i'm not into towing heavy by no means...just curious about the weight that the truck takes on with a wedge trailer with a full load.

thinking its a dually, what sort of weight is "safe" at the rear wheels. considering the trailer is loaded with three cars etc.


thanks

 

Haulin_in_Dixie is the one to ask but...

Wedge trailer... 7500?
Cars x 3... 12000?

Pin weight about 25% of that or abotu 5000?

 

A newer wedge weighs in around 7000- 8000 lbs but many of the older ones are over 10000 lbs. cars are varing weights but remember that full size trucks and SUVs weigh over 6000 apiece

 

We have been over 28,000 with our Truck and three car wedge.

89 chevy dually,ext cab, 91 12v cummins.

 

I hauled 3 0ne ton Ford Fed Ex vans on a wedge pulled by a 90 Ram dually.

5K pin weight is dead on.

averaged 10 mpg all day long with that load...did 26 trips like that.

 

Wow, how long was the trailer? 60 feet?

 

53ft.
reg cab 5 spd with a gear splitter. I learned after the first trip to have the first two vans backed on because some had the 460 V8 and I needed to get the weight back off the truck.
This was even better then the big wall I had from the back of the first van.

I had the vans touching bumpers and the back one hung off about a foot.