junior20762003
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anybody know the max weight for a f350 single wheel axle truck
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redneckaggie
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are you talking the maximum amount the truck can weigh or the max you can tow with that vehicle.
What is the GVWR of your truck? This is on the sticker in the drivers door jam. Also on that sticker is a weight rating for the frt and rr axle. To be legal keep your GVW at or below your GVWR and your axle weights at or below their rating. Oh and don't over load your tires they have a weight rating as well. This is looking at it from a law enforcement point of view. How do I know this spent 5yrs working traffic as a local police officer and riding second with size and weights officers.
junior20762003
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im looking to buy a gooseneck trailer these are the trailers ratings
10,000#
12,000#
14,000#
18,000#
22,500#
22,900#
38,500#
my question is what can my truck handle the truck is a f350 single axle 4x4
10,000#
12,000#
14,000#
18,000#
22,500#
22,900#
38,500#
my question is what can my truck handle the truck is a f350 single axle 4x4
junior20762003
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yes the max i can tow with the vehicle
FordGuy100
Registered User
Hmmm....
I think 18,000 is over what your truck can do. I remember reading in the owners manual for my truck that a 6.9 with a manual tranny can do 14,000 pounds or something like that. I would think our trucks can take more than 18,000...its just you better do it when its cold outside cause your going to be WOT all the time and I'm sure EGT's and water temp will be high
. And forget about any grades
I think 18,000 is over what your truck can do. I remember reading in the owners manual for my truck that a 6.9 with a manual tranny can do 14,000 pounds or something like that. I would think our trucks can take more than 18,000...its just you better do it when its cold outside cause your going to be WOT all the time and I'm sure EGT's and water temp will be high
. And forget about any grades
redneckaggie
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Your engine will handle more than the suspension but wont get in a hurry with it but what you have to look at is the official weight ratings by the law. for commercial use you cannot exceed 26,000 lbs gvw unless you have a cdl that qualifies you for what you are pulling. gvw is gross vehicle weight which includes the wieght of the truck, trailer, and load on the trailer. There are seperate laws for recreational use and for agricultural use. The main thing is that you have to decide what you feel comfortable pulling. I have personally seen a one ton single wheel powerstroke that stayed hooked to a 32 ft float with a 580 case extend a hoe, and a medium sized dozer on it. The guy drove it everywhere and the truck was all stock.
what is the heaviest thing you plan on putting on the trailer? use that to decide how big you need the trailer, extra springs and airbags can always help the stock suspension and let you pull that wieght. The other thing to consider is tires, you will love yourself if you keep 10 ply or "e" rated tires on the truck if you plan on loading it down.
what is the heaviest thing you plan on putting on the trailer? use that to decide how big you need the trailer, extra springs and airbags can always help the stock suspension and let you pull that wieght. The other thing to consider is tires, you will love yourself if you keep 10 ply or "e" rated tires on the truck if you plan on loading it down.
redneckaggie
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In my opinion i would go with the 18,000 if you want the biggest possible trailer that your truck could move. Like i said before you just better not expect to be accelerating to fast and cant be scared to drop a gear and let er wind. a pyro and water temp gauge would also be a must in my opinion. I have hauled about 10,000 to 11,000 behind mine and it pulled fairly well but it wouldnt get up and go real well. once i got the speed up it would hold it just fine. egts were my limiting factor on that pull as my pump is up at least 3 flats. 4th gear at 50-55 mph was 900-1000 deg and if i shifted to 5th i got smoke and egts shot up.
towcat
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if you are not a class "A" ( tractor and trailer ), you cannot go above 10k gvw on the trailer. You cannot exceed 26k gcvw. that's gross combined vehicle weight.....truck and trailer. most states have a max length restriction of 40ft.
I've made a living understanding the rules and bending the heck out of them.
good luck
I've made a living understanding the rules and bending the heck out of them.
good luck
LCAM-01XA
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Additionally some states have this thing called a CDL-B, which puts you in the class "A" for pulling heavy, but forbids you from pulling commercially. It's pretty much designed for those folks who have huge campers or race trailers that require medium- or heavy-duty tractors to move them, but who will be only pulling their own stuff with said tractors, and therefore do not need the commercial insurance rates. May wanna look into that for your state.
