Posted by F-350 on April 11, 2010 at 17:21:21 from (67.142.166.20):
Several days ago I was accused of being a liar and being unsafe for hauling nearly 400 bushels of corn on a 2 ton farm truck with hydraulic brakes.I was told to let them know when I would be on the road so they wouldnt be there.
I dug out some old scale tickets from the elevator and I was averaging around 370 bushels per load which is 20,700 lbs.The truck weighs 9700 lbs so the total is 30,400 lbs on a truck liscensed for 30,000 lbs.We do get a little weight tolerance at harvest time.
Truck # 1 is a 1970 IH 1800 with a 392,5 speed-2 speed ,and 16 ft bed with top sides.It has hydraulic brakes with 10x20 tires.
Truck #2 is a 1976 Ford F-700 with a 361,5 speed- 2 speed,and 16 ft bed with double top sides.It weighs close to 9800 empty.It has air brakes and 10x20 tires.It will easily haul over 400 bushels.I usually only do this when hauling from the fields to my own grain bins.Going to the elevator I try to be around 375 bushels so that I would weigh the same as the IH.
I live in level flat country with straight roads and not alot of traffic.Its 6 miles to the grain elevator with half being gravel and half being blacktop.
Lots of the nations farmers haul loads or used to haul loads like this before they went to semis.So are we all unsafe?How come you rarely ever hear of a 2 ton farm truck being involved in a wreck? I"ve never had a close call in 40 years.
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