ocsurf16

Im from nj and do alot of towing...I have a 04.5 QC 2500 SB..read my sig too...i mostly tow cars somtimes 2 stacked on a 20ft bumper pull rated for 10,000lbs....im lookin to get a goosneck from tx a 25ft deck with 5ft dovetail..14000lbs ..empty is says 5100lbs..this would be mostly for my johndeer which is about 8000lbs...and a 13000lb forklift....with my upgrades and remember theres no hills here...could my truck handle this or should i bee looking at a smaller trailer??

thanks guys

herb

Peice a cake. i pull a 53' closed racecar trailer

Don Baggett

I would think you would be good to go.

Colo_River_Ram

I see no problems on the truck..

However the trailer sounds overloaded with the forklift on it..
You said:

"im lookin to get a goosneck from tx a 25ft deck with 5ft dovetail..14000lbs ..empty is says 5100lbs.."

This sounds like a dual 7K Axel w/ singles your 14000 less MT weight 5100 = 8900 lb payload plus est 2000 to the truck = 10900 safe hauling load. Forklift is 13,000 2100 over the load limit...possible blow out on the single trailer tires and or tweaking the trailer axles/frame loading the forklift on it.

You need a tandem axle trailer with dually's to be in the safe load limit with the forklift on board.

Check out my trailer pics in my profile, tomorrow I start my 32' tandem - dually's to haul my 17K forklift on...

ocsurf16

yeah thanks guy i thought i would be ok as well...another thing there is nobody around the eastcoast that ive seen that has goosneck trailers besides the horse trailers....seems like there all out west...there is soo many brands...i wwas looking at the protrak trailers?? anybody hear of them if not what brands are good?

Colo_River_Ram

PJ Trailers out of Texas makes a good trailer that has powder coat finish . go online to their website and see if they have a dealer near you. freight is not bad on the units as they stack em tall for a full load..

I've even heard of dealers giving you a break on the price if you want to pull in a load yourself.

LarryRB

Bri-Mar out of Pennsylvania, Gator out of Kentucky, there are hundreds of trailer makers throughout the various states

herb

I like American Hauler Trailers

mudman78

Grab a copy of the Truck Trader at any supermarket. There's at least 6 trailer dealers in the NY/NJ/PA area all with ads (Bri-Mar, Big Tex, Kauffman, P-J, Stephan L. Green, etc.......).

ocsurf16

thanks guys i picked up a 2007 CAM gn, 15,000lbs...20ft with 5ft dove tail and stand up ramps...i wanted to go for the flat layin ramps to get a full 25 ft but i couldnt beat the deal i got on this one....the guy bought it july 1st 07 used it to go to arizona and back to pa once and then it sat inside a barn for a month...never even seen rain, oak deck, no scratches and a built in 10,000lb winch up front with battery, all for 3900.....first time pulling a gn and there is nothing like it compared to a bumper pull

ocsurf16

like i said i was looking for one i found a great deal and it was local only 4 hours away....a guy bought this july 07 used it once and kept it in a garage...still brandnew and has a 10k winch mounted on the front...the trailer is a CAM 15,345 lbs 8lug tires, tool box, assisted ramps, led lights...$3900...and i went with the rhino liner contractor grade spray very very nice stuff

Colo_River_Ram

YOU LUCKY DOG YOU! the only thing you have to watch with a goose over a bumper pull is they track the circle tighter, just take it wide and you'll be ok..

Welcome to the goose neck club.. Oh and buy the way one is never enough.. I'm building a 32' deck over 26K trailer now...

ocsurf16

yeah man i love this thing...i needed to fill my airbags everytime i had the tractor on it ...now i load more and havent had to fill the bags yet...your right i do have 4 other trailers right now for differnt stuff but i bet ill get another gooser pretty soon

Colo_River_Ram

I see it has a tall neck on it..them are nice saves the ol bed bashin..Now that you can haul more weight time for the E-brake funny how buying one thing can set off a chain reaction..Have you wired the harness to the bed yet..the valley part no is in my sig, I got mine from etrailer.com.

Happy Towing

ccoop769

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I got my 7 pin on inside of bed too. same spot, just on drivers side