rtran

Any of you runnin this setup and tow 2/3 hay stacks (about 1000 lb each) on the trailer and one in the bed?

How's the handling and how does the truck do?

fordmedic48

Do you have pics? Square bales or round bales?

rtran

No pics. Trying to get an idea. Round bales
Imagine 1 in the bed and 2 in a flat trailer getting towed

rtran

Found out I can get airbags it keep the ride stiff an keep it level. This place is great!

Lowline Angus

I tow a 4 tire 14X5 trailer with three round bails on the trailer with no problem. I have an 09 KR with the tow package and a 5.4

Fatboy1399

I have a 2012 screw with this setup and tow a horse trailer with tack room and two horses, I have no prob. Tows like a dream. Don't know If this helps.

rtran

Thanks for the info guys. Appreciate it !

smokeywren

Wheel diameter is not a problem. And a quality lift is not a problem - assuming the lift did not decease the payload capacity. But tall tire diameter will suck the power out of any drivetrain, and wide tires will hurt MPG and power. A low-profile 20" tire is about the same diameter as a tall-profile 16" tire.

Your 35s are tall tires, regardless of wheel diameter, and they change the effective rear axle ratio by about 8.4%. So your engine RPM is 8.4% less at the same speed, and your axle ratio is 8.4% "longer legs" so you have less leverage to move the load.

But if you don't want to replace the tires with stock diameter (probably 31s) then just try it "as is" and decide whether you need to haul only two bales instead of three, or maybe you still have enough grunt to haul 4 bales?

Depending on the exact tow vehicle, the bale in the bed plus the tongue weight of the loaded trailer probably overloads your tow vehicle (TV) over the GVWR of the TV. Especially if the TV is a half-ton pickup. So three bales on a trailer is less likely to overload your TV than one in the bed plus two on the trailer.