Could I pull it?
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From: Windsor, Ontario
Driving a severely overload rig is like play Russian Roulette. You just know that chamber SHOULD be empty. And usually it is. Probably nothing will happen, but the rest of the people on the road should NOT have to depend on YOUR luck for THEIR safety. FWIW.
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From: Post Falls, Idaho
Originally posted by DodgeCowboy83
I run a feed store and we haul are own freight and my boss just came across the scales the other day at 28500 and he never has any problems and its a 2500. if your truck is set up right and have heavy duty ties not 8ply and you your self is confidonte with your driving abiltys all should be fine. I think it all has to do with your experiance and knowning when to down shift and when to shut her down. on a side note his trucks licendes to 26000
scale boss was not happy but eh what can ya do
I run a feed store and we haul are own freight and my boss just came across the scales the other day at 28500 and he never has any problems and its a 2500. if your truck is set up right and have heavy duty ties not 8ply and you your self is confidonte with your driving abiltys all should be fine. I think it all has to do with your experiance and knowning when to down shift and when to shut her down. on a side note his trucks licendes to 26000
scale boss was not happy but eh what can ya do
Your boss is an accident waiting to happen...
Not a lot of common sense if you ask me. How'd he get a 20,000 truck licensed to 26,000? Remove the engine??
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From: mesa az
you could pull it, you drive a cummins!!! but stopping it could be a different story. no i have a buddy that pulls a 35' fifth wheel with a two place ATV trailer behind that with no probs. he usually cruises at 75 - 80 MPH, and he pulls it with a cheby. it is a 4 dr long bed with the 8.1 liter gasser in it.
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It wouldn't be the truck I would be worried about, It's the axles and tires on the trailer that are the problem! To light of a axle and way to light of a tire, surely electric brakes on all three axles? Axles would be all right if roads were perfectly smooth but take a axle and tire that is loaded to the max and then bounce it down the road and the load on the tires probably double. Add to that high temps. on summer highways, tires won't like it. I pull a heavy load on a triple axle trailer, but use 14 ply tires and 7000 lb. axles. About every 4 yrs. I have to replace at least one axle as it has bent from potholes and bad roads. Good hyd. brakes help alot to. Heavy loads can be pulled safely with the right equipment and experience! Heck, they take a 20,000 lb. road tractor and put 60,000 to 100,000 lbs. behind them, but with good brakes and tires.
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