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[TheFarmerInAdell]

I saw this guy. His rollback probably had the capacity so I’m not sure how wrong it was. And I wasn’t driving.View attachment 568769

That's definitely pushing the limit of his roll-back. I can see a bow in the rear of the bed. And the rear is squatting pretty good.

 

[4570Man]

I doubt the bed got bent from that load. I’ve seen people hauling 20k on similar rollbacks.

 

[goeduck]

I saw this today while stopped at an intersection. I do not believe he could have loaded it much further back.

 

[Redneck in training]

I saw this today while stopped at an intersection. I do not believe he could have loaded it much further back.
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It depends on what is inside.

 

[ddbackhoe]

I saw this guy. His rollback probably had the capacity so I知 not sure how wrong it was. And I wasn稚 driving.View attachment 568769

He's probably legal, may need a flag on the Dodge's trailer ball (distance from bed to farthest point of load). Wonder why he didn't pick the wheel lift?

 

[4570Man]

The wheel lift on my rollback is useless. It picks the front of the truck up. I probably would have ran the wheel lift to the back to make the overhang less.

 

[farmer2009]

He's probably legal, may need a flag on the Dodge's trailer ball (distance from bed to farthest point of load). Wonder why he didn't pick the wheel lift?

If it’s 4-wheel drive then most operators will rollback it. Instead of messing with the drive shafts or risking a neutral tow. If transfer case is in neutral then they are safe to tow.

I’d say that truck is 4WD.

 

[DavesTractor]

The wheel lift on my rollback is useless. It picks the front of the truck up. I probably would have ran the wheel lift to the back to make the overhang less.

Trivia for you, in California at least, the load can extend back up to 4' before a flag is needed. That's old news of course, but from where do you measure? According to our DOT guy it is from the taillights of the hauling vehicle. On our rollback, our taillights are tucked under the bed about a foot. That leaves us only 3' of margin as measured from the bed before we need a flag. As I said, pretty much trivia. CVC 24604. I think maximum length loads are measured from the last supporting part of the truck/trailer. The taillight measurement is just for when flags are needed (or lights at night).

I had a buddy with a one-ton with a 12' flatbed break down. He is a concrete contractor and had his truck loaded with stakes and tools. He was at about 12k lbs, but most of it was rearward. Our truck (since sold) was a Freightliner M2, so pretty hefty for a roll back. I pulled him up nose first. It felt pretty uncomfortable driving the truck loaded this way. The front felt really light. I only went about 5 miles and all was well. Wish I could have scaled the axles. Not sure I had much on the front.

 

[4570Man]

Trivia for you, in California at least, the load can extend back up to 4' before a flag is needed. That's old news of course, but from where do you measure? According to out DOT guy it is from the taillights of the hauling vehicle. On our rollback, our taillights are tucked under the bed about a foot. That leaves us only 3' of margin as measured from the bed before we need a flag. As I said, pretty much trivia.

I had a buddy with a one-ton with a 12' flatbed break down. He is a concrete contractor and had his truck loaded with stakes and tools. He was at about 12k lbs, but most of it was rearward. Our truck (since sold) was a Freightliner M2, so pretty hefty for a roll back. I pulled him up nose first. It felt pretty uncomfortable driving the truck loaded this way. The front felt really light. I only went about 5 miles and all was well. Wish I could have scaled the axles. Not sure I had much on the front.

I don’t know where the measurements from. I assumed the bumper. The wheel lift seems like a fine bumper me. Legal or not the wheel lift stuck back seems safer.

 

[hawkeye08]

When we bought materials to build our house, we used a 1960 Chev C60(?) semi tractor converted to 12' flatbed. The bed is pretty much centered on axle (we didn't extend frame when we converted it). Our center wall is 14'7" so needed 16' lumber for a bunch, along with the 14, 12, 10, and 8's and we loaded one unit of 16' lapboard siding also. We thought about trying to put a second unit of siding on, but changed our minds. We had the load all secured down and headed home. I commented to my wife that the steering was a bit light on bumps. We pulled into yard by the end of the house, as we pulled forward to position where we wanted to back up, the ground went up from the crawlspace dirt piled there. As soon as the front of the truck just started up the little hill, it went up in the air. It took a bit to get it back down so we could back up where we needed... flags on the back or not, if your load is too far back, the front will lift... LOL