tuney443
Senior Member
Hate to break it to you .....but..... 45,000#'s is not 25ton .... I think if my math is correct, that's 22.5 ton .... lol ..... just fun'n ..... unless a guy is totally crazy to pull a tridem empty, no tongue weight behind a 2500/3500 single tired (non-dually) p/u is an accident waiting for a place to happen ..... I have a single axle L-8000 tractor on air and I WOULD NOT pull that behind it because of the three axles trying to steer, it's NOT the weight, it's the tracking of the trailer..... but what do I know 3,500,000 miles with big rigs .....
tuney443 : I think you are baseing pulling 20k as gross combined weight and not dead weight pull safely ... if you take the 20k + 9,000lbs for the tare weight of the p/u thats 29k lbs ....., THAT's a retarded amount of weight to ask of a 3/4 ton p/u over a great distance legally/safely ...... I did pull my Trail-king T/A TKT40 empty behind my p/u a few years ago (empty) ... don't ask how I kept the air brakes released .... it was a 2mile tow .... AND NEVER NEVER AGAIN .... braking was not the issue but turning, now that was another story .... it wanted to pick up the rear of the p/u in the turn and shove it straight ahead .... THANK God for 4x4 engaged point the front wheels and GIVE IT S**T .... NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN .... stupid stupid stupid ...LOL ..... but what do I know
BUT as he now has settled the dipute here nickendall has finally returned with the info on the trailer, it's air-brake equiped and he's seeking a semi to tow it safely home .... BRAVO !
Your math is off.My 3500 is 7,200 lbs., trailer is 6,000 lbs.,app. weight of load on the trailer no more than say 6,000 lbs which now totals 19,200 lbs.Perfectly safe and legal.