renovator
Well-Known Member
773 has a capacity of 50 tons. D8k weighs just north of 40. High center of gravity though.
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Overload of the Day
- Thread starter Birken Vogt
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Purchases based on trailer length
repowerguy
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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Nige
Senior Member
Finally found it. A Celine fits far better into a 789 dump body than an 8K does into a 773. Location Zambia - late 1990s.
skyking1
Senior Member
Come along little buddy. Timon and Pumbaa
That picture of the cat grader on the gooseneck trailer doesn’t look right. None of the truck or trailer tires are squatted which they should be for that weight. I would think the weight of the trailer and grader combined would be in the range of 25-30k lbs
hosspuller
Senior Member
Trailer looks to be tandem dual tired... rated likely at least 20K or more. Although the truck is a single rear wheel. Luckily the grader is mostly on the trailer.
Nige
Senior Member
Just like the USPS parcels slogan - "If it fits, it ships"
That's not a big deal for that kind of trailer. Also hard to say they could be 12k axles. Those trailers are all generally so overbuilt, I know when I considered throwing a 3rd axle under mine I was told they made the 2-10k and 3-10k trailers exactly the same minus the axle. Aside from the tow vehicle, you aren't going to hurt that trailer. Also virtually all the tires i've seen were rated for 3k a piece at least.
skyking1
Senior Member
This one should be titled NEVERLOAD of the day, but I don't think we see enough of these to count.
I call it the FL3stupid.
If you look closely that is a 16K Pintle bolted on, right above a
Wait for it
2" receiver :facepalm:
The bed is too tall for any stock goosenecks, so it is truly a worthless Egg hauler IMO.
It is an auto so you can't even play big rig convoy trucker with the shift lever.
I call it the FL3stupid.
If you look closely that is a 16K Pintle bolted on, right above a
Wait for it
2" receiver :facepalm:
The bed is too tall for any stock goosenecks, so it is truly a worthless Egg hauler IMO.
It is an auto so you can't even play big rig convoy trucker with the shift lever.
Spud_Monkey
Senior Member
Someone is trying to compensate for a few inches they don't have
skyking1
Senior Member
Those were the eggs I was talking about.
FWD
Senior Member
I had a Cat 112 grader that I hauled on a 20 ton trailer, maybe a little longer than that trailer, but I pulled it with a tandem dump truck, both had air brakes , no problem at all. Probably around 21000 lb grader. I don't know if I like his set up for stopping or pulling, but I suppose okay if you're careful.
FWD
FWD
Willie B
Senior Member
I love it. It'd be my dream vehicle.....nearly. I'd want a dump body to haul some stuff occasionally, and I could haul as big a motor RV as Mrs. B chooses.
I now have a converted fire truck, it'd need some dressing up to tow the camper. Paint I can handle, but Air conditioning I haven't figured out.
Goosenecks aren't essential, there are some big tow behinds.
Mine has a 2.5" receiver & a pintle. I currently tow 23000 lbs.
skyking1
Senior Member
See what I mean? Bed too high? check.
wimpy small pintle? check.
2" receiver? checkity check check check.
If I had that toter It would have a custom california hauler flatbed with some sides I could fold up and down to actually load some things on it without a forklift or stepladder, Gooseneck hitch, and at least a big receiver plus a 6K pintle on something other than a piece of tin across the back of the frame. that thing could handle a 24K pintle trailer easily.
wimpy small pintle? check.
2" receiver? checkity check check check.
If I had that toter It would have a custom california hauler flatbed with some sides I could fold up and down to actually load some things on it without a forklift or stepladder, Gooseneck hitch, and at least a big receiver plus a 6K pintle on something other than a piece of tin across the back of the frame. that thing could handle a 24K pintle trailer easily.
csthompson12
Well-Known Member
I agree that truck with the pickup bed is silly. I saw a similar one at my local International dealer and I just shook my head. Would need a step ladder to access the bed. Hitch doesn’t look too bad.. What are you saying, just too light of a setup for that truck?
skyking1
Senior Member
Yes that pintle hitch is rated for a 16,000 lb trailer. I have a pintle hitch like that on my 1 ton truck and also on a two and a half inch for my dump truck. Above that receiver is a heavy duty one rated for 6,000 lb of tongue weight.
He could easily have a much heavier pintle hitch on that class of truck.
But the real crime is not having a two and a half inch receiver on the back of a truck that big. Think about it it's the same receiver that you'd see on the back of a Toyota, LOL!
He could easily have a much heavier pintle hitch on that class of truck.
But the real crime is not having a two and a half inch receiver on the back of a truck that big. Think about it it's the same receiver that you'd see on the back of a Toyota, LOL!