How was my loading and tiedown job?

[aczlan]

Hauled a fairly heavy load this afternoon.
The truck handled it ok, but it seemed a little tongue heavy.
Should I have been using chains for this large of a load?
Should I have moved it back towards the axle?



[retrieves tongue from cheek]

Aaron Z

 

[Dmace]

You need more truck, at least a dually with that kind of tongue weight.

 

[Marveltone]

I really hope you used a weight distributing hitch for that load. You probably tested the outer limits of your hitch and suspension. :laughing:

Joe

 

[whistlepig]

You will get less wind resistance and better fuel mileage if you turn it around and re-strap it.

 

[aczlan]

For those who are interested, the reason I used that many straps was that we had just moved a small piano, a bed and another chair on that trailer and it was easier to just strap that chair down with the straps than to coil them up.

Aaron Z

 

[gladehound]

Stuff like this makes me scared to be on the road! Until you get a bigger truck, you should should stop hauling loads like that. It was mentioned above that you should have a duely. I actually don't think a 1 ton is enough. I'd recomment a Class 4 or maybe Class 5 for that kind of load.

Just because you can get it moving doesn't mean you can stop it! :laughing:

 

[timswi]

Was there beer involved?

 

[brokenknee]

Hauled a fairly heavy load this afternoon.
The truck handled it ok, but it seemed a little tongue heavy.
Should I have been using chains for this large of a load?
Should I have moved it back towards the axle?

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[retrieves tongue from cheek]

Aaron Z

Looks like you lost the back of the recliner. :laughing:

 

[whistlepig]

Was there beer involved?

That would have made this issue problem free.

 

[aczlan]

Looks like you lost the back of the recliner. :laughing:

Forgot to put a strap on that... Anyone know where I can find another one?

Aaron Z