A guy gotta do what a guy gotta do! Free millings about 15 miles away. Can't take 2 trailers!
How sketchy is it?
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NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
Funny you say that. It's how I got my $55 JD suitcase weights. Dude stuffed them in one of those boxes from USPS.
I would chain it not strap. 4 points, two in front on the frame and 2 in back to something strong. Drive mellow and think about the load.
I got that covered! Chain through a D ring in the draw bar. Two 4k straps around the front axle. Bucket strapped. 3 point strapped. Famous last words.... "that ain't going nowhere"!
This is probably the smallest load I've hauled in the last 10 years, and I don't drive like a buffoon in any vehicle. It's not fun after going 170 on a track.
I know you gotta have tougne weight, which you have. If driven on the rears would be right over the axle. Would that have distributed the weight slightly better or have you tried towing driving it on.
I have a 6x12 I tow my ranger on.
I've towed backing on and driving on.
One way tows way better.
I have a 6x12 I tow my ranger on.
I've towed backing on and driving on.
One way tows way better.
Makes sense to me.
I don't haul much.
I'd love a F550 just to drive to get coffee in...lol
I don't haul much.
I'd love a F550 just to drive to get coffee in...lol
Before retiring I built a shed for the 4240 and the company had several piles of asphalt millings that I used for a base. I hauled 6 or 7 loads on a borrowed company dump trailer and 3/4 ton pickup. The trailer battery was a little weak so I violated the rule of not having sufficient tongue weight thinking it would be easier to dump.
My flawed thought process was that the borrowed pickup was much more stable than the company Tahoe I had at the time. Also I used slower secondary roads bringing the loads home and 4-lane for most of the empty trips. One particularly tailgate-heavy load at around 50 MPH started me into a death wobble that I almost didn't recover from. Real eye opener.
My flawed thought process was that the borrowed pickup was much more stable than the company Tahoe I had at the time. Also I used slower secondary roads bringing the loads home and 4-lane for most of the empty trips. One particularly tailgate-heavy load at around 50 MPH started me into a death wobble that I almost didn't recover from. Real eye opener.
I’d take one hell of a speed bump to knock it out of there IMO.
Only way to be absolutely certain of your rigging is turn it upside down and see if it sticks.
I’d take one hell of a speed bump to knock it out of there IMO.
Only way to be absolutely certain of your rigging is turn it upside down and see if it sticks.
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If you decide to try that with truck trailer tractor combo in tow, I’ll hold your beer.