Your towing rigs and trailers

[Gregster613]

gatorguy, I agree with two_bit_score. That is a very nice rig! Enjoy your new set-up.

 

[dodge man]

A couple of very nice rigs. Wish I could justify the need for a new 3/4 or 1 ton rig. Then I would be torn between diesel and gas and Ford and Dodge.

 

[aczlan]

I, too, doubt you’ll need airbags. How many leaf springs do you have, in the rear? On most pickups, they have three or four leaf springs. When you move to the C&C, you get nearly a dozen. It’s one of the biggest differences between a pickup and C&C. There are others, but not relevant to this discussion.

Compare apples to apples though, you can have more thinner leaves, or less thicker leaves.
Here is a 2011 F350 C&C:

Here is a 2020 F350 C&C:

Source: 2020 cab and chassis leaf springs - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
It all depends on the thickness of the leaves, the stiffness, etc.

If it’s anything like my truck, it rides much better, with a trailer on it.

As do most full size pickups.

Aaron Z

 

[nikerret]

Compare apples to apples though, you can have more thinner leaves, or less thicker leaves.
Here is a 2011 F350 C&C:
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Here is a 2020 F350 C&C:
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Source: 2020 cab and chassis leaf springs - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
It all depends on the thickness of the leaves, the stiffness, etc.


As do most full size pickups.

Aaron Z

True. I wonder if those are rated the same.

The springs on the 2020 C&C look thicker than what I’ve seen on pickups, from a couple years prior, but it could be the same. Hard to tell, in a picture with no scale.

 

[Bearsixty7]

True. I wonder if those are rated the same.

The springs on the 2020 C&C look thicker than what I’ve seen on pickups, from a couple years prior, but it could be the same. Hard to tell, in a picture with no scale.

They are thicker and a little longer. It's a way to reduce the amount of total steel needed, gives the load capacity and yet rides more like a car.

 

[MoMower]

Glamour shot? (Just kidding, it’s old and ugly @231k miles)

The loader is amazing, told him 4 tons, “light” per load). All 4 loads were between 3700# and 3800#.

 

[TheFarmerInAdell]

The loader is amazing, told him 4 tons, “light” per load). All 4 loads were between 3700# and 3800#.

It's amazing how good those guys are with estimating weight of sand and gravel as they load it into a trailer. I asked for 5 tons and he loaded me at 10100#. I guess that comes with time running those loaders.

 

[deezler]

Guys - don't the front loaders often have scales built into the loader boom nowadays? They know exactly how much they are lifting with each scoop. When you see them jostle that final scoop to get it "just right", its by watching a digital scale readout. Sometimes, anyway.

 

[nikerret]

It's amazing how good those guys are with estimating weight of sand and gravel as they load it into a trailer. I asked for 5 tons and he loaded me at 10100#. I guess that comes with time running those loaders.

Guys - don't the front loaders often have scales built into the loader boom nowadays? They know exactly how much they are lifting with each scoop. When you see them jostle that final scoop to get it "just right", its by watching a digital scale readout. Sometimes, anyway.

Some loaders have scales. Some loader operators are also just really good. Others suck and screw it up, even with a scale.

 

[TheFarmerInAdell]

In the past the operator had me wait on the truck scale to load me. The last time the operator (not sure if it was the same guy) just had me weigh in and out and filled my trailer in the pit. I'm guessing that the loader doesn't have the scale, unless they added one recently. I believe the built-in scales are just a pressure transducer on the hydraulic system with a read-out that calculates weight based on pressure to the rams (which can be retro-fitted to most machines).