I was wondering does anyone tow a gooseneck trailer with their SRW trucks, i thought it would be alright to run a 30' gn deckover but am haveing second thoughts about that load. didnt pick up the trailer but if another one comes around should i still look into it or look for a dually first? or who tows rediculous loads with thier trucks.

 

my truck came with a drop down ball for a gooseneck but ive never used it! but i would tow with it if i had too!no dually needed here!

 

I know a lot of guys that tow big goosenecks with single wheel trucks. I have seen 15 large round bales of hay (1200lbs each) on a 30 foot trailer on a single wheel truck, I dont know that its really safe, but for a short distance is fine. I plan on pulling a 20' stock trailer with mine, 4000lb trailer, plus 12000lbs of cows, thats a lotta weight...

 

the size of the trailer doesnt matter as much as how much wieght you intend to haul and for how far of distance and how often. If your concerned about it the easiest way to deal with it is upgrade your tires and wheels to 19.5s, no need to go with a dually.

 

thanks, i just plan on towing a couple jeeps on hoping to get someday a 30' GN. Mudmaker why 19.5's?

 

Heck we used to pull a 36' deck-over with small square alfalfa bales 6 high behind a '79 GMC Heavy Half with a 350 and 4 speed manual. Talk about unsafe!!! But it did pull it. A 3/4 or 1 ton should handle that fine.

Dave

 

There's 13 #1000 bales...I've had 15 on it before...Pulls just fine if you're use to it. I also pull stock trailers, there's a load behind that truck almost daily...

Tim

 

We've done stuff like that too...On a farm you gotta do it with whatever you got handy...safety be dammed...

Tim

 

Hello all;

There are many farmers and ranchers here responding to this that it will work. I am in full agreement. Then only difference between a goose neck and a fifth wheel is the exact type of conection. People tow large heavy fifth wheels all the time. A goose neck would be no different. The only thing to be concerned about is that you do not exceed the weight ratings on your truck. This is more for legal reasons than anything else. The good news is that the fifth wheel / gooseneck ratings are much higher for a given vehicle than a bumper pull. Being a farm boy myself, many farmers view the weight ratings as more of "suggestions" on short trips (I know I have).

 

Exactly, all those rating are just suggestions, when going from the field to the barn, stack it as high as you can, as wide as you can, and go slow...

 

The 19.5s are a commercial tire rated for alot more wieght than light truck tires. They give you stability like a dually without the extra tires hanging out there.

BTW a couple of jeeps should be no problem. Like the other post have said you can haul about anything, but it might not be "safe", but then again what is safe in this world! The most I have pulled w/ my srw is a little over 30k, I pulled it from Nevada back home to Montana. I know it wasnt the safest thing, but I really had no choice. It was a slow trip home!!

 

Why 19.5?s
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2336...00036958Iuujyz
They SEXY! okay okay, seriously
Stability. Longevity. Its basically an insurance package. If you're the kind of guy that goes varmint hunting with a 375 Holland & Holland, or you'd be willing to build an outhouse out of brick, they're for you.
Now, the pic up there, those are Michelin XDE2+, which are H rated for load (6500lb?) 16 ply sidewalls, 21/32 of lug, recappable, ride on my truck at 75lbs ish for pressure, . . .
Kind of motivated by the same thing. My trailers kept growing, and the weight grew with it, but I liked the truck, didnt want to trade, didnt want a dually, so like everything else on it, it just became another little change. Modest lift, added springs and bags, commercial tires, it rides great and doesnt squat anymore.
If you want to look more, try www.ricksontruck.com. The stuff isnt cheap but if you dollarise it out over a period of time, I think I figured I was money ahead after 80K miles. Which is only a financial look. In the meantime, they're great tires and very stable under load.

 

Not bad. The F-Super Duty and the F450 came with 19.5" tires from the factory, but of course those were on dually rims.
Passenger car tires are a joke as far as longevity. But heavy tires can give a harsh ride. It's a tradeoff, same as soft shifts vs long tranny life. You pay for the comfort.

 

I have talked to guys running the 19.5s and have been told the ride is not harsher due to the fact that they are not running them at max air pressure. BTW the F-super duty didnt have 19.5s, they just had 10 lug rims.

 

I'm just basing this off what I have seen- One of the flatbeds at work is a ~95 F Super Duty, and it has 8lug 19.5" rims on it. The are stamped Ford, might not be original, but I have seen others before.
My old neighbor's F450 flatbed also had 8lug 19.5s, it was an 01 or 02, IIRC.
Both were about 14' flatbeds, 2wd, gas.