Also, by looking at how you have the trailers listed, I assume you're talking about a flat-deck gooseneck, and not say a horse trailer? Weight regulations aside (I do not know them well), your the factory GCVWR is IIRC around 17000 lbs, so considering your truck is already at about 7k you are indeed limited to a 10k trailer, but this is 10k of actual weight, not 10k trailer GVWR. Can you pull an 18k-rated trailer - sure you can, but trailer itself will be heavier than the 10k-rated one, which will leave you with less payload. Heck you can hook up to a 39k-rated trailer and pull it around, but if said trailer weighs 8k alone what's the point, you will only be able to load it up with 2k of cargo.
Also, by looking at how you have the trailers listed, I assume you're talking about a flat-deck gooseneck, and not say a horse trailer? Weight regulations aside (I do not know them well), your the factory GCVWR is IIRC around 17000 lbs, so considering your truck is already at about 7k you are indeed limited to a 10k trailer, but this is 10k of actual weight, not 10k trailer GVWR. Can you pull an 18k-rated trailer - sure you can, but trailer itself will be heavier than the 10k-rated one, which will leave you with less payload. Heck you can hook up to a 39k-rated trailer and pull it around, but if said trailer weighs 8k alone what's the point, you will only be able to load it up with 2k of cargo.
junior20762003
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ill be hauling equipment that i own my backhoe/tractors so that will make me farm use right..... and im looking in to getting a dovetail 28ft total here is the link http://www.kaufmantrailers.com/heav.../-28Ft,-22,500-lb.-Gooseneck-Triaxle-p24.html
ameristar1
The One Blue Thing
You have to conform to the rules as far as the vehicle being a farm vehicle. Go get a FMCSA rulebook and study it. Then get the rules for your state.
redneckaggie
rebel w/o a cause
it is for personal use right???????.........you arent using it to make money besides profit off the agricultural commodities that you are supporting(you want to say yes to this) because if it is and the trailer is registered farm then in the state of texas you have no wieght restriction as far as gcvw. The only requirements put upon you is that the truck has to be registered for the amount of weight in it(not really a prob unless you have a whole lot of modifications and junk in it that add wieght) and the trailer has to be registered for the weight on it plus its empty weight. I believe your height restriction is somwhere in the neighborhood of 14 ft(dont quote me on that one but it stays the same from commercial i believe). other than that you are good to go.
junior20762003
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so as long as they are both registered under farm use its ok right
Compu Doc
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Class B commercial license allows a person to pull a trailer with a GVWR rating no more than 10,000 with a commercial vehicle. So the rules do not apply if it is your own vehicle that is used for personal use.
I have a car trailer that is rated at 10,400 and a Class B commercial drivers license. If I take my trailer and attach it to a company truck than I am driving it illegally. If I attach it to my own truck because my truck is not used for commercial purposes I am legally driving it provided that I do not go over the 10,400 GVWR rating and provided the tires are rated for that amount or greater and provided I am not getting paid for the job
So any trailer that is rated for more than 10,000 GVWR that is used in a commercial situation a person would need a class A commercial license and take the road test for it to get it using the trailer that they would be pulling if they already do not have a class A commercial drivers license.
I'm sure some of the fifth wheeler travel trailers I see on the road have more than a 10,000 GVWR especially the tri axle type. If those people hook it up to a commercial vehicle they are driving illegally if they do not have a class A commercial drivers license. If it is hooked up to their own private vehicle then they are driving legally provided they are not getting paid to move it.
I have a car trailer that is rated at 10,400 and a Class B commercial drivers license. If I take my trailer and attach it to a company truck than I am driving it illegally. If I attach it to my own truck because my truck is not used for commercial purposes I am legally driving it provided that I do not go over the 10,400 GVWR rating and provided the tires are rated for that amount or greater and provided I am not getting paid for the job
So any trailer that is rated for more than 10,000 GVWR that is used in a commercial situation a person would need a class A commercial license and take the road test for it to get it using the trailer that they would be pulling if they already do not have a class A commercial drivers license.
I'm sure some of the fifth wheeler travel trailers I see on the road have more than a 10,000 GVWR especially the tri axle type. If those people hook it up to a commercial vehicle they are driving illegally if they do not have a class A commercial drivers license. If it is hooked up to their own private vehicle then they are driving legally provided they are not getting paid to move it.
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