Willie B
Senior Member
I don't do it often, twice a year. I haul behind/on a Chevy C65 27500 GVW truck on a 9 ton trailer a total of 30 800 LB concrete blocks, with a 1200 LB boat.
My truck is powered by a 427 Gasoline engine. I'm weighing in around 42,000. The engine is at its capacity, Hills are overwhelming, up or down, but braking is adequate. I don't see tow ratings for 35000 pound trucks as I do for 13000 pound trucks. Do manufacturers rate trucks for trailer weight? I have been told 20 SAE tons is maximum legal load for tag along pintle tow. I don't know if that number is from DOT rules or other. A 200 series excavator is north of 20 metric tons, well over 20 SAE tons.
My truck is powered by a 427 Gasoline engine. I'm weighing in around 42,000. The engine is at its capacity, Hills are overwhelming, up or down, but braking is adequate. I don't see tow ratings for 35000 pound trucks as I do for 13000 pound trucks. Do manufacturers rate trucks for trailer weight? I have been told 20 SAE tons is maximum legal load for tag along pintle tow. I don't know if that number is from DOT rules or other. A 200 series excavator is north of 20 metric tons, well over 20 SAE tons.