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scsmith42 reacted to lpennock's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with
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Take the truck to a CAT scale and see what the current axle weights are. Then if your current weight plus the load you want to add is... -
scsmith42 reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
I also happen to have a belt driver hydraulic pump that mounts to a IDI with V belts that I forgot about.
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scsmith42 reacted to u2slow's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
PTOs are very specific about what they fit for gear pitch and size. Only the 6 bolt flange is generic.
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scsmith42 reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
I have no idea about that. I know very few specifics about PTOs. It just happened to be on a parts truck (part truck?) that I picked up...
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scsmith42 reacted to u2slow's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
A tire catalog or tire shop might say that. I had no issues running them for about 10 years. Thats 285/75R16 Kelly ATRs on a ford 16x7...
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scsmith42 reacted to u2slow's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
Nice! I prefer 265's over 235's for that reason. Haven't seen those 14ply 235 skins in a long time. I had a set that were re-treaded...
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amazon has these pumps for 52% off. Seems like they was around $120 when northern tool carried them...
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scsmith42 replied to the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed?.I wouldn't know what it's like to tow a load in excess of the trailers axle rating for 100 miles..... Note - the 6.4 F450 (not shown)...
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scsmith42 replied to the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed?.Good old Kelsey Hayes axles! The industrial versions are a lot tougher than the mobile home versions, as I recall.
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scsmith42 reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
Off subject, but that's nice to know. For some reason I was thinking that they needed to be on 8" rims. I do the same thing if I'm...
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scsmith42 replied to the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed?.I'll definitely DM you about it (and thank you for mentioning it). You probably know more about this than I do.... but as I understand...
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scsmith42 reacted to IDIBRONCO's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
I have one of those. I don't see it on the driver's side in this picture (this is the only picture that I took after getting the parts...
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scsmith42 replied to the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed?.That's a good option to keep in the back of my mind as an alternative approach. If I stick with the passenger side PTO drive on the...
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scsmith42 replied to the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed?.Well, you got me curious so I went and looked. The F250 truck tires are Michelin LTX 265/75R16LT with a single tire rating of 3,415 and...
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scsmith42 reacted to Black dawg's post in the thread 2000 mile trip in 1990 F250 with 2,400 lbs in bed? with Like.
2500 really isnt that much in one of these trucks, especially if it has the overload on top of the standard spring pack. On my truck...
