over gawr on the rear axle. Are you sure it was really only 1400 lbs over on the rear axle? What is the rear axle weight rating on that truck?
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2001 F350 XLT 4X4, shift on the fly, 38 gal fuel tank, running boards, sliding rear window, black, crew cab, long bed, 4.10, automatic transmission, 11,500 gvwr, 20,000 gcwr, 7500 gvw, dual rear wheels, 7.3l turbo diesel, completely stock, 114,00 miles when purchased, now has 125,000 miles, repairs so far: starter, batteries, cps.
2005 Nomad Rampage toyhauler made by Skyline. 11,500lb gvwr.
As long as you are not commercial, and not making money you should be ok. If you had a set of airbags to level you out no one would look twice at you.
If you get pulled by the DOT, just make sure you explain what your doing well.
Nice load. Haul on.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 8/1/08 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 6 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 3.0 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 14.8 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
the rating on the sticker is 6240 to match what the stock tires are,whether or not that means anything, is a debate that has been hashed out numerous times...
I run 285 E's, rated for 3750 each. CDL? yeah, plated? kinda.. My truck is plated in MN(where you run separate weights for the truck and trailer), and the trailer is from work, in MI where we run permanent trailer plates, with no weight weights on them.. So it's kinda a grey area..
Would I pull that setup for a long haul?? no.. its just to heavy for my truck.
I did put 600 miles on it with the rear two rigs on it though, and the weights were alot better, about 25,500 gross, and only about 6500 on the drives. It handled that trip great, except for averaging around 8.8 mpg doing it. I even passed the DOT, and he went right on past...
Would it pull it without the turbo? I'm sure it would have, but alot slower...
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88' F-350 reg cab, SRW, 4x4.
7.3/ZF5, 4.10's and 33's, rear locker,
banks turbo, 3.5" straight pipe, pump maxed, and advanced 2 degrees.
89' F-150, 351, 435, dual T-cases, rear discs, front electric winch, PTO winch rear, OBA, 40's
It sounds as if the only reason why it was illegal was because you surpassed the weight rating on the drive tires. The gvwr, gcwr, and gawr are only suggestions given by the manufacturer, but are not law.
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2001 F350 XLT 4X4, shift on the fly, 38 gal fuel tank, running boards, sliding rear window, black, crew cab, long bed, 4.10, automatic transmission, 11,500 gvwr, 20,000 gcwr, 7500 gvw, dual rear wheels, 7.3l turbo diesel, completely stock, 114,00 miles when purchased, now has 125,000 miles, repairs so far: starter, batteries, cps.
2005 Nomad Rampage toyhauler made by Skyline. 11,500lb gvwr.
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