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Jul 24, 2007 | 08:46 AM

Turbys_03_Stroke

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Towing Overloaded

How many on here tow overloaded according to their truck specs?

What do you tow and what is the frequency?

Have you have any issues related to increased wear and tear that you can attribute to towing overloaded?

Please keep this thread on topic. My inquiry is to see how many on this site are actually towing more than the Ford specifications call for, not a debate between the weight police and the overloaders.

Jul 24, 2007 | 10:35 AM

redford

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Most if not all of us have towed overloaded.

Some of us will not admit to it because some trucks are still under warranty

and they won't admit these things on a public forum.

Jul 24, 2007 | 01:06 PM

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I will admit it. 2003 Cougar Fifth wheel 30 footer. I pull about GCVW it is about 17,300 with a 5.4 gasser with no mods. you can tow with a 5.4 no doubt.

Jul 24, 2007 | 01:25 PM

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I haven't towed "overloaded" since I got the F350 but I used to tow a steel 3 horse slant trailer with a F150 (4.6 liter). Thats about 10,000 lbs. with horses. I made sure to switch off the O/D when towing but the truck would still slow down while going up hills and the fuel mileage was cut nearly in half. That probably wasn't a good idea.

Jul 24, 2007 | 03:24 PM

yamaguy

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Once or twice a month I end up towing one of our flatbeds loaded with a couple other trailers on top of it, and it ends up weighing jsut under 18,000 lbs. That puts me at around 26,000 (usually a little less). The next time I do it i'll take a pic I'm as high as a big truck and almost get the milage of one.

Jul 24, 2007 | 03:45 PM

ffadragon

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Yes, I have hauled overloaded. I haul about 13000lb with my 04 F250 about 10 times a year about 40 miles each time. 30 foot flatbed with large round bales of hay. Once again I do it with a 5.4 with no mods and no trouble. The one thing I have noticed is I think all that weight has sprung my rear springs a little. My truck sat level with no leveling kit. I added add-a-leafs in the rear and have had no troubles since.

Jul 24, 2007 | 10:28 PM

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We have hauled overlaoded for years on the farm and they still last for years, they are Fords remember. All we use on the farm is F250/F350 4x4 SRW w/ PSD, V10 or 5.4L. I have loaded a 28,000 lbs tractor on a gooseneck that could hold 7 tons and travel 75 miles before. During peanut and grain harvest we will pull hundreds of trailers with about 2000 lbs tongue weight and 15000 lbs total. During cotton season, when we can't use the module builder, we use wagons with 10 lbs tongue weight, but 18,000-22,000 lbs total weight. I know the weights because each one goes across a scale or we don't get paid. The only problem I have seen with over using a truck is one of the local farmers does all I mentioned above with a F150. He has broke two trucks IN HALF. Serious, the front went one way and the back went another. The grain dumps everywhere when the trailers hit the ditch.