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Jul 6, 2007 | 01:35 PM

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JuzPlaneKrazy

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Jul 7, 2007 | 04:02 AM

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ib516

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A couple of my favs - from round here....none of them are mine...

Jul 7, 2007 | 05:02 AM

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Chrisreyn

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Originally Posted by Jordan5687

So, 10-15% of [B]total load weight[/B] is on the tongue?

Thats ONLY if the trailer is adjusted to teh correct ride height to teh truck..
The gooseneck of the trailer should be within a degree or two of parallel to the truck body, many folks dont know or dont bother with this, but the angle of the gooseneck in relation to the truck will greatly effect what percentage of the total load is on the trailer tires or on teh truck...
think about and you'll figure it out...

Jul 7, 2007 | 11:20 AM

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03dodgeoffroad1

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that is a lot of hay

Jul 7, 2007 | 12:39 PM

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bamataco1

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My heaviest in the bed load was about three thousand pounds. Books,tools and other house hold goods. Towing not all that heavy single car tag trailer with a full size Buick RoadMaster on it.

Jul 7, 2007 | 05:47 PM

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oilfield-trash

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12 pallets of ceramic tile @ 2,800 lbs per pallet. GCW was approximately 50,400 lbs. Only took it 3 miles.

Jul 7, 2007 | 06:21 PM

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56,560lbs gross with 2 gravity boxes of soybeans. I only pulled it across the scale and another 100 yards or so to where it needed to be unloaded. Glad I didn't have to take it down the road....once it was moving it didn't want to stop.

Jul 7, 2007 | 07:03 PM

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Homestead

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Does my ex count as a load?

That was load if there ever was one!!

Jeff

Jul 7, 2007 | 08:21 PM

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cincydiesel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Homestead

Does my ex count as a load?

That was load if there ever was one!!

Jeff

It does in my book.

Jul 9, 2007 | 04:55 AM

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bsj04

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not sure if this counts...

Jul 9, 2007 | 06:53 AM

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jughead

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and people complain about trans problems???????????????

Jul 9, 2007 | 02:24 PM

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Patrick Campbell

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It is not 10-15% for a gooseneck. That is bumperpull. For a single drive axle gooseneck/5th wheel is approx. 25%.

Jul 9, 2007 | 10:15 PM

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blackdiesel

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dang, ib516 beat me to mine. LOL well here it is again

Jul 10, 2007 | 08:14 PM

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scoggins

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HERE IT IS

http://www.inlinediesel.com/trucks/3gen/15/index.html

THIS IS 26 4'X6' ROLLS OF WHEAT STRAW
THEY ARE DOUBLE STACKED ACROSS THE BOTTOM AND TOP