PerryB

I got a new-to-me '13 F150 / 6.2L / 7700 GVWR a couple months ago and had my first significant tow today. All up it was probably 6500 - 6800 lbs. Man this thing is stable and has great power. The trailer has excellent 4 wheel brakes and was easy to coordinate with the truck for a nice unified braking effort. After jockying the tractor a bit to get the tongue weight right it was rock solid at 55mph. I really like my "new" truck.

In the second picture, it has more tongue weight than it appears. After getting it where I liked it, I pumped the airbags up to about 28-30 psi to level it out.
Off to the county fair tomorrow. The tractor and engine (both running) are exhibits my boys are showing through FFA, and were both bought by my Grandfather circa 1939.

McCarthy

Look at those rear tires on the tractor... Holy ****

PerryB

They never go flat, just don't roll over your foot.

acdii

Is that a hit and miss?

PerryB

No, actually the engine just new enough that it has a governor controlled throttle valve. It's a Fairbanks-Morse model "Z", 3hp. It's ironic that you ask at this time though, because my son and I were just discussing a related issue. The throttle shaft is a bit gummy so it's somewhat slow to respond to pressures applied to it by the governor, and as a result it SOUNDS like a hit and miss. It'll hit pretty good for 3 or 4 cycles and then soft pedal the next 7 or 8. I wanted to pull the carb and clean the shaft with Chemtool, but Shane said "No Dad, it sounds better like this".

acdii

LOL, I have some 2 stroke RC engines like that, they sound too good to mess with even though they aren't running quite right.

PerryB

You're not one of those RC airplane people are you? They're a bit off level...
I've been doing that for almost 40 years, on and off. My boys are into RC planes too. I've built quite a few stick and Monocote planes over the years. Nowadays I buy RTF/plug-n-play with electric motors.
P.S. Favorite motor ever was a Fox 50. Easy to start, never fussy and went like mad.

acdii

Yep, I build and fly. I just finished tearing down and cleaning a YS 63 I picked up today for one of my planes. I'm also building an 1/8th scale B-25. My planes are too big for the F150 so I have a 6 x 12 enclosed trailer to haul them around with. My biggest plane is a 14 foot span Rascal with a 100 CC twin gas engine.

PerryB

Well I'm glad to see this hasn't gotten too far out of hand
Actually, I "get" the trailer. It's nice to haul them in one piece (at least when going TO the airfield) or just minimal disassembly. The biggest span I ever built, and the best flying, was a Goldberg Super Chipmunk with a 72" span and a K&B 61. The most complicated was a Great Planes Super Aeromaster also with a K&B 61. Don't remember the span, but something like 64-66". The craziest was a Durabat with the Fox 50 and extended elevator,rudder and ailerons. That thing would defy belief. You can guess what eventually happened to them all. I decided the real thing would be cheaper so I bought a Supercub. Actually a highly modified PA-12, but essentially the same thing.

acdii

Me Likey! A friend of mine is restoring a B-17E, Desert Rat. Got a lot of aluminum in one of those!