Brett, it's about time you made that truck earn it's keep a little...

Did you stop and weigh it on some scales on the way? I'd be curious to how much weight that would translate to on the rear axle of the truck. Your truck doesn't even look like it is squatting any....NONE.
Air bags?
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ya i had about 75 in the bags. the axles on the trailer were moves 10" foward and we loaded pretty far back. i was suprised, but it settled down about 2 inches when loaded. im very happy with the firestones.

we hauled 3 loads and they were 10.4, 8.6, and 13 tons. empty weight was within 100 lbs

brett

 

26k plus the truck



about 19k plus truck

 

wow.. nice lookin setup!

 

Well none of my loads come even close to most of yours but here they are anyway. Before we got the 01 diesel we towed everything with our 1958 Studebaker 4x4. The engine is a factory Studebaker 289ci with some upgrades like a rajay turobcharger and water injection. It towed pretty good but doesn't even compare to the cummins. The most we towed with it was 7,000lbs of gravel on our gooseneck with our tractor weighing at 1,800lbs. The trailer weighs 3,500lbs and the truck weighs 5,000lbs. We grossed at 17,300lbs. Not too bad for an engine that was produced almost 50 years ago. That trip was only 20 miles. We regulary towed our Jeep (in pic) which loaded with all our gear is about 5,000lbs. That was a 150 mile trip.

The most we have pulled with the 01 is a CAT 248B skidsteer which weighs close to 8,000lbs on a tandem axle, dually gooseneck weighing 5,300lbs. Gross trailer was around 13,000lbs and plus whatever the truck is. That was before the edge, brake and other mods. It pulled just fine, started out in 2nd most of the time except for some hills. We also pulled the same setup with my buddies 06 durasmack and the cummins got moving quicker.
Here's a couple pics. I don't have any pics of the tandem gooseneck or the gravel.
More pics can be seen at http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t95/stude4x4/


Jake

 

Pulled my buddies 48' Haulmark gooseneck race trailer (enclosed) loaded with two cars and equipment roughly 600 mile round trip a few times this summer. GCVW of about 26k. Pulled like a dream though I had to watch the go pedal on hills with the Smarty set on SW#5, clutch would not take it.
Without bags that trailer would really make the rear of my truck squat onto the overloads. Felt bad for the oncoming traffic at night.

Sorry no pics

 

You either have bags or absolutely ZERO toungue weight!!

Nice though! I like it!

 

a few of mine loaded. The two skidders were just over 30k had 3 bikes on front and a rocket in the bed also.

 

53' coast to coast with horse buggies so not real heavy 24000 maybe.
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75 in the bags...it only settled down about 2 inches

brett

 

Mmmmm. Free sleds...

 

The sleds were last years rental returns form west yellowstone, they get resold on line. They were all 07 Ski-Doo 600 long tracks. Nice units 25 to 35 hundred miles each.

 

The H and the 730 was about 26000 gross.



This load was about 21000 gross.



Just under 21000.



Just under 21000 again.

 

you know justice, they make trailers that are campers too! so no need to load the motorhome on the trailer

 

I would venture to guess that when you go camping you use less fuel by loading the rv on the trailer and pulling it where you want to go..... those things are TERRIBLE gas guzzlers.... (4-5 mpg comes to mind)