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From: Imperial, MO
Busyness is not an excuse for ignorance. How far behind will you be when you break a leaf pack on the truck, or worse, get someone hurt or killed? Good luck to you. What you're doing is simply idiotic. When you posted those pics, did you really think anyone was going to endorse your behavior?
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Try one of these: f450 1997 1980 | eBay
The F-Superduty (not the '99 and new Superduty and it's not an F-450, but that's what everybody thinks of it as) was rated at 15,000 lbs GVWR. Assuming even as high as 10,000 lbs for the truck and flatbed, you can still haul a full 500 gallon tank LEGALLY on one of these trucks.
The F-Superduty (not the '99 and new Superduty and it's not an F-450, but that's what everybody thinks of it as) was rated at 15,000 lbs GVWR. Assuming even as high as 10,000 lbs for the truck and flatbed, you can still haul a full 500 gallon tank LEGALLY on one of these trucks.
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From: Pueblo, CO
Don't bother trying to justify what you're doing. I said it before, by telling me you do this all the time without any problems just says to me the truck is even more likely to fail. Hopefully it'll just be the tranny on a flat spot but what happens when the brakes give out at a stop sign or a U-joint let's go on a hill? That truck WILL fail if you abuse it that much all the time.
We're being hard on you because this could likely get someone KILLED.
We're being hard on you because this could likely get someone KILLED.
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Cargo Master
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From: boonville ny
There arnt any stop signs around its just a few short roafs less than 1/2 mile long and if you take it easy and know what your doing everything should be ok. My dads been doing things not as bad as this but doing similer things for 20 plus yrs. all you need to do is take it slow and go easy. The water source is less that 2 miles away.
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From: Pueblo, CO
There arnt any stop signs around its just a few short roafs less than 1/2 mile long and if you take it easy and know what your doing everything should be ok. My dads been doing things not as bad as this but doing similer things for 20 plus yrs. all you need to do is take it slow and go easy. The water source is less that 2 miles away.
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From: Cleveland, TN
Might as well give up,, You can't fix stupid!!!!
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From: Pueblo, CO
You can get an old one-ton or even something like an f600 or c30 for barely anyhing. Govliquidation.com has old 2.5 ton and 5 ton 6x6 for cheap along with lots of other heavy trucks. Or use a tractor to tow it. If farming doesn't pay well then give it up and find something that does.
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Dude, you shouldn't let your dad load a big water tank in his truck like that, he's going to get severly hurt or even killed if he ain't careful. Posting those pics here was a bad idea, as i'm sure you've already found out.
I know farm life is tough but damn, your not making it any easier doing things like that. What's your dad going to do when that truck is dead in the water?
I know farm life is tough but damn, your not making it any easier doing things like that. What's your dad going to do when that truck is dead in the water?
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From: 7th realm of hell, Va.
you know when I was in High school in Vermont and worked on a farm we just used the tractors to pull our wagons. Hopefully you never hurt someone, but on the otherhand if you ever do you will surely lose the farm and won't have to worry about overloading that truck any more. My buddy has saying, " You can't fix stupid", especially when you can fins much larger much more capable trucks for a few thousand dollars.
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From: Lexington Park, MD
My F-150 was loaded down kinda like that once. I didnt own it then but it was in the family. It got loaded down with steel beams and rebar in the bed and on a trailer. I knew the leaf springs were unhappy because they were frowning
, not smiling like usual. I was about 13 years old, and for about 20 miles, I was petrified that we were gonna blow the tires out on the truck and the trailer. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Frowning leaf springs are a bad thing. Yall's willingness to get the job done is noteworthy and to be commended, but sometimes adding another trip IS working smarter, not harder.
Chris
, not smiling like usual. I was about 13 years old, and for about 20 miles, I was petrified that we were gonna blow the tires out on the truck and the trailer. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Frowning leaf springs are a bad thing. Yall's willingness to get the job done is noteworthy and to be commended, but sometimes adding another trip IS working smarter, not harder.Chris
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From: Edmonton AB, Canada
farm life? then surely you have a grain truck or something better to haul that stuff around in, using a half ton it just plain idiotic, retarted, stupid and possibly DEADLY the truck has a weight rating for a reason and that rating was when it was new, this truck is now 18 years old.....
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