Hauling Hay

[Diamondpilot]

Ya, my guess is if we weighed them right now there would be a 500-600# difference. We have more "stuff" straps, wrenches, etc in the white truck (cause we have had it longer) which might add 50+ lbs that the black truck doesn't have.

As a side note, are you sure your 2005 GMC was both a 3500 and a short bed? I thought you could only get the 3500s with a long bed till 08 or later?

Ed

You are right. I put the only difference was a "long bed". I should have said "Crew Cab". His 07 is a Crew Cab and mine was a Extended Cab.

Too many trucks. I have had over a dozen in the last 10 or so years.

It was a 05 Extended Cab SRW Dmax 4x4 Long Bed.

There is about 75# of difference in short bed and long bed truck.

 

[zzvyb6]

Can you swap tires/wheels from Ford to Chevy? That would tell you the story. 2 mpg is about something you could get if the pressures were readjusted to max rated pressure.

 

[DanD78]

We hauled a little hay as well. Getting it put up between rains is the problem here. We were able to get the tractor home with the last load. The 3320 just won't pick up enough to stack two high from the ground.

I am not sure whrere Ford picks up the extra weight. It sure isn't in the sheet metal. You can look at it hard and make it dent. I have never owned a short bed truck. I need a tool box in the bed and pull a fifth wheel as well.

Dan

 

[PoorMansCat]

Glad to see someone getting some hay. I baled mine in early June and got 1/3 the bales I usually get. I'll be lucky to get a second cutting. Very Dry.

I'm hoping that I will find some soon... I have a line on hay, but its a 1 1/2 hour haul to go get it...

 

[Rancher Ed]

You are right. I put the only difference was a "long bed". I should have said "Crew Cab". His 07 is a Crew Cab and mine was a Extended Cab.

Too many trucks. I have had over a dozen in the last 10 or so years.

It was a 05 Extended Cab SRW Dmax 4x4 Long Bed.

There is about 75# of difference in short bed and long bed truck.

Ok, that makes sence.

Can you swap tires/wheels from Ford to Chevy? That would tell you the story. 2 mpg is about something you could get if the pressures were readjusted to max rated pressure.

I don't know if they could be swapped but the computer would need to be reprogrammed for the new tire size it you did it. We keep all the tires at or within 5psi of the max rated pressure so that is not it.

We hauled a little hay as well. Getting it put up between rains is the problem here. We were able to get the tractor home with the last load. The 3320 just won't pick up enough to stack two high from the ground.

I am not sure whrere Ford picks up the extra weight. It sure isn't in the sheet metal. You can look at it hard and make it dent. I have never owned a short bed truck. I need a tool box in the bed and pull a fifth wheel as well.

Dan

Nice trailers and that hay looks good also.

On the subject of dents, both our tailgates are bent/dented. It would be nice if they made them heavier duty (Ford and GMC anyway, I don't know about Dodge).

We don't have a tool box but all our trucks have been long beds. Between hauling hay, getting firewood, gravel, and anything else we might need I could never see having a short bed truck.

Ed

 

[SLHawkins]

"It's heavy, it'll sit there" method of strapping down. :thumbsup:

Works for me:laughing:

Although, I did lose a bale once when hauling hay from Purceville, VA to Mannassas, VA. Fortunately, it did not fall off the trailer until we were about quarter mile from the farm we were taking it to. The bad thing, it was at night, in the blind spot on a dark country road, and there still a few cars coming down the lane. But, I was able to run down the road with the tractor and retrieve it without incident...:dance1:

 

[Rancher Ed]

Here are a couple pictures of our horse hay we went and got last weekend. There are 156 bales and they weights 60-65 pounds. 46 bales on the truck and 110 on the trailer.

Feel free to post any pictures you have of hauling hay. I know I like seeing them and am sure other people do too.

Ed

 

[schmism]

Here are a couple pictures of our horse hay we went and got last weekend. There are 156 bales and they weights 60-65 pounds. 46 bales on the truck and 110 on the trailer.Ed

you have to have air bags on the truck....

cause that math and those pics dont add up without airbags

46*60 = 2760
46*65 = 2990

110*60=6600

theres no way that truck doesnt squat more than that with 3000+ lbs sitting in it.

or 1) you have air bags or 2) your bail weight is extremely generous

 

[dieselscout80]

Here are a couple pictures of our horse hay we went and got last weekend. There are 156 bales and they weights 60-65 pounds. 46 bales on the truck and 110 on the trailer.

Feel free to post any pictures you have of hauling hay. I know I like seeing them and am sure other people do too.

Ed

How long is that trailer?

 

[Rancher Ed]

you have to have air bags on the truck....

cause that math and those pics dont add up without airbags

46*60 = 2760
46*65 = 2990

110*60=6600

theres no way that truck doesnt squat more than that with 3000+ lbs sitting in it.

or 1) you have air bags or 2) your bail weight is extremely generous

Nope, no air bags. It is a 1 ton and is down on the helper springs though. Some of the bales were closer to 70 pounds but the average weight was between 60 and 65 pounds. We figured we had just under 10k of hay. Almost 7k on the trailer and close to 3k on the truck. When you add in the tongue weight I figure we had between 3500 and 4000 pounds on the truck plus there were 6 of us in the cab. (only 3 adults plus 3 kids, around 725 pounds total)

How long is that trailer?

The deck is 20'.

Ed