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Old 09-18-2009, 08:49 AM
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16K # My new towing record

All stock, just a KN intake and MBRP 4" exhaust. Just can't get enough of this truck... What is everyone else's top loads?
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35,600 lbs., rig weighs 14,400 lbs empty, trailer is 25' tandem axle dual wheels flatbed hauling alfalfa hay from kansas to texas
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28,0000 pounds of apples or pears, 6-8 loads per day, 7 days a week for three months a year.
Three axle gooseneck.
No problem pulling, stopping is the problem even with an exhaust brake and great trailer brakes.
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Loads like this... tractors, hay, cattle, etc...

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grossed out one time in the 01 at 43k once
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22k gross combined, just this morning. Not real heavy, but that's all I got
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How are you guys towing so much? That load was kicking my butt... and brakes. My engine temp was almost 230* on some of the hills.
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Ya kidding ive never gotten anywhere near those numbers and my engine temp will get up there sometimes
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26K trailer and load, not sure what the truck actually weighs including the tools and equipment in it.
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35,600 lbs., rig weighs 14,400 lbs empty, trailer is 25' tandem axle dual wheels flatbed hauling alfalfa hay from kansas to texas

My neighbor does alfalfa hay with a tandem trailer. Where in Tx are you?
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16k, and the dodge was on the trailer being pulled by a chevy.
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last load that was hvy for a good distance was about 24k in alfalfa from new mexico
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33,000 lbs GCW.. Took awhile to get to speed but all went well. Hauling a pinion gear for a huge machine press.
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Originally Posted by NEFF12V
How are you guys towing so much? That load was kicking my butt... and brakes. My engine temp was almost 230* on some of the hills.
automatics will heat up , and I keep my Radiator real clean I wash it out at every service
33,500 hauling a small excavator on my GN
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Just this weekend I was moving a friend to Tampa. I knew my trailer (10,000 gvw enclosed 26'er) was overweight but I could not believe when I pulled on a scale and my combined weight was 26150!!! That put the trailer at around 18,000 lb! Well, I can tell you that D-Rated 2540lb tires cannot handle this when on the highway!!! I'll be posting up about my trip soon.......


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