Posted by charles todd on July 27, 2011 at 21:17:07 from (205.242.95.141):
In Reply to: hauling round bales pics posted by mark in boonville ny on July 22, 2011 at 14:29:03:
I use a 2001 K1500 1/2 ton for most of my hauling. My last haul was an Allis Chalmers 180. I towed it 360 miles home through two states on the intestate highways. I stopped on a CAT scale and weighed a little over 18,000 gross.
Little 5.3L was barking, but never let down. In a week or two, I will tow my Komatsu trackhoe to a friends camp to put down a septic tank, field line, and water line. That machine weighs right at 10k by itself. 140 miles one-way. Truck and trailer brakes handle it fine. 149,000 on the clock and has only needed a fuel pump at 136,000. Treat it like a 3/4 ton.
Now, the load in question is a bit much for anything less than a dump truck off the bumper. I would not tow that more than across the yard with a 1 ton. Goose, I'd do it with my 1/2 ton.
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