BuddhaKat
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Thanks.F O A = Frame On Axle
Thanks.F O A = Frame On Axle
What's the goal? Overload to failure?
If you get in an accident, the SP will surely be investigating. They have a clue, you're not going to pull the wool over their eyes. Then your insurance company will find out. Depending on what type of property damage you incur or how badly you injure someone, I can see you may blow your whole life's savings in court after your insurance company backs out. Seems expensive to me.
i had the truck weighed recently it weighed 5420 w/ 1/2 a tank of gas.
03 2500 dodge ram hemi 2wd 8ft bed the truck weighed 10,040 lbs:jawdrop: i couldnt believe it yes i was 1540 pounds over the limit of the truck but she handled it beautifly. not bad for having 4620lbs in the bed. you would never know how heavy the load was as the truck dosent really squat. also you cant see what im carrying when i got the "box" set up. man i love this truck
i was all excited when he told me 5 tons i was like what???? then i gota little noisy yeah!!!! that truck is awesome!!!!
The guys you see going down the road with plywood on the roof and them holding it on by hand are good to go so long as they don't have Joe's Contracting on the side of the vehicle.
Here's a load I took the other day. Completely bottomed out the rear springs. 80+ mile drive to get home. Brakes got a little hot going down the hill.
Not bad for a little F150, eh?
The first though that comes to mind is part of Newton's first law which in part says "an object in motion tends to stay in motion".
F150 hits large fixed object and deccelerates rapidly. 60mph to 0 in less than a second.
Thousands of pounds of logs in bed continue on at 60mph slowed down a little more gradually by back window of truck, seats, heads of occupants, front windshield...
I hate to be Captain Killjoy but I've been a FF/Medic for 13 years and although I've never encountered this exact scenario I've seen a couple people die violent and gruesome deaths with one common theme - serious lack of good judgement. Let's all have fun but be safe and smart.
man the d.o.t would have fun with you here they love that stuff tom trees
It's not a Commercial MV if it's not in commerce. Thus outside the enforcement of the FMCSAs. Definition of a Comm MV is over 10,000 lbs (combination) AND in commerce. man your wrong here in ny now they go after joe homeowner and how do i now this one of my tennets is the top dot cop four the city i live in they love it your looking at $2000 to $4000 in fines+ impound every state is different on the back roads its not feds it go under local pd tom trees
The first though that comes to mind is part of Newton's first law which in part says "an object in motion tends to stay in motion".
F150 hits large fixed object and deccelerates rapidly. 60mph to 0 in less than a second.
Thousands of pounds of logs in bed continue on at 60mph slowed down a little more gradually by back window and roof of truck, seats, heads of occupants, front windshield...wouldn't need the Jaws of Life at this wreck.
I hate to be Captain Killjoy but I've been a FF/Medic for 13 years and although I've never encountered this exact scenario I've seen a couple people die violent and gruesome deaths with one common theme - serious lack of good judgement. Let's all have fun but be safe and smart.
To make matters worse, I'm driving in Collyfornia. Man, those drivers are lost in space sometimes.The first though that comes to mind is part of Newton's first law which in part says "an object in motion tends to stay in motion".
F150 hits large fixed object and deccelerates rapidly. 60mph to 0 in less than a second.
Thousands of pounds of logs in bed continue on at 60mph slowed down a little more gradually by back window and roof of truck, seats, heads of occupants, front windshield...wouldn't need the Jaws of Life at this wreck.
I hate to be Captain Killjoy but I've been a FF/Medic for 13 years and although I've never encountered this exact scenario I've seen a couple people die violent and gruesome deaths with one common theme - serious lack of good judgement. Let's all have fun but be safe and smart.
Whats wrong with a trailer, if you are gonna haul that kinda wood get a tandem with brakes and haul away!!! Much easier to load, much safer and 4 sets of brakes instead of 2. Just my 2 cents.
To make matters worse, I'm driving in Collyfornia. Man, those drivers are lost in space sometimes.
But starting this week I'll be using a 20' rental truck. It's got the safety wall between the load and cab. I'm still probably going to overload the hell out of it, but ya gotta pour on the wood while the fire's hot.
I'm trying to learn about matching appropriate truck size to weight load. I understand that many of you were worried that the OP's truck was way overloaded with that 4620 lbs of wood, and that he might not be able to stop in time or that the wood could cause a tragedy by crashing forward into the cab.
So the question is: If money were no object, what kind of truck WOULD you use to very safely haul 4,620 lbs of wood? I'm not trying to start a riot here, I'm just curious about choosing the right vehicle for the right payload.
I'll also google this subject for a calculator.
This thresher was given to me I only had to move it from norther Virginia to my place. If I knew how heavy it was I would have left it set. I pulled across the scales near home at 19450lbs behind a Dodge 1500 2WD. All te way home I never went over 40mph. No idea why barnie did not pull me over.
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