schmenke

Tire size may be a limiting factor, but it isn't entirely (excuse the pun) dependent on tire size. The tire rating (sidewall ply) will determine the load rating more than diameter.

wojowojo16

I should have said I think HIS 22" tires are an issue, not 22" in general.

AndrewM

I checked the ratings on my tires Michelin Premier LTX. The load rating is higher than my axle ratings.

And I know I will likely be over payload by some 300 lbs. Just wondering what some of you would do in my case.

WestsydeGuy

I personally would go and enjoy it!

300 pounds is so little its completely insignificant. Nowadays lawyers choose ratings wayyyyyyy under the actual safe loads items can take because idiots are sue happy.
As a helicopter pilot I see it constantly.
Like lifting ropes rated at a max of maybe 1/10 what is actually fine to carry on them etc.
Just pull it and relax.
I double plus what ford says my trucks can haul or tow very frequently.
Never ever had an issue and my employees beat the crap out of the trucks and trailers.

JJM

I'd pull it without a second thought. As a matter of fact, regardless of how much flak this may bring my way, I've pulled way more. Without a WDH.

WestsydeGuy

Hahahahahahahaha if people on this forum saw what i towed they would be on their knees crying. Actually just sent one of my employees out on a long road trip and a bunch of it will be on bad roads after the first 100 miles of good highway in my f150...she has about 1500 pounds of stuff in the box and is towing a 13600 pound trailer full of Jet fuel.
Do it a lot...and tow more than that.
Pulling up the coquihala which is a damn mean hill to pull, truck worked hard but did fine towing an equipment trailer with backhoe on it....not sure of the overall weight but around 21000 pounds is my guess. Just drop the throttle to the floor and let the coyote howl for a while like she was built to do.

ambush

Let me guess....... The trailer had no placards and the driver didn't have a hazmat endorsement, right?

schmenke

Your have workers comp insurance for your employees, right?

WestsydeGuy

1202 placards on each side and front and rear.
Class 1 license although not required.
TDG and WHMIS....Which all who pull bulk fuel here do.
As she says all the time.
A rig loaded under it maximum weight is a hazard.
A modern pickup pulling more than its supposed maximum weight handles great.
She drives my Peterbilts frequently as well.
Throw a legal load on my big rigs and they handle it very badly in my opinion. ...yet its legal.
I pull a trailer several thousand pounds over with an f150 and damn it feels like diddly back there.
I drive big rigs to....have my class 1 and air and TDG.
Hell my class 8 trucks pulling a completely empty trailer even should handle as good as my f150 puling 13k pounds.

WestsydeGuy

You clueless people go ride in a loaded super b....then get back to me on dangerous overloads.....pickups are wayyyyyyy under rated because so many morons who can barely drive an empty honda civic try towing their pile of junk rv and crash it because they are pathetic. .....so they drop their recommendations down to stupid low levels to help those who don't know how to drive.
Its like all the plane and helicopter crashes due too crappy pilots.
Never ever ever shoukd a rig, car or aircraft crash....but many people try operating them that should never handle anything more dangerous than a donut.