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[JohnDeereJoey]

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This is what I use. You should know the approximate weight of the trailer and load. I move it around until the tongue weight is between 10 and 15 percent. Then tie it down. No guesswork.

I also do this. It works REALLY well.

I load my tractor "backwards" whenever possible. It prevents the hood and doors from being damaged if they are not latched correctly. Some of the glass cab doors are crazy expensive.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I know with some JD’s they worry about the hood opening and getting ripped off so they load backwards.

I'd get around that by strapping the hood down with a bungee cord or two.

Since this is a thread about poor towing and hauling practices, here is my old 1025R ready to come home for the first time. I purchased it local, and only had to drive a short way; that doesn't make up for too small a trailer, and no tow straps. Foolish, but I drove it the 10 minutes at 20-25 miles an hour, with the hazards on.

It's not an experience I've ever repeated.

 

[kevin37b]

It seems pretty likely that the load moved. My guess is that they took off a little briskly from the intersection and the load shifted rearward. I doubt whether that's where they positioned the load and started the drive. I think the better question is "how about properly securing the load". I'm betting the slabs are strapped to a carrier but the whole thing wasn't strapped down to the trailer. "It's heavy... it will say put." Oops...

This guy does a good job explaining the situation for this failure:

He neglects the camper overhang on the rear . Some people will slide 4 ft extension in the receiver to pull a boat ? Kevin .

 

[goeduck]

This guy does a good job explaining the situation for this failure:

That is a good explanation. I can't imagine a 4500 to 5000 lb dry weight camper, does someone make such a beast? I am backing off getting a 2800 lb dry weight camper for these reasons.

Dry Weight of an Eagle cap 811 is 3380 lb. I wonder if he intended to say gross.

Edit: HOLY CARP. An Eagle Cap 1160 is 4659 lbs dry. Model 1165 4917 lbs !!!

 

[rangerfredbob]

Yeah, some truck campers are just silly, they make some with 3 slide outs (mostly the ones with the door on the side like the one on that Dodge), they get dumb heavy and stupid expensive... my camper is around 2500lb dry I think, I like to stick to the 9' length range so towing works better, I've had a 11' camper with a 4' hitch extension and that's too much to tow comfortably...

 

[rdinatal]

The forklift hasn't let the full weight on the truck yet!

 

[jjeff]

The forklift hasn't let the full weight on the truck yet!

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If that's cmu it's almost 40lbs per block x 100+ can't remember how many are on a pallet though.

 

[deezler]

I think there are 90x cmus in a full pallet. ~3500 lbs.

 

[BigBlue1]

He neglects the camper overhang on the rear . Some people will slide 4 ft extension in the receiver to pull a boat ? Kevin .

You must not have watched the full video. He mentions that multiple times.

 

[cqaigy2]

If that's cmu it's almost 40lbs per block x 100+ can't remember how many are on a pallet though.

I can't see a pallet on the truck, looks to me there is one beside the truck though. Full disclosure, my vision isn't very good though.