Oh, what a day!
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Oh, what a day!
..for hauling all of the things! Friend is renovating his deck/veranda area, needed to pick up a few supplies and front loader/skidsteer thingy he had rented. Welp, his poor Chebby didn't have a hitch rated for the trailer's combined weight (18K)..soo, he gave me a call!
I head over to the rental place where he and the trailer are a-waiting..turns out not only didn't he have a strong enough hitch, but the trailer's a pintle-hitch too! Fortunately I've had a need for a pintle hitch, and had mine in the toolbox under the rear seat. He's also got his bed loaded up with goodies from a Lowes run, so his 1500 was not happy.
Did I mention that the Sooperduty loves to tow? No? IT DOES
!! Yanked that trailer to his house, up the back service drive, into his yard, no muss, no fuss! I even got fuel money for my fun! Pics are on his phone, I was busy driving. Rear end does sag some with that weight range; my car hauler w/gear and car is around 11K, and I get no sag with this arrangement. Good choice I made to go from GMC gasser to a SooperDuty diesel! 
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I head over to the rental place where he and the trailer are a-waiting..turns out not only didn't he have a strong enough hitch, but the trailer's a pintle-hitch too! Fortunately I've had a need for a pintle hitch, and had mine in the toolbox under the rear seat. He's also got his bed loaded up with goodies from a Lowes run, so his 1500 was not happy.
Did I mention that the Sooperduty loves to tow? No? IT DOES
!! Yanked that trailer to his house, up the back service drive, into his yard, no muss, no fuss! I even got fuel money for my fun! Pics are on his phone, I was busy driving. Rear end does sag some with that weight range; my car hauler w/gear and car is around 11K, and I get no sag with this arrangement. Good choice I made to go from GMC gasser to a SooperDuty diesel! :
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He'd love to but can't afford to. The 1500 was his dads, who gave it to him two years ago. It's got a 5.3L in it, don't know what year. Does alright for getting him to his job and getting the groceries, but not for real work.
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Oh skid steers are a lot of fun to "play" around in! 
It's amazing what they can do, kinda like a mini dozer
It's amazing what they can do, kinda like a mini dozer
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Everybody at the rental must have gotten a good laugh at that one, but at least they had the brains to stop him. Those tracked skid steers are deceptively heavy. Some of the big ones can push 11k.
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Back in my college days, I used to plow snow with those for extra cash. You can have a lot of fun in them especially on icy/snow covered roads. Plus with a heated cab and radio on the nicer units, they are actually quite comfortable.
They are surprisingly heavy though.
They are surprisingly heavy though.
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