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Putting 37" mud tires on these trucks isn't safe, but few have a problem with that. [MENTION=148384]Taurkon[/MENTION] - you never said what caused the accident. Most likely it was a drunk driver and not a farmer moving heavy equipment.
@kirmy - check your suspension and tires, use the back roads, and be safe.
there's a difference between Farmer Joe towing a combine with his '76 F100 from the field to the farm 3 miles away, and towing a backhoe that is twice over the max weight the truck can tow for 200 miles...
I'm surprised [MENTION=152307]KR Kodi[/MENTION] hasn't mentioned his Trailer Toad
....@kirmy - check your suspension and tires, use the back roads, and be safe.
He said he wants to tow it 200 miles.
If it were 20, I might say give it try - but 200 miles to pull a load like that, I can't recommend it.
Even if he can find a conventional hitch trailer that will carry 13,000 lbs (at least 18,000 lb total weight), the tongue weight around 2000 lbs would be such that it would be close to ripping the hitch off, and even if it didn't it might lift the front end nearly clear of the ground.
But - I think that's the info kirmy22 was looking for when he asked.
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Putting 37" mud tires on these trucks isn't safe, but few have a problem with that. [MENTION=148384]Taurkon[/MENTION] - you never said what caused the accident. Most likely it was a drunk driver and not a farmer moving heavy equipment.
@kirmy - check your suspension and tires, use the back roads, and be safe.
No, it was not a drunk driver, it was an inexperienced driver of an unsafe vehicle, driving at excessive speeds that lost control of their vehicle. The situation was different, but the issue is the same. Vehicles are engineered with certain parameters that dictate how to operate the vehicle safely. And while judgement should be applied, towing something at 60% over the vehicles max tow is just asking for an accident to happen and the mechanics of why are irrevelant.
Yes, you may inquire as to why it is unsafe, but not asking if it is safe. I'd hazard to guess that not only would the towing limites be exceeded, but with that much weight, I bet the payload may be exceeded as well due to the excessive tongue weight.
I still stand by the fact that this was a stupid question, and far too often I hear people ask stupid questions without first stopping to think about what they are asking.. or what the consequences of their actions might be. I work in the oil and gas industry and see it too often. That is why there is now such a strong emphasis on safety... too much I'd say in some cases. Lets just say common sense seems to be harder to come by I guess.
Taurkon I understand about vehicles, I ask a question basically to see what the limits were on this f 150 heavy duty truck i dont know what kind of stupid *** people you hang out with, appearantly the kind that think something and go do it regardless. I have been digging graves for over 30 yrs and I haul bodies overland for a living so please dont preach to me about what you saw , there is nothing I havent seen in my job, so please dont try to give me a guilt trip for asking a question
I saw this F-150 pulling a back hoe a few years ago. I'm no expert and have no Idea how much this one weighs but I sure wouldn't want to be driving that unit.
I saw this F-150 pulling a back hoe a few years ago. I'm no expert and have no Idea how much this one weighs but I sure wouldn't want to be driving that unit
If it was a 200 mile flat private road with no turns, stops, police, lights etc you could do it fine I think. Unless you have that road I suggest you take the backhoe apart and do two trips.
04-16-2015, 03:33 PM
