For you folks that think Fords can do it all...

[Captain Morgan]

A buddy offered to help move our 5th wheel camper, here are the results and
note that the jacks never left the ground.

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[Agnem]

Aw man.... that's not a fair comparison.

There's a reason we have class 8 trucks.


However, I have to say that is the BIGGEST HONKIN' 5th wheel camper I thing I've ever seen. What's the gross on it? 80K?

 

[junior20762003]

lol damn that thing is saging

 

[ameristar1]

Air bag helpers, erm, no.

 

[Darrin Tosh]

Looks like he used the wrong truck, No wonder he called you to help!

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

He should have still been able to steer.


That's no camper! That's a damned house on wheels!

 

[sle2115]

I wanna see that big thing hooked on the tailgate of a mini-blazer!!!

That thing is huge, I'm not sure I'd put my truck under it, and I've pulled a 15,000 lb dozer and 3000 lb trailer...damn sure would want working trailer brakes! lol

 

[Captain Morgan]

Guys the 5er is mine, and it had been wet there and he offered the use of 4x4 to get it to hard ground so that my FL112 could get under it. That 5er weighs more than my 35T lowboy does. It has about a 7.5K pin weight and weighs 30+K, I haven't weighed it in a while my Wife just keeps loading more stuff in it even with the 1 in 1 out rule.

I do enjoy living comfortably while on the road. Soon enough though the closing on the new house yields a new shop with 2 lifts, maybe I will be home more........

 

[PackRat]

I think maybe slipping the FL under it, then winching them both out mighta been a better plan.

Hope you got the condo complex to solid ground with minimal disruption.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Pack Rat,

I should have got some pics of where it had to go to get out from there. There is a narrow bridge that was behind me when I took that shot. The ground dried enough that I didnt even leave ruts with the FL.

 

[FordGuy100]

Yeah my truck could have done that easy....

NOT!!!!

That is plain rediculous . I feel for that truck, yikes wonder if things are getting bent

 

[RLDSL]

It has about a 7.5K pin weight and weighs 30+K,

Holy cow my whole 28 ft 5er weighs about 10k and I though that sucker was heavy !

So what exactly is left of your buddy's hitch and frame after that little adventure? Not everybody's setup is rated for that kind of load, like most close to half of that, so that's way past the fudge factor

 

[motox tech]

your supposed to take the wheels OFF that thing once its parked!!! Plant a garden and get a mail box!

 

[65sixbanger]

It looks like that HAS done it all in its previous life, and it just needs some attention paid to on the suspension.

 

[Max Speed]

My 38" fifth wheel is 12300lbs empty and loaded its like 16000 pounds its gvw is 18000.