What size gooseneck trailer?

[RedNeckRacin]

You might want to rethink that tire weight to, I have 16.9-24 on my 5083E and it figures at over 800lb per tire with rim guard.

I used to pull my E around with my one ton and it was not enough truck with a SRW. I upgraded to a international 4700 lp and i forget its back there until i hit a hill Suprisingly the medium duty trucks are alot cheaper that what you think they would be. Sure they are not luxurious, but the are built to do work and do it safely day in and day out. I think its overkill in your case, but since we are spending your money its ok!

 

[Chickengrower]

You will want to carry the three point implements on the tractor...

I've just been thinking about tractor weight but you're right on about that, sd455dan.

 

[Chickengrower]

So here are the numbers. Your max GCWR is 16,000#.
Chris

Hey diamondpilot I've looked all thru the manual and on the door sticker and have yet to find a GCWR. Can you post a link so I find the GCWR of my truck and, for that matter, for other makes and models besides mine. I'm not trying to be difficult here, just would like to do some comparisons.

 

[Chickengrower]

You might want to rethink that tire weight to, I have 16.9-24 on my 5083E and it figures at over 800lb per tire with rim guard.

I used to pull my E around with my one ton and it was not enough truck with a SRW. I upgraded to a international 4700 lp and i forget its back there until i hit a hill Suprisingly the medium duty trucks are alot cheaper that what you think they would be. Sure they are not luxurious, but the are built to do work and do it safely day in and day out. I think its overkill in your case, but since we are spending your money its ok!

I asked one dealer about the rim guard and he looked at me like I was from Mars, said he'd never heard of it and they aren't a small dealer. I know what you mean about the Internationals and such. I'm seeing more and more local farmers getting them to haul their cattle and hay. I've got a 98 F-800 with a 5.9 l cummins but its got a 16' litter bed and it weighs 15,000 plus.

I think I may just make a tow bar to pull my tractor with and just forget a trailer! jk

 

[Reg]

Took Diamondpilots advice and weighed it today. 6200 lbs on the dot. Thats counting me, tool box, step bars, grill guard and right at 17-18 gallons of gas.

While that APPEARS to allow you 3,000 lbs of payload you need to know
1) of that 6200 how much is on the rear axle, (wheels & tires).
2) what your rear axle and tires are rated for.

Then do the axle loading arithmetic to figure what you can put on as "pin weight".
Although it is best to have the ball ahead of the rear axle it can be hard to get it more than about 8 inches ahead, so for the purposes of figuring this out - might as well assume that ALL the pin weight is ON the rear axle.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Hey diamondpilot I've looked all thru the manual and on the door sticker and have yet to find a GCWR. Can you post a link so I find the GCWR of my truck and, for that matter, for other makes and models besides mine. I'm not trying to be difficult here, just would like to do some comparisons.

I will look. I found it by a simple hoogle search. It will only be listed in your book. Its usually in the towing or payload section.

Chris

 

[Chickengrower]

This is my first attempt at posting pics in here so hopefully they turn out.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

I asked one dealer about the rim guard and he looked at me like I was from Mars, said he'd never heard of it and they aren't a small dealer. I know what you mean about the Internationals and such. I'm seeing more and more local farmers getting them to haul their cattle and hay. I've got a 98 F-800 with a 5.9 l cummins but its got a 16' litter bed and it weighs 15,000 plus.

I think I may just make a tow bar to pull my tractor with and just forget a trailer! jk

Well some people call it beet juice as well. Its less troublesome than calcium is and its pretty heavy stuff as well. I believe it is also biodegradable so if you spring a leak its not gonna kill everything in a half mile. Just dont end up getting just enough. Because thats never enough trailer. If you have a legitimate need for every ounce of payload, your gonna be short before you know it. That F-800 would work fine aslong as you aren't worried about pulling power lines down! I bet it could pull a decent sized pintle hitch trailer as well.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well some people call it beet juice as well. Its less troublesome than calcium is and its pretty heavy stuff as well. I believe it is also biodegradable so if you spring a leak its not gonna kill everything in a half mile. Just dont end up getting just enough. Because thats never enough trailer. If you have a legitimate need for every ounce of payload, your gonna be short before you know it. That F-800 would work fine aslong as you aren't worried about pulling power lines down! I bet it could pull a decent sized pintle hitch trailer as well.

Around here we fill our rears with Windshield Washer Fluid. I get it at a supply company for $38 per 55 gallon drum. Use my lawn sprayer and a special valve to pump it in.

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

i use rv eco safe af in mine. weak fill.. just enough to prevent a solid freeze int he 3 weeks of cold florida has..