BCarmicle

Me and my dad are in the construction business and he is thinking about buying another truck and trailer to move the forklifts. We currently use 3/4 ton Dodges and a gooseneck with four total wheels to move loads of boards, scaffolding, and other material.

The forklifts weigh 10 ton without the fluid in the tires. My dad would like to step up to a dually and a tandom trailer to move the lifts. Is this possible?

The truck will be a six-speed with exhaust brake with some performance mods. We have never used an exhaust brake before, but hope that it makes an big difference it braking ability because we are running into that issue now.

Is there a trailer that can safely handle this load? We have moved over 10 ton before with the gooseneck, but we were overloaded and stopping was difficult. We have also been told the heaviest tandom weighs 5 ton. This would make the full load 15 ton obviously.

I feel like with the truck properly modified it can handle this weight. My question is what trailer to you guys suggest and will we be able to safely stop the load and is it legal to load a one ton truck with this weight?

Brandon

BCarmicle

Edit: Trailer weight is 6,000lbs. Three ton instead of five.

Patrick Campbell

8K truck, 20K fork lift.........

You're at 28K right there. To pull 20K you will need a dual tandem or triple 7K axle trailer..... 6K sounds reasonable if the trailer is short enough.... so you're at 34,000#......................

Not sure this is work for a light truck..... You will probably even be over the limit of the rear axle (11000#) and tires (12000#)....

thumper 549

you can do anything,, but you asked....I would most difenitly get a real truck for this job......would not want to kill anyones mom,pop,or kids.

P.J

Sounds a bit heavy. Would you guys have any use for a 6 wheeler (small dump)? That would probably be a better fit weight wise.

kingofdodge7131

dont even have to get a full sized. Just a smaller real truck would work. Each of the companies makes a truck like a f 750 and what not offered from ford, might be something to look into, and you CAN still get the cummins if thats whta ur after. Or cat, or 466 and so on

Patrick Campbell

international 4300.

kingofdodge7131

i was going to recomend that

BCarmicle

From what I'm getting you guys feel like the load is going to be too much for a 3500 dually.

We hadn't thought about the bigger trucks because of the issues of getting CDLs.

We work in about a 75 mile radius so if this was done we wouldn't be hauling for an extremely long time. Two hours max is probably the distance in time we would be hauling. Sometimes the haul may only be a 30 minute drive. If this is a GO we have had offers to move rental companie's equipment also.

I appreciate the responses. The Dodges just look too good to pass up right now with all the rebates they are offering.

We currently have the lifts moved by a diesel mechanic driving an International flatbed, not for sure on the ton-size of the truck. He believes that the lifts can be moved by a properly set-up dually and tandem trailer.

oestreich84

What model forkilift do you have? Are you hauling 2 forklifts? Just wondering because ours is 13k pounds and it is a decent size lift.

Kauaitransport

You will have to have a cdl to legally drive a dually with dual tandem GN hauling that load.

jkitterman

You really are better off looking at a medium duty truck. Look at it this way. 8000lb truck, 6000lb trailer, 20,000lb forklift is 34,000lbs. Most semi combos are at 80,000lbs. You are 1/2 way to a semi! You will need the CDL anyways.

Ripper406

Freightliner Fl60 or FL70 would be a good choice as well. But then again your going to have to get a CDL to legally haul a 10 ton forklift so you might as well get something built heavier and stronger then a 3500 dually.

rich

The gooseneck you need will have to have 12k axles instead of the usual 10k. To haul the forklift get a short trailer they seem to handle the heavy loads better. Wiht a daully you are rated at around the max for the truck. You can do it because i have several times its just hard on the truck and trailer. you will need to get a cdl no matter what. if your doing it all the time I would recomend a larger vehicle because a 3500 will do it but it might not last too long. If you do get one get in a4x4 that way if you have to climb any hills you can put in low and climb them it keeps from puckering up the seat at times

StrokeThisCTD

we have a double dually GN trailer. its 42 feet long and is rated for 20,000lbs. we have had to put about 28,000lbs on it before for a short time and it broke the boards on the trailer, but the trailer itself had no problem

anyway, this trailer is pulled all the time with an 03 2500 QC LWB Auto with no problems. the trailer is about 8000# and is usually loaded with about 7 tons of material. thats a little over the weight rating of the truck, but if the load is placed right, the truck has no problem handling it.

i dont think you would have a problem with a 3500 dually other than being illegal.