A good laugh..skids steers and compact trucks.

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This photo was taken in Liverpool NY. It must have the 4.3L as I don't know if they 2.2L could move that trailer in 1st gear.
 
Stopping it would be a bigger problem than pulling it. I'd want to steer clear of that rig.
 
Wow, that's scary. First of all that car trailer is 99% likely only a 7000 gvw, so its overloaded. Then of course there is the truck issue. I haul NH skidsteers all the time with my '98 2500. It can be a load even for that truck. I can imagine doing it with a 1500 or even an S10. Where are the cops when you need themmm
 
omgawd,, talk about the tail waggin the do!g that is a bad joke that will turn into a nitemare for someone going down hill fast../ there used to be guy that poured concrete all the time ,, he used those little toy and Datsun baby trux to haul his egipment around and pulled a trailer too ,,brakes were always on the list to fix ,,,
 
On flat ground bringing it down the street would be ok. Got forbid the dude had to go down any kind of grade. I always think about what would happen if the trailer brakes suddenly didnt work. I want to make sure my rig can stop the load.
 
What happened to the GIT-R-DONE spirit around here?

The guy has a job to do and he doesn't have what you think is "proper equipment" so he's making do with what he has. He doesn't have time to placate the nanny state and all the safety nazis out there. He got where he needed to go and nobody died.

If you want to make sure your rig can stop the load, you better send your puny 3/4 ton and 1 ton pickups to the crusher.

Nothing short of a Class 8 road tractor can offer you the same braking performance with or without trailer brakes on a load like that.

Anything less than that, no matter what it is, will take LONGER to stop if the trailer brakes fail.

...and most of you guys are the same guys who think it's just fine to put a 30,000lb gooseneck trailer load of round bales behind a 3/4 ton pickup because it's got a diesel...

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
 
(quoted from post at 07:47:21 11/14/13) What happened to the GIT-R-DONE spirit around here?

The guy has a job to do and he doesn't have what you think is "proper equipment" so he's making do with what he has. He doesn't have time to placate the nanny state and all the safety nazis out there. He got where he needed to go and nobody died.

If you want to make sure your rig can stop the load, you better send your puny 3/4 ton and 1 ton pickups to the crusher.

Nothing short of a Class 8 road tractor can offer you the same braking performance with or without trailer brakes on a load like that.

Anything less than that, no matter what it is, will take LONGER to stop if the trailer brakes fail.

...and most of you guys are the same guys who think it's just fine to put a 30,000lb gooseneck trailer load of round bales behind a 3/4 ton pickup because it's got a diesel...

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

i'll admit i have overloaded my truck a few times (92 f150 4.9 auto) but if i know, or am even a little unsure if i am overloaded or not i take gravel roads.... cause no one else is there and the loose gravel keeps my speeds safer, that being said i would pull that load with my f150, if i had to, and on gravel. i certainly wouldnt try it with an s10, for one its a 1/4 ton truck and for two, s10s are the poorest made truck ever, just take a look at the body, brakes and safety rating, especially the safety rating
 

i should also mention, the trucks i am familiar with, the 92-97 f series trucks, the only difference between a 3/4 and a 1 ton is a 2 inch bigger block under the leaf springs, sometimes a bigger spring pack and a solid axle front suspension instead of the 3/4 ton's ttb axle, frame and engine trans all the stuff that matters for towing, is the same between the two
 
Hi that"s nothing! Got a picture here of a guy we sold a Belarus 825 tractor to. He had a similar trailer pulled with a 1500 GMC.
The tractors just under 4 ton.He loaded the tractor right against the head board. The front tires of the truck just touched the ground.
I kinda commented about his loading and he told me to something or other off, I didn"t know what I was talking about. I bet I had loaded more tractors than he had eaten salads L.O.L.

He had a problem with that tractor later, when I got there he said yeah I did know about loading that trailer. Apparently everybody was sea sick after 6 miles, of a 60 mile journey, and the truck frame and suspensions never been the same since was his comments!
Regards Robert
 
some people just dont get it and dont want to be told or corrected by others, when i read through your post my first thought was that a 1/2 ton could easily and safely tow 4 ton, i know i have had more behind my 92 f150, but than i read on and went ahh that makes more sense now
 
Why risk it when you could kill someone else or kids if you can't stop.

You take that risk any time you go on the road with any sort of vehicle.

Heck, my RUST-FREE, never been out in salt, 2002 Chevy 3500 blew a brake line back in October while I was out and about on public roads. I could stop, but not quickly enough if someone did something stupid in front of me.
 

The trailer brakes didnt work on one particular trip last year. I believe there was 8000lbs or so total trailer weight. I had no problem stopping that(97 Ram 2500hd cummins).

I do agree. Some of the people whining about that, are the same loading 30,000lbs on because it can pull it with a diesel. I wouldnt pull over 15,000lbs. With that said, I need good working brakes with a load like that.
 
not trying to top your post/story,,, i know what you are saying, guy in a tractor club used his s/10 to pull goose neck trailer with his two 9n to tractor show/pulls, think how stupid he is if he had to stop it in a hurry, needless to say it was down hill to the show...
 

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