Loaded up trucks
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
Hows this for heavy? My van pulled the motorhome up it's 6" ramps today 
Did it surprisingly well to! I taught for sure it was gonna loose traction! But nope, not at all.
Good ol' C6 with 4.10's
Did it surprisingly well to! I taught for sure it was gonna loose traction! But nope, not at all.
Good ol' C6 with 4.10's
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Buckley, WA
took some old truck parts to the scrap yard
gross was 8980 lbs
tare was 7040 lbs
net was 1940 lbs
didnt squat much, not bad for a ton of weight (had to keep the frame parts or else it would have been more...need a title for that)
here is how it sits empty
gross was 8980 lbs
tare was 7040 lbs
net was 1940 lbs
didnt squat much, not bad for a ton of weight (had to keep the frame parts or else it would have been more...need a title for that)
here is how it sits empty
Fleet Owner
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From: Mi'kma'ki
you mean that toy can work too?
i bet you liked that lift and big tires when loading that stuff on lol.
good thing ya dropped 'er down a bit hey?
now ya know why i'll never do a D60.every inch counts when loading 'em up.
or did you get to cheat and had some machinery to load it for ya?
......man.every bit of that stuff looks way to good for scrap.
i bet you liked that lift and big tires when loading that stuff on lol.
good thing ya dropped 'er down a bit hey?
now ya know why i'll never do a D60.every inch counts when loading 'em up.
or did you get to cheat and had some machinery to load it for ya?
......man.every bit of that stuff looks way to good for scrap.
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From: Buckley, WA
you mean that toy can work too?
i bet you liked that lift and big tires when loading that stuff on lol.
good thing ya dropped 'er down a bit hey?
now ya know why i'll never do a D60.every inch counts when loading 'em up.
or did you get to cheat and had some machinery to load it for ya?
Lol that stuff was paperweights for me...weight liftin is my job!! Actually telling people what to lift, is what I do lol
......man.every bit of that stuff looks way to good for scrap.
This was only load one! And looks can be deceiving!
i bet you liked that lift and big tires when loading that stuff on lol.
good thing ya dropped 'er down a bit hey?
now ya know why i'll never do a D60.every inch counts when loading 'em up.
or did you get to cheat and had some machinery to load it for ya?
Lol that stuff was paperweights for me...weight liftin is my job!! Actually telling people what to lift, is what I do lol
......man.every bit of that stuff looks way to good for scrap.
This was only load one! And looks can be deceiving!
Idk what I would have done if I still had the big lift and bigger tires on...that would have been tough loading it
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From: Mi'kma'ki
no.as good of an axle as it is,i can't raise the truck.i don't have any equipment to load with.i have to load up by hand.that dump bed has thick C-channel and already sits up in the air more than desired.loading large chunks of wood is not fun.plus by keeping it lower with the D50,fuel economy is a bit better.
i even went with slightly shorter than factory dually size 215's too,to help drop it a tad more.
just not a mod i could do,even if i wanted.realistically,i just don't use the front end anyway.sure plowing some.but that's just for a few drives.just for my immediate family.the D50 can handle that just fine lol.just need it for traction is all pretty much.
edit,
oh yeah! that's right.i remember your pics '91.guns the size of my head.
i even went with slightly shorter than factory dually size 215's too,to help drop it a tad more.
just not a mod i could do,even if i wanted.realistically,i just don't use the front end anyway.sure plowing some.but that's just for a few drives.just for my immediate family.the D50 can handle that just fine lol.just need it for traction is all pretty much.
edit,
oh yeah! that's right.i remember your pics '91.guns the size of my head.
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From: Dearborn Heights, MI
My 84 6.9 NA, T-19, 3.54s open. I have no idea how much the total weight was. All steel tandem axle trailer, hauling a 89 F150 4x4. was originally a reg cab longbed, now a wooden bed. 5.0, T18 4spd, manual 4x4 and manual hubs...More rust and Great Stuff than metal. More lights than a firetruck. My truck was loaded down with enough tools to rebuild it. a complete set of tires, 10 gallons of fuel. Guns and ammo(Making this a heck of a weekend lol) clothes for the weekend. It was sitting in a field for a couple years, so I had to drag it out, line it to the trailer. and drag it all out with out getting stuck.
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From: North Texas
I bought the Super Duty parts truck in southern Oklahoma, pulled it in 200 miles with the old 89 N/A truck. It handled it pretty well for a N/A, I'm guessing the S/D weighing about 7K, and my car hauler is a heavy duty 20' with steel floor which weighs around 4K, so she was pulling around 11K plus herself. Some hills I would be in 4th and about 50 - 55, but most of the time it was 65 and smooth sailing!!
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Postmaster
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From: Michigan
I think he's saying the mount for the hitch doesn't allow room to mount airbag brackets to the frame. A little fabrication though, and you can bag anything.
Also check this out. 2535 Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Air Spring Kit, Air Helper Spring - TruckSpring.com You may be able to use this kit that puts the air springs inboard, check out the pdf instruction file. http://www.truckspring.com/installat...stone/2535.pdf
Also check this out. 2535 Firestone Ride-Rite Rear Air Spring Kit, Air Helper Spring - TruckSpring.com You may be able to use this kit that puts the air springs inboard, check out the pdf instruction file. http://www.truckspring.com/installat...stone/2535.pdf
Laughing Gas
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Have you only got two tires on the back? That looks interesting.
