half ton chevy tow 9200lbs?
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Where are you going to find hills in Mississippi?
I'm north of Fulton and I think we have some of the steepest hills in Mississippi coming up off the Tenn-Tom to Golden.
I'm pretty sure if your truck and trailer are in excellent condition it would be possible but not safe to tow it.
I've seen a lot worse.
But your best bet would be to find someone who lives nearby to tow it.
Too bad my dually is down. But I do have a 12,000 lb rated trailer.
/edit could you drop the bucket and take it separate?
I'm north of Fulton and I think we have some of the steepest hills in Mississippi coming up off the Tenn-Tom to Golden.
I'm pretty sure if your truck and trailer are in excellent condition it would be possible but not safe to tow it.
I've seen a lot worse.
But your best bet would be to find someone who lives nearby to tow it.
Too bad my dually is down. But I do have a 12,000 lb rated trailer.
/edit could you drop the bucket and take it separate?
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We sold a 6400 lb. vehicle to a guy , he showed up with a car hauler similar to what you have.
The tires on the trailer looked like they were going to pop- and were rubbing on the fenders Sitting Still !
He gave up and had to call a towing company -they hauled it...
The tires on the trailer looked like they were going to pop- and were rubbing on the fenders Sitting Still !
He gave up and had to call a towing company -they hauled it...
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well I say hills, more like hollers. but im going to atleast try to load it. if it blows my tires ill call a tow truck and buy new tires im just worried about buying a 1500 dollar transmission haha. I don't have to go that far but its still going to be pretty epic. I have faith in those z71s though like I said before I hauled a 7400lb skidsteer on a trailer in worse shape with it and it seemed to roll fine. pulled it about 30 mins to the house but this is a little more but on a newer trailer but 6 year older truck. but same set up. but I wont hesitate to call a tow truck if it starts looking bad. im in the golden triangle
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Well I hail from Vermont and around here is flatlands 
Good luck and drive slow!.
Good luck and drive slow!.ultrarunner
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Looks like you have made up your mind...
Speed magnifies any problems...
Make sure your flashers work and use them...
Speed magnifies any problems...
Make sure your flashers work and use them...
George2615
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If your trailer weighs 1200 and has 2 - 3500 lb axles then putting an 8000 lb machine on it is a big mistake.
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You may want to avoid Weigh Stations if at all possible.
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No offense, but:
You lost me when you described hauling your truck 4 FEET in the air, by the hitch, last time. And please tell me you have a Class IV hitch? (If you did already, sorry, I missed it). You're not using a bumper-mounted ball, right?
I'm sorry, but this can't end well, IMHO. Have you considered how a rollback is going to deal with loading up, on the side of the road, if there's a shoulder, and he's not level? When the low side tires of your trailer are the ones that blew, making the pitch even worse? He may not likey.... Traffic whizzing by, etc....?
I have Sirius XM, so I think I can get local news, anywhere. What is your zip code?
And I think $1,500. is an optimistic figure, to R&R an auto trans, and repair/rebuild it. Where I live, you can add another $1,000. to that figure, easy. Did I mention I try to drive sticks as much as possible?
It's rollback time, IMO, my friend. You can ride along--it's air conditioned. Enjoy the ride--it cost LESS THAN ONE TIRE. And if you overstress these trailer tires now, what if they don't blow until NEXT time, on some long trip/vacation, etc.... Potential delayed saturation bummer....
Good luck.
You lost me when you described hauling your truck 4 FEET in the air, by the hitch, last time. And please tell me you have a Class IV hitch? (If you did already, sorry, I missed it). You're not using a bumper-mounted ball, right?
I'm sorry, but this can't end well, IMHO. Have you considered how a rollback is going to deal with loading up, on the side of the road, if there's a shoulder, and he's not level? When the low side tires of your trailer are the ones that blew, making the pitch even worse? He may not likey.... Traffic whizzing by, etc....?
I have Sirius XM, so I think I can get local news, anywhere. What is your zip code?
And I think $1,500. is an optimistic figure, to R&R an auto trans, and repair/rebuild it. Where I live, you can add another $1,000. to that figure, easy. Did I mention I try to drive sticks as much as possible?
It's rollback time, IMO, my friend. You can ride along--it's air conditioned. Enjoy the ride--it cost LESS THAN ONE TIRE. And if you overstress these trailer tires now, what if they don't blow until NEXT time, on some long trip/vacation, etc.... Potential delayed saturation bummer....
Good luck.
