Towing my Powerstroke
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Mountain Pass
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From: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Towing my Powerstroke
Hello all. I am driving a truck with a 40 ft bellydump hooked on it this summer hauling asphalt on highway construction projects. So far everything has been close to home but in a few weeks we have a job to do about 250 -300 miles from home and I want to hook my pickup on the back of the belly dump trailer and tow it up there so I have some wheels. I checked and it looks to be legal to do, so I have a couple questions. My Ford is an automatic, so do I just put the transfer case in neutral? Can I unhook the batterys and just leave the key on to unlock the steering wheel? Any other precautions that I need to know about?
I will make a couple lights that I can stick on the bumper and the belly dump is already wired for a trailer so that should take care of lights. I doubt the weight of the pickup will be noticeable under braking since the light weight on the truck and trailer is 36,000 lbs. Prolly never know it's back there, just won't be able to back up.
Any pointers or insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
I will make a couple lights that I can stick on the bumper and the belly dump is already wired for a trailer so that should take care of lights. I doubt the weight of the pickup will be noticeable under braking since the light weight on the truck and trailer is 36,000 lbs. Prolly never know it's back there, just won't be able to back up.
Any pointers or insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
