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Old 04-18-2005 | 07:51 PM
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who has towed the heaviest?

who's towed the most weight on a stock truck? on a bombed truck? please list weight and truck model. curious to see what some of you have pull. my truck has never seen anything heavy but i know it is cable of such.
Old 04-18-2005 | 08:55 PM
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Ive had about 5500 on mine including the trailer..
Old 04-18-2005 | 08:55 PM
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I gross up to 33,000 regularly on most days and have for 300,000 miles. I did it stock, I did it bombed, I did it with the current commercial engine. I did it single tired, dual tired, a year with no heater, with a five speed, with a six speed, with a stock clutch, with a LUK pro gold clutch, with a SBE clutch.
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:03 PM
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I tow my 40ft toyhauler with rock crawler in it,It weights 17,400lbs and truck wheight ia 7,070.
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:14 PM
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toyhaulers are sweet. my truck stock without the ez has way more power than i'll ever use. i've got to give one guy a tow out of some mud and it really impressed me. it didn't even try. i barely accelerated and took the slack up on the strap and out he came. these engines amaze me
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:21 PM
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Like Dixie i've hauled lots of different ways grossed out at 42k once i usaully avg around 33k. I moved tractors that weigh around 20k. done it stock and bombed seemed to eat a lot of 5spds when i got a lot of power
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:24 PM
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how does the truck handle with that much weight stock
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:30 PM
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Most I have grossed would be just under 30,000 #s.
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:39 PM
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Most I've grossed is 23836 with mods. It didn't feel like it. Most I grossed is 25150 without mods. I knew there was something behind the truck.
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:46 PM
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it handled it fine a little slow getting started on an incline but it pulled it no problem stopping was something that one had to plan in advance tho. the 42k was an 01 most of the other tow,s was with my old 98.5. it had 250k on it when i traded it in for the 03. the heaviest the 03 has haulded has been a 941 cat track loader. it pulled it fine for stock. the 98 had the tst2 powermax
Old 04-18-2005 | 09:55 PM
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I was grossing 35420 # the other day on my 04 completly stock 600 6 speed not any problems besides the rough ride 13000 # on the rear of the truck and 21000 on the trailer axles
Old 04-19-2005 | 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by hauliday
I was grossing 35420 # the other day on my 04 completly stock 600 6 speed not any problems besides the rough ride 13000 # on the rear of the truck and 21000 on the trailer axles
That's probably because you were riding on the axle bump stops!

Doesn't bother you putting innocent people out on the road in possible danger pulling loads like that with a stock truck?
Old 04-19-2005 | 09:49 AM
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hauled john deere backhoe trailer weight including tractor 35000#. pics in gallery
Old 04-19-2005 | 11:15 AM
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I don t think the weight alone means is dangerous. Its probably 99% the nut behind the wheel. If your smart enough to weigh it , and know what your pulling that pretty much leads to the question" how do I alter my driving cause of that weight"

I gross 23-25500 with my trailer, been higher but not much.

I know there was a guy on tdr I think that had grossed 56k......
Old 04-19-2005 | 12:04 PM
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56K????

That just sounds like a bad idea


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