Exactly how much do the sleds weigh for each truck class. I have always wondered how much these trucks were pulling, but have never seen it posted before.

 

40k lbs give or take. Its not just weight that is a factor its resistance.

 

i always wondered what the sled weighed

 

Thats static weight. It weighs that when you start out. Then when the weight box starts to move up the friction with the pan and ground increase your overall load. Eventually combination of the two stops your vehicle dead in its tracks!

 

Its pretty much the worst abuse that you can put your truck through.

 

Oh, come on, it's not THAT bad. It's good for the truck to have a nice workout once in a while.

 

i agree lets the truck flex it muscles. and it also lets it get cleaned out

 

It's not IF the sleds gonna break ya, its WHEN the sled's gonna break ya. BTW, it's amazing what all you can break.

brandon.

 

Yeah, but I think Brandon'n old truck was just a bit too "snappy" to be pulling the sled

Chris

 

I think drag racing is harder on a truck than pulling the sled down a loose track.

 

Ive seen a lot more things broke and broke a lot more on the pulling track than I have racing.

 

05mxdiesel,
What do you think about pulling a sled down a tight track?

This year at Scheids Diesel Extravaganza truck pull a diesel pickups frame
was actually bent in the center by about 2" upward.
Permanently bending the truck at the point between the cab and the bed.

Drag racing would have never loaded the truck that much.

Now thats abuse!