How large of a trailer can I tow?
05-27-2004, 02:08 AM
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I would hate to see that Ticket! A guy I worked with was pulling a backhoe with a 3500 didn't have a CDL didn't have the backhoe boomed down
had some blocks on the trailer not strapped. The DOT could repave alot of I-40 with what he paid and should! Stupidity like that is what gives people that haul with pickups a bad name. When someone hears about a pickup wrecking with a backhoe they don't here about the driver being to stupid to boom it down! They just here the pickup had to much on it!
One question then I will drop this. How does adding an extra tire up the axle rating? And the truck rides the best with about 3000lbs pin weight. I haul anywhere from 26000lbs to 29000lbs. gross but the tags jump from 26000lb tags to 32000lb none in between.
Rusty I hate to think of this as a heated discussion I like to think of it as Spirited!
had some blocks on the trailer not strapped. The DOT could repave alot of I-40 with what he paid and should! Stupidity like that is what gives people that haul with pickups a bad name. When someone hears about a pickup wrecking with a backhoe they don't here about the driver being to stupid to boom it down! They just here the pickup had to much on it!One question then I will drop this. How does adding an extra tire up the axle rating? And the truck rides the best with about 3000lbs pin weight. I haul anywhere from 26000lbs to 29000lbs. gross but the tags jump from 26000lb tags to 32000lb none in between.
Rusty I hate to think of this as a heated discussion I like to think of it as Spirited!
05-27-2004, 05:05 AM
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This is all very interesting as I am seriously considering getting into the hauling business with my 3500 SRW. I definitely will be going back to at least the stock tires with an "E" rating for the load handling capability plus better fuel mileage. Can I get a stock size tire with a higher than "E" rating? I'm only planning on pulling a 16,000 trailer max so I don't have to pay IFTA tax and if things go well, I will get a dually in a couple of years and get a bigger trailer but my truck is paid off and that's what I'm using. I'm just planning on being conservative until I see how things will work out.
I went to the Dodge site and according to their towing guide, a 3500 SRW has the same towing capacity as a DRW. The only difference being if it is an HO or SO. Now if I put a fueling box on my truck, and make the same or better power than an HO, could I get my truck recertified to haul the higher load? I think it's about 2500lb difference in towing capacity.....
I went to the Dodge site and according to their towing guide, a 3500 SRW has the same towing capacity as a DRW. The only difference being if it is an HO or SO. Now if I put a fueling box on my truck, and make the same or better power than an HO, could I get my truck recertified to haul the higher load? I think it's about 2500lb difference in towing capacity.....
05-27-2004, 06:51 AM
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Pa Outlaw - you can register your trailer higher than the manuf. rating. My trailer has a 20,000# tag. I rated for the load capacity of my 8 load range e tires. I believe my gn is registered at 22,200. Of course this is Texas (the greatest state in the union) your state may vary.
You can pay for what ever load weight you want - but - if you exceed your load capacity on your tire rating, they got you!
I have a 10,500 on my truck and 22,200 on my trailer. Just recently I loaded enough equipment I was at 37,120 gross weight. did my truck pull it - yes. Did I haul down the road - just far enough to get to the scale and to get back to the customer to take off 5,000 lbs and put it on another truck.
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You can pay for what ever load weight you want - but - if you exceed your load capacity on your tire rating, they got you!
I have a 10,500 on my truck and 22,200 on my trailer. Just recently I loaded enough equipment I was at 37,120 gross weight. did my truck pull it - yes. Did I haul down the road - just far enough to get to the scale and to get back to the customer to take off 5,000 lbs and put it on another truck.
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Hauling over 26,000
I have a 2016 chevy 2500 crew cab long bed truck weighs 9000 with toolbox and everything in the back it says GCVW of 25,001 can I haul an object on my gooseneck if it weighs 20,000lb and if the trailer weigh around 6-9500lb (guessing) trailer weight and I would have my CDL and DOT numbers
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