First time hauling a heavy load
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First time hauling a heavy load
I just went to the local quarry (about 30 miles away) and brought home a load of 'crush & run'. 1.12 tons, 2240 lbs. The whole way home, I never noticed that I was carring anything in the bed. I hit several bad spots in the road and not a sign of exertion from the suspension. I can't wait until next week when I pick up my new fifth wheel. I was thinking that the 1600 lb. pin weight might make my truck squat. No worries now!!!! What a great truck!
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From: West Cornwall, CT
Our trucks are capable of hauling some substantial loads! I remember having a pallet of redi-mix cement bags loaded into the back of my brand new '95 F-250.
The forklift driver claimed that it was "going to broke the truck" as he eased the pallet onto the bed. The load was north of 3000# and the truck accepted that load just fine.
Check out the load limits for your truck. An F-250/350 can take up to 4000# in the bed. Tough to overload these beasts.
Lou Braun
The forklift driver claimed that it was "going to broke the truck" as he eased the pallet onto the bed. The load was north of 3000# and the truck accepted that load just fine.
Check out the load limits for your truck. An F-250/350 can take up to 4000# in the bed. Tough to overload these beasts.
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LOL, you're truck was laughing at you, asking if that's all you got! 
I hauled 2.5 tons of recycled concrete/bituminous in my 2001 F250 about 2 weeks ago, it was an interesting drive with the rear squatting so much, but she handled it fine at 70 on the highway... Poor truck, only 2800lbs over GVWR, didn't realize it was that heavy until I ran across the scales, and I didn't feel like shoveling any back out...
The 05 F350 routinely gets loaded to 2 tons on in the back (salt and spreader) and 1200lbs worth of Blizzard plow on the front, and it hardly breaks a sweat. These trucks are way overbuilt!
I hauled 2.5 tons of recycled concrete/bituminous in my 2001 F250 about 2 weeks ago, it was an interesting drive with the rear squatting so much, but she handled it fine at 70 on the highway... Poor truck, only 2800lbs over GVWR, didn't realize it was that heavy until I ran across the scales, and I didn't feel like shoveling any back out...
The 05 F350 routinely gets loaded to 2 tons on in the back (salt and spreader) and 1200lbs worth of Blizzard plow on the front, and it hardly breaks a sweat. These trucks are way overbuilt!
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I hauled a yard of sand in mine a little while back, and some of it (as I found out later) was pretty wet. Don't know the actual weight, but like you said...hardly made any difference. Sure smoothed out the bumpy roads though!
I'm kinda curious chazworth, what kind of 5er are you getting. What are the lengths/weights. I'm toying with the idea of one myself, and I have the 2V 5.4L, but do have the 4.30 rear end.
I'm kinda curious chazworth, what kind of 5er are you getting. What are the lengths/weights. I'm toying with the idea of one myself, and I have the 2V 5.4L, but do have the 4.30 rear end.
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I'm getting a Crossroads Cruiser Cf30SK. 32'10". 7990 lbs. dry. I researched a lot over the last year and a half, and narrowed my choice down to a Crossroads Cruiser or a Heartland Sundance XLT. Both companies have good reputations for standing behind their products. I went with the Cruiser because of the extra headroom (about 3") in the bedroom and bathroom. I'm 6'4".
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I talked with another couple, on the Crossroads Forums, that has the same model and a similar truck setup. They assured me that they had no problems pulling it on anything but a very steep incline, and then they would slow only a little. If I have any trouble pulling it, I will probably change my rear end ratio to a 4.30 setup.
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Wow. That's a lot of 5er..and very nice. The empty weight is down there though, which is good. I would be very interested in a follow-up to see how your truck does when you get it. Please try and post a note here when you get it and let me (us) know. The other couple's report is good.
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I've had over 4k lbs when taking scrap to the recycler when we first moved into a shop a while back ago. I think the guy at the scale said 4600 or something like that. The truck did bounce off the bump stops a few times but it took it real well. Actually surprizingly well.
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I was thinking that the 1600 lb. pin weight might make my truck squat. No worries now!!!! What a great truck!
your pin weight seems a little high for that light of 5er... what's the GVWR of the trailer? That's the important number, you'll never tow it dry.
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GVWR is like 11,700 lbs. on the 5ver. My estimates are that most often it will be around 9200 to 9500 lbs. while I'm pulling it. I've always heard, pin weight should be between 15 and 20 percent of loaded weight. 1600 lbs is 20% of 7990. Real world, I'm anticipating between 1700 and 1900 lbs. If I'm at 2000 lbs. or less I still see no problems.
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GVWR is like 11,700 lbs. on the 5ver. My estimates are that most often it will be around 9200 to 9500 lbs. while I'm pulling it. I've always heard, pin weight should be between 15 and 20 percent of loaded weight. 1600 lbs is 20% of 7990. Real world, I'm anticipating between 1700 and 1900 lbs. If I'm at 2000 lbs. or less I still see no problems.
