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| buickanddeere
06-15-2011 19:52:47
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If you want to worship such an *ss as a hero, go right ahead.
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| F-350
06-17-2011 04:30:08
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to buickanddeere, 06-15-2011 19:52:47
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| | And what kind of stupid $ss comment is that...I've been around here for years and you seem to be the internet know it all.. I'll guarantee you the guy with the M Farmall kept everything in excellent shape..Hes a good mechanic and all his stuff is kept immaculate... Does everyone need a semi to haul a small tractor..I go to lots of antique tractor pulls and shows and I often see 1/2 ton pickups pulling lighter tractors on car trailers..None of these guys have ever caused a wreck. Many years ago I went all over the midwest with a C-10 Chevy pulling a 7K car trailer hauling 3000-4000 lb loads with no problems.. The worst wreck around here was a crew cab dually pulling a tandem axle gooseneck..He was running over 80 mph passing going up a hill and killed 2 people..
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| buickanddeere
06-17-2011 05:33:24
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to F-350, 06-17-2011 04:30:08
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| Second time you have mentioned the Crew Cab dually as the problem. How could a truck with superior steering, higher load carrying capacity. Inherently more stable and having more/better brakes be at fault?
Sounds like jealousy from a 1/2 ton owner.
Tell me again how being careful compensates for equipment stressed to max? And how you can always avoid pushing equipment past the narrow safety margin you operate under?
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| F-350
06-17-2011 19:43:56
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to buickanddeere, 06-17-2011 05:33:24
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| | A vehicle is only as good as its driver...A driver with a barely adequate tow vehicle thats knows his limits is far superior to an idiot with a more than adequate tow vehicle that doesnt know his limits..I see them running 80 mph all the time....Anything with electric brakes isnt going to stop that quickly. For your information I haul a 6000 lb state level pulling tractor on a 14K gooseneck pulled by a crew cab dually..We just finished up a fresh engine for the puller this evening..I still only go 55-60 mph on a 4 lane thats not heavily traveled...The fuel mileage is better and I dont have to worry about getting it stopped quickly.. Once upon a time I didnt have the money and pulled bumper hitch trailers with 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton pickups...I was very careful and had absolutely no problems..I pulled a 7K car hauler and also a 20 ft 3 axle 10K trailer for 30 years with no problems..Never once did I have to lock them down.. This area has had several fatalities lately involving semis that werent paying attention to their driving..
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| JimEvans
06-17-2011 16:14:32
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to buickanddeere, 06-17-2011 05:33:24
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Are you kidding? He is telling you that the safest equipment in the world is still a deathtrap with an idiot behind the wheel.
I would rather take my chances against a guy that knew what he was ooing with a S-10 pulling a trailer, rather than an idiot with a proper sized truck.
I do have a crew cab dually diesel, and generally I am driving 60 mph on the interstate in a 70 mph zone. Not because my truck can't handle it, but my pocketbook can't. That 10mph is the difference between 8 mpg and 11 mpg.
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| buickanddeere
06-17-2011 20:04:59
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to JimEvans, 06-17-2011 16:14:32
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| Well duh...........Do you think I was endorsing a
fool behind the wheel of a dually gooseneck
10,000lb? And finding fault with a cautious driver
in any vehicle?
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| JimEvans
06-18-2011 11:25:00
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to buickanddeere, 06-17-2011 20:04:59
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buickanddeere said: (quoted from post at 20:04:59 06/17/11) Well duh...........Do you think I was endorsing a
fool behind the wheel of a dually gooseneck
10,000lb? And finding fault with a cautious driver
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Yes I did think that. After all, you called the guy who hauled a 4500 lb tractor on a 7000 lb trailer with a 1/2 ton for 30 years an A**!
I typically haul a 5000 lb tractor and a 2 bottom plow on a 16' 12,000 lb bumper pull. The catch is I am pulling it on a 15" receiver extension because I have a 4000 lb, 9 1/2' camper in the box of the truck. Any names you want to call me?
This post was edited by JimEvans at 15:15:53 06/18/11.
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| buickanddeere
06-18-2011 12:17:41
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to JimEvans, 06-18-2011 11:25:00
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| Overly optimistic if the truck is a 1/2 ton.
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| jddriver
06-15-2011 19:57:46
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to buickanddeere, 06-15-2011 19:52:47
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| lets see you get on to me for saying oh my goodness then you swear what a double standard course it would get lonely where you live ya know you being perfect and all
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| buickanddeere
06-16-2011 05:24:13
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to jddriver, 06-15-2011 19:57:46
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| Say or print OMG and what do 99% of the population think you said ?
As for *ss ? That is a very common, non swearing name for a dim witted hooved animal with big ears.
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| jddriver
06-17-2011 21:21:59
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to buickanddeere, 06-16-2011 05:24:13
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| Glen lisa said you need some prozac
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| scotc
06-15-2011 20:02:58
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Re: 4500lb tractor + 2200lb trailer. 7k trailer or 10k? in reply to jddriver, 06-15-2011 19:57:46
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| That's OK. He's probably used to it.
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