Ok, just purchased an 03' QC,SB. The plan is to trailer it home about 100 miles on a 16' equipment trailer.
The truck will fit on the trailer facing rearward. I will also be putting a 1500# snowplow in the bed of my 95' that will be pulling the trailer. I'm wondering if I will have any issues with the weight or anything. I know the truck will pull it no problem but I just want to be safe. I never towed heavy loads this distance on the highway. Can I get some feedback?

I put my 95' on the trailer today and pulled it with a 2500 gasser and to my surprise, it pulled it pretty nice... So, I think I'm good to go with the extra 1500 in the bed of the diesel.

 

I would not recommend loading the truck backwards. There will be too much weight on the rear of the trailer and not enough tongue weight. Not real safe.

The extra 1500 lbs will do nothing in regards to tongue weight unless you put it in the bed of the truck on the trailer. Put it as far forward on the trailer as you can.

 

I would load the truck on the trailer forward and then put the plow in the back of the new truck I bet it will work out great.

 

negative tongue weight is never a good situation

 

The truck wont fit forward facing or I would do it that way.

The trailer tires are set back towards the rear of the trailer so most of the truck is on top and in front of the trailer tires. I think there is plenty of tongue weight.

 

I don't see how the truck would not fit the other way, the end would hang of the trailer, the wheel base of the truck is no different weather is faces forward and rearward.

 

yea i would agree with purple if your still determined then put the plow in the back of the new truck. should even the weight of the motor out

 

If you load it backward with all the weight of the Cummins to the rear, you are going to be fishtailing all the way home......if you can get that far.

 

Also what kind of axles does the trailer have, it will need atleast 5k axles to be safe.

 

Trailer has ramps that fold vertical for transport so nothing can overhang the back.

Rear tire to front bumper is roughly 16'
front tire to rear bumper is roughly over 17'

I had enough room over the tongue for the bed to overhang with plenty of room for turning and still be able to fold the ramps.

I would not be able to fold the ramps with the truck forward. So, That's how it don't fit.

It's a 10,000# trailer

 

I would load the truck forward and strap the ramps up to the bed of the truck. Stick a blanket or something between the ramps and the rear bumper so it doesn't rub.

I think you'll regret it if you load it backwards.

 

Remove them, and throw them in the bed, that what I did when i bought my 98 salvage, we loaded it backward and it was way light on the tongue. Have some one cross a scale with the truck and see the weight distribution of the truck. you will have all the weight on the last 1 foot of the trailer I would almost bet that the trailer would be over weight if you crossed a scale.

 

I'm a little late to the ball game it's all been said, hitch weight counts, plow in the new truck loaded forward and remove ramps after loading or perhaps you could borrow some different ramps. Make sure the wheel nuts are tight on that trailer. Good luck.

 

I'm going to go against the grain on this one. 100 miles isn't that far especially if you have put a similar truck on the same trailer and didn't have any issues with tail wag. In my experience if you have an improperly loaded trailer it only becomes an issue if you try and tow fast. I say go for it, just keep your speed down.

 

100 miles, and you can't find someone to "drive" it home?