Built ford really tough
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Built ford really tough
did you know you can put 3500lb in the back of a halfton 
and still be able to drive it... with a busted shackle ....... one tire was smoking by the time I got where I was going with it (rubbing on the box) but I made it fine, bumper was about 4" off the ground
picked up a rooftop air conditioner for $100 lol 7ft wide/ 5ft high/ and 12 feet long...and 3500lb, put it in the back of our 89 f150 work truck on its side, 300-straight 6.... it would only do 30km but it got the job done ... and alot of stares
bought it off the back of a crane truck, got him to load it on the halfton in the company parking lot, lol the employees and the owner were all out there taking pictures .... I gave them a business card with my email address and asked them to send me a few pics lol ....
you would have to see it to believe it (I saw it and still dont believe it lol)
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and still be able to drive it... with a busted shackle ....... one tire was smoking by the time I got where I was going with it (rubbing on the box) but I made it fine, bumper was about 4" off the groundpicked up a rooftop air conditioner for $100 lol 7ft wide/ 5ft high/ and 12 feet long...and 3500lb, put it in the back of our 89 f150 work truck on its side, 300-straight 6.... it would only do 30km but it got the job done ... and alot of stares
bought it off the back of a crane truck, got him to load it on the halfton in the company parking lot, lol the employees and the owner were all out there taking pictures .... I gave them a business card with my email address and asked them to send me a few pics lol ....
you would have to see it to believe it (I saw it and still dont believe it lol)
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I would just consider myself lucky if I were you and not do anything that stupid again! Have you ever heard of common sense, public safety, or getting your *** sued off in the event that your negligence hurt some innocent person? 
Not wanting to sound like a dick but I have been involved in a personal injury lawsuit (on the paying end of one that took years to settle) and would not wish that on anyone. All my ducks were in a row so there was nothing against me personally but my insurance paid. If not for a package policy with some extra liability it may have cost me out of pocket. I would hate to see the ramifications of where that would have ended if I were proven negligent.
Too many miles/years of trucking and moving oversize farm equipment have taught me, but not all education is free!
Just wanting to illustrate the point to spare you some potential painful grief.
Not wanting to sound like a dick but I have been involved in a personal injury lawsuit (on the paying end of one that took years to settle) and would not wish that on anyone. All my ducks were in a row so there was nothing against me personally but my insurance paid. If not for a package policy with some extra liability it may have cost me out of pocket. I would hate to see the ramifications of where that would have ended if I were proven negligent.
Too many miles/years of trucking and moving oversize farm equipment have taught me, but not all education is free!
Just wanting to illustrate the point to spare you some potential painful grief.
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That would have been quite the site to see!
Ever since I have been trucking, I have alot more respect for proper loads and weights. Im sure everyone has pushed their luck a little bit from time to time though.
Id probably recfomend a trailer next time though lol.
Just outta curiosity Warren, care to share your story?
Ever since I have been trucking, I have alot more respect for proper loads and weights. Im sure everyone has pushed their luck a little bit from time to time though.
Id probably recfomend a trailer next time though lol.
Just outta curiosity Warren, care to share your story?
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It's more of what you've now done to that rear axle. The Ford 8.8 has a total maximum weight rating of 3000lbs and you had over 4000 lbs (A/C + rear of truck). I hope you didn't hit any bumps or potholes on the journey as you will have caused permanent axle bearing damage and it will just be a matter of time before they fail.
I can't find any good pictures of brinelled bearings to show what can happen.
I can't find any good pictures of brinelled bearings to show what can happen.
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Originally Posted by 51dueller
It's more of what you've now done to that rear axle. The Ford 8.8 has a total maximum weight rating of 3000lbs and you had over 4000 lbs (A/C + rear of truck). I hope you didn't hit any bumps or potholes on the journey as you will have caused permanent axle bearing damage and it will just be a matter of time before they fail.
I can't find any good pictures of brinelled bearings to show what can happen.
I can't find any good pictures of brinelled bearings to show what can happen.
and I had another truck behind me just in case, and the work truck has a rack (no worry of it falling on a car)
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Originally Posted by preppypyro
Just outta curiosity Warren, care to share your story?
If we ever meet for a beer ask me about this story. It involved someone with high beams, a bobtailing semi, a hammer, and an off duty RCMP officer!
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Lol Warren that sounds like a crazy story! I have a few beer stories iw ouldnt tell on here either 
Growing up as a farm kid I know how moving equipment works. It sucks that a guy has to travel slow with it, but its what needs to be done. I do get short of patience sometimes when following slow moving vehicles, but i just remind myself what the deal is with them, and its all goods.
Growing up as a farm kid I know how moving equipment works. It sucks that a guy has to travel slow with it, but its what needs to be done. I do get short of patience sometimes when following slow moving vehicles, but i just remind myself what the deal is with them, and its all goods.
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When I was 12 years old our old neighbor died who lived 10 or so miles from us. He was a junk collector and as it happen my family got the job of cleaning up the yard. Of course since I'm a only son I hauled it all to our place in a 1965 M100 truck. I had that thing load so heavy sometimes felt like the rear bumpoer was dragging. But then all back roads but that Mercury is still alive today after 100+ HEAVY loads.
I remeber on load I did was all old discer blades, man that was a long 10 miles home.
I have done alot of stupid things in my life just a couple though that happened in populated areas. Once involving a old cement truck.
I remeber on load I did was all old discer blades, man that was a long 10 miles home.
I have done alot of stupid things in my life just a couple though that happened in populated areas. Once involving a old cement truck.
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I remeber once I was sent to Westeel for my previous job at petroCare to pick up a Fuel Vault 500 gallon tank. But there were no trailers so I just took a 1 ton truck with a Service body.
Lets just just the Manager made it Very clear in writing that even though they aided me in loading they were in no way responcible for any inncident once I left their shipping yard. I didn't even think that one was dangerous but they covered there ****.
Lets just just the Manager made it Very clear in writing that even though they aided me in loading they were in no way responcible for any inncident once I left their shipping yard. I didn't even think that one was dangerous but they covered there ****.
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Alot of places wont let you leave their yard now a days unless your properly strapped, loaded, etc.
I guess with sgi they say that it is the owner and the drivers responsibility for the load.
I guess with sgi they say that it is the owner and the drivers responsibility for the load.