But its a ONE TON..

[JIGBUILDER]

I thought it was a GN trailer.

In that case how would it lose front axle weight?

Ball placement over the rear axle if it is a goose. With the front end higher than the rear it looks like the trucks front end sure sitting high. The point was he's probably not over his FAWR.

 

[Paystar]

I think I should be safe

 

[WilliamBos]

I think I should be safe

LOL!! Looks like it, you may be ok.


Nie place, how many acres??

 

[Duffster]

I think I should be safe

Where is your Weight distribution hitch?

 

[Renze]

I think I should be safe

In Holland, you'd still be illegal when longer than 18 meter...


Wouldnt you cut the axles from under that camp trailer, and pull it up your 4 axle truck with a hooklift container chassis ??? It would be quite a sight if you pulled into a campsite with that rig

 

[WilliamBos]

You mean like a roll-off as we call them??

http://www.veenhuis.com/product.asp...pe=products&categoryID=101&pagename=Transport

In Holland, you'd still be illegal when longer than 18 meter...


Wouldnt you cut the axles from under that camp trailer, and pull it up your 4 axle truck with a hooklift container chassis ??? It would be quite a sight if you pulled into a campsite with that rig

 

[Renze]

Yes, something like that ??

When you can put the camptrailer with its chassis all the way to the ground, its easier to find your bed after a serious drinking night...
And off course you can go to the mall with the tow vehicle

 

[bearmtnmartin]

I mentioned earlier that BC doesn't recognize Gross Combined weight, which is as it should be. Thats a reccomendation from the factory to prevent damage and excess wear on your truck. That's not a safety issue. If you think it through, the important numbers are the ratings of the weakest component of the weight carrying parts of the truck. If you do not exceed the axle maximums, and assuming you have the correct tires and brake components to go with that axle, than the truck should be capable of suspending and stopping the load. Most people, including DOT can tell if a vehicle is overloaded by observing the tires and spring sag. If the trailer is too big for the truck, then the tongue weight will also be too high and the back of the truck will sag, as that Dodge is doing. After the weights are taken care of, then its up to the driver to drive safely and professionally. Thats where the problems arise, because people who pull big weight behind pickups are often not professionals, and do not have the experience to know when to drop gears on a hill, baby the brakes, slow down early for intersections etc. They think they can drive as if they are empty, which is of course not the case. I have driven professionally in BC for 25 years and I have seen enough to know that its never the weight thats the problem. Its the driver.

 

[Builder]

I mentioned earlier that BC doesn't recognize Gross Combined weight, which is as it should be. Thats a reccomendation from the factory to prevent damage and excess wear on your truck. That's not a safety issue. If you think it through, the important numbers are the ratings of the weakest component of the weight carrying parts of the truck. If you do not exceed the axle maximums, and assuming you have the correct tires and brake components to go with that axle, than the truck should be capable of suspending and stopping the load. Most people, including DOT can tell if a vehicle is overloaded by observing the tires and spring sag. If the trailer is too big for the truck, then the tongue weight will also be too high and the back of the truck will sag, as that Dodge is doing. After the weights are taken care of, then its up to the driver to drive safely and professionally. Thats where the problems arise, because people who pull big weight behind pickups are often not professionals, and do not have the experience to know when to drop gears on a hill, baby the brakes, slow down early for intersections etc. They think they can drive as if they are empty, which is of course not the case. I have driven professionally in BC for 25 years and I have seen enough to know that its never the weight thats the problem. Its the driver.

Disagree. 95% of owners operators & DOT do not have the knowledge to determine what the weakest link actually is!! It's more than tires & axles. What if it's a frame, emergency brake, spring hanger, or other critical component is over stressed that's ready to fail?? Sure, we can all read a tire rating stamped on the side of a tire, a door pocket sticker with axle ratings, etc., but none of us know when a weld on a frame will give out or when a spring mount bracket will snap off.

GCWR figures from manufacturers are established after many miles of closed track testing, metalurgical formulas, moduluses of elasticities, etc. to find these weakest links which the average trucker or cop could never realize.

The guy in the Dodge is a fool, plain & simple. Someday when he's older at a point of lucidity, he will realize he was wrong and put himself and others in a great deal of danger. He got lucky, as many of us do when we do stupid things.

I say stay under the GCWR of your rig and play it safe. In the end, it will protect you when you finally do have an accident from injuring others or being sued if god-forbid you do.

I think we as more experienced owner/operators should encourage others to do the same. Obey the law and don't put my family or others at risk exceeding the limits of your vehicle's safe operation.

I see threads glorifying overloading trucks and telling others how to disable safety equipment on tractors and just shake my head in disbelief.

 

[Paystar]

In Holland, you'd still be illegal when longer than 18 meter...


Wouldnt you cut the axles from under that camp trailer, and pull it up your 4 axle truck with a hooklift container chassis ??? It would be quite a sight if you pulled into a campsite with that rig

I'd just need a system to load it, since I could just dump it out The dishes and tv's might not fare so well though

Just a side note: I used to get pulled into the inspection stations all the time with this, no problems, they just wanted to look and take pictures of it.