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    Just posted a neat video to YouTube, Check it out here.https://youtu.be/oZt5uwrAdA4

    Just posted a neat video to YouTube, Check it out here.https://youtu.be/oZt5uwrAdA4
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    1986 f700 8.2 DD Jake brake?

    20,000 lbs including the truck? I think I'll end up more like 36000.. :( Am I dreaming? its just the one hill really. I cna just put it in 1-2 low and crawl up?
  3. M

    1986 f700 8.2 DD Jake brake?

    Wondering if there is a jake brake out there for an 8.2. or anything of the sort that would work on my truck. It has juice brakes. I honestly am not sure if it has a tubo. I feel like a bad truck owner. Haven't had it long though. I don't think I've heard it though. I live at the top of a big...
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    Can I haul my excavator with my f700?

    Ok sounds good Ill check the axels and tire ratings. At the insurance place they said they can up the gvw as long as they don't go over the "maximum gvw" so I just need to up my gvw to about 40,000 lbs.
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    Can I haul my excavator with my f700?

    Oh truck tires? They are duallys. not sure the rating. if we are still talking about the trailer even at 6 per axle thats 18000 lbs and that is plenty. Is there a rule of thumb for tongue weight compared to trailer weight?
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    Can I haul my excavator with my f700?

    Yes hydraulic brakes. electric trailer brakes. The trailer is rated for about 20000 lbs so Im not worried wether the trailer can handle it just if the GVW on my insurance papers is the maximum combined vehicle weight I can operate with. The trailer has 3 single wheel axles. Thanks,
  7. M

    Can I haul my excavator with my f700?

    The trailer will have the excavator on it. so the total gvw will be about 16000 kgs 35000 lbs
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    Can I haul my excavator with my f700?

    Hi I have a 86 f700 dump truck with a net weight of 6700 kgs and a GVW of 13600 kgs. The excavator I want to haul is a hitachi 70 weighing about 7000 kgs. The trailer is a tri-axle U-build weight unknown. really heavy duty I beams. maybe 2000 kgs. Does anyone know the maximum GCVW of that...
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    I have a 1986 ford f700 and I am trying to figure out the maximum gcvw. Any idea how you would...

    I have a 1986 ford f700 and I am trying to figure out the maximum gcvw. Any idea how you would find that out?
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