5k on 5k trailer..
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CADplans
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The guy says he is making $$$,, that would be commercial?
In Virginia, I bought a used 1978 F350 Ford 10 foot flatbed,, the dealer moved my plates from the 1979 Ford Courier,,
I had a GVR of 6,700 pounds,, the truck weighed more than that,,,,
Peter 315
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If you have a name on the door it would be commercial The dot around here are not that bad
Not when you are talking about exceeding the GVWR.
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I never said exceeding the GVWR.
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Although he probably is exceeding the tow rating of the truck.
Peter 315
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Might be
Peter 315
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More money on the state roads for over weight
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Around here GVW is a joking matter. I've never seen anyone get checked. I'd have to get rid of my dump truck and rollback if they did. My dump truck could haul 2500 pounds maybe a tad less staying legal and the roll back could do about the same. The dump truck hauls a good solid 3 tons and I've done 4.5. The rollback hauls 5 tons good and has done 7.
That's my viewpoint also. A fine is one thing, a fatal accident because you pushed the limits too far is another. I stopped into a coworker's house one night He had just driven through town with his company 1/2 ton pickup, pulling 3 yards of stone in a tandem axle dump trailer with no brakes hooked up, . That load was well over 5 tons.
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I own a 2015 F150 (4x4 supercab with a 6' bed) with the 3.5L twin turbo ecoboost, I own a 22' 14k equipment trailer, and I own a tractor that weighs about 8000lbs with the backhoe onboard. I haul on the interstates as well as secondary roads and even some rather "backwoods" gravel roads. It is fine for a half dozen 100-mile round trips per year as needed when you load properly and use a weight distributing hitch that is properly sized and setup.
It should also be said I don't try to run at the speed limits when loaded to the hilt. I go slow enough I have a little less momentum to reign in than those around me if needed, but fast enough I don't create a bottleneck behind me.
When I take the backhoe, it puts me over GVW by a couple hundred pounds, but it seldom leaves the farm. Generally I am taking my rotary cutter and grapple, which weighs less than the backhoe and loader bucket. That puts me a little under GVW. Only time I've had the backhoe off the farm I used secondary roads where overloaded farm traffic is common.
All this said, I repeat: it is fine for a half dozen 100-mile round trips per year. I'd hate to do it to earn a living.
It should also be said I don't try to run at the speed limits when loaded to the hilt. I go slow enough I have a little less momentum to reign in than those around me if needed, but fast enough I don't create a bottleneck behind me.
When I take the backhoe, it puts me over GVW by a couple hundred pounds, but it seldom leaves the farm. Generally I am taking my rotary cutter and grapple, which weighs less than the backhoe and loader bucket. That puts me a little under GVW. Only time I've had the backhoe off the farm I used secondary roads where overloaded farm traffic is common.
All this said, I repeat: it is fine for a half dozen 100-mile round trips per year. I'd hate to do it to earn a living.
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The stupid bumper pull campers behind a 1/2 tons should be illegal. There's nothing worse for fish tailing. A trailer that's too heavy with working breaks is still much safer IMO. And when I overload my trucks it's 30mph trips and only going a few miles. I wouldn't go very far mostly because the tires can't take it.
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You might also consider updating your current trailer to 10k. Contact the mfg about what parts that would require.
If I wanted to update my 18 footer I would consider adding a couple of feet and up grade the axles, springs, and tires.
If considering a new one they may give some trade also. That would be the simple approach.
If I wanted to update my 18 footer I would consider adding a couple of feet and up grade the axles, springs, and tires.
If considering a new one they may give some trade also. That would be the simple approach.
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I don't agree--I've been pulling 30+ foot "bumper pull" TT's for decades using 1/2 ton 4x4's and they do just fine. As with anything else, if you don't know what you're doing a Semi won't help.
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