only in Kali....
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I'll agree with you there.wanderer said:
Concern is if the driver was going any other direction out of town than southbound, there's a gauranteed wreck in the making. CA17 goes from sea level to 1800 ft in less than 9 miles.
That's the main road going in and out of town. Here's what I was towing....
Herbie can tell you how porky those ******** weigh.....I was chugging along in 3rd out of 7 gears with a DT466E getting things going.
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NapaBavarian
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Dosn't this bellong in the "stupid is as stupid does" thread? 
Russ
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Looks like a bed bug trying to drag a mattress.
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Only in Kali???? Doubt it I've seen 150/1500 series trucks with GN trailers lugging several of those huge bails of hay in some of the fly over states. California doesn't have the market completely cornered on stupid, close but not yet.
tuckerd1
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That is dumb!!
Last week in Fl, saw a F250 towing 10 ton GN with a mid size dozier on it. The dozier's tracks were even with each side of trailer and the 10' blade was hanging over the sides 1'. No wide load signs either.
Last week in Fl, saw a F250 towing 10 ton GN with a mid size dozier on it. The dozier's tracks were even with each side of trailer and the 10' blade was hanging over the sides 1'. No wide load signs either.
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Dangerous is the word. Tuckerd1 beat me to it, but you see this kind of thing in south florida too from time to time. Doesn't suprise me anymore.
Brickman
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I've seen F150s hooked up to a 9000 lb GN RV trailer. When I asked the one guy about it his response was its ONLY 9000 lbs whats the big deal.
You sure want to give idiots like these a wide berth.
You sure want to give idiots like these a wide berth.
sle2115
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Brickman said:
And a sign...
sle2115
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I guess none of you have prolly seen me towing, but my truck is an F250! The label on the fender says so!!! I have pulled a 15,000 lb dozer on mine, but I have the trailer and such to do it. Also, I only pulled it about 2 miles on a county road. My buddy however, pulled the same dozer on a bumper pull trailer with a true F250, a 1997 with a 460 and I told him he was absolutely crazy. While loading the dozer, they actually lifted the rear of his truck off the ground, it was only in 2WD so there they were, chasing a truck and trailer with a half loaded dozer. Again only a short tow, but unsafe none the less.
My truck pulled the load no problem, I had electric brakes etc., the F250 did not and he pulled it on the highway!!! I gave him three kinds of h$##, told him that he needed to stop thinking about the dangers to just himself and start thinking about those he shared the road with. Of course he sighted that I pulled it as well, but my truck is a 1 ton dually and I never left the gravel roads, used a goose neck with working brakes, BIG difference in my book, but prolly not safe none the less. The goose neck is a tandem axle with duals on each side, 25,000 gross hauling capacity, not mine I have no need for it, but it towed pretty nice.
I have pulled a 15,000 lb dozer on mine, but I have the trailer and such to do it. Also, I only pulled it about 2 miles on a county road. My buddy however, pulled the same dozer on a bumper pull trailer with a true F250, a 1997 with a 460 and I told him he was absolutely crazy. While loading the dozer, they actually lifted the rear of his truck off the ground, it was only in 2WD so there they were, chasing a truck and trailer with a half loaded dozer. Again only a short tow, but unsafe none the less.My truck pulled the load no problem, I had electric brakes etc., the F250 did not and he pulled it on the highway!!! I gave him three kinds of h$##, told him that he needed to stop thinking about the dangers to just himself and start thinking about those he shared the road with. Of course he sighted that I pulled it as well, but my truck is a 1 ton dually and I never left the gravel roads, used a goose neck with working brakes, BIG difference in my book, but prolly not safe none the less. The goose neck is a tandem axle with duals on each side, 25,000 gross hauling capacity, not mine I have no need for it, but it towed pretty nice.
TheBAT
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Stupid, comes to mind when I see this.
smokin_stroker00
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9000lbs is not that much I don't have the lit in front of me what is a 150 rated for has to be pretty close to that.
If that is bad I must be really bad hauling 19-20,000 plus a 12 ton trailer on a f250
The BEST one I have seen was in OK...I-44 north of Tulsa...
A 2500HD fourdoor/long (assume it was a Duramax) was towing a trailer long enough to have the TRIAXLE DUMPTRUCK on it...the dumptruck was LOADED with grain...HEAPING is more likely...
I added it up...figuring 10k for the trailer, 75k for the truck, and 8k for the GM...is over 90,000 POUNDS!!!!!!!
I was glad to have him going the other direction...
steved
A 2500HD fourdoor/long (assume it was a Duramax) was towing a trailer long enough to have the TRIAXLE DUMPTRUCK on it...the dumptruck was LOADED with grain...HEAPING is more likely...
I added it up...figuring 10k for the trailer, 75k for the truck, and 8k for the GM...is over 90,000 POUNDS!!!!!!!
I was glad to have him going the other direction...
steved
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