Towing Stuff

[89Suburban]

This is where I walk away from this thread.

 

[davbell22602]

WTF, PO is towing a 25,000lb GVW trailer with a ****** Nissan? You shouldn't be towing that with your truck, and I shouldn't be towing it with my box van either. That's a Medium Duty vehicle requirement at minumum. And it is a 2 5/16 ball needed for that. No such thing as a 2 3/8 that I've ever seen. 1 7/8, 2in, 2 5/16 is all I know of, or at least the most common.

I doubt there was 25k of weight on the trailer when PO was towing. I'd say more like 10-15K at the most. But yea I get what your saying.

 

[HotRodPC]

I doubt there was 25k of weight on the trailer when PO was towing. I'd say more like 10-15K at the most. But yea I get what your saying.

Doesn't make a ****. Do you know how much steel it takes to carry 25,000lbs? I'd say you're talking a 4000lb traiiler probably more like 6000lbs. My rollback weight over 17,000, so put a Burb and a 3/4 ton Pickup on my Rollback and you'd have 25,000 lbs. Now how much trailer do you think it will take to a My Pete, a Burb and a Pick-Up? And you're towing that with a Nissan? I bet you the damn thing has a GCVWR of no more than 7500lbs and you'd tow a 10-15K trailer? Don't forget to the add the weight of the Nissan to that 10-15K. This idiot deserved to have his bumper ripped off. He needs his pecker ripped off too so he don't reproduce.

 

[davbell22602]

Doesn't make a ****. Do you know how much steel it takes to carry 25,000lbs? I'd say you're talking a 4000lb traiiler probably more like 6000lbs. My rollback weight over 17,000, so put a Burb and a 3/4 ton Pickup on my Rollback and you'd have 25,000 lbs. Now how much trailer do you think it will take to a My Pete, a Burb and a Pick-Up? And you're towing that with a Nissan? I bet you the damn thing has a GCVWR of no more than 7500lbs and you'd tow a 10-15K trailer? Don't forget to the add the weight of the Nissan to that 10-15K. This idiot deserved to have his bumper ripped off. He needs his pecker ripped off too so he don't reproduce.

Yep, He had that some weight on that 26x8 trailer. He had the forks to the GMC, several pieces of 8 ft long angle iron, oil tank, 2 willy jeep motors, ford 1 ton rearend 10 lug, 20 8-10ft long of concrete pipe, 3-4 transmissions, etc. You better have a good floor jack to jack the tongue up to get it on the hitch of a truck cause the trailer puts marks in the ground where ever wheels sit cause how heavy trailer.

 

[HotRodPC]

Many times you can't fix stupid. If you've told the guy it's to much and he don't listen, then separate yourself from that situation so you don't look stupid too. Not saying don't be his friend, but don't get involved in helping him trying to make it work. I'd just reiterate to him, it's not a safe tow and this time it was only truck that got tore up, next time it might be a person that gets tore up.

 

[skysurfer]

Anyone else having deja vu?

 

[HotRodPC]

As a matter of fact...

 

[bucket]

Anyone else having deja vu?

I thought you said that already.

 

[oneluckypops]

I knew when I read the title to this thread it was gonna be something stuiped bit figured what the hell been a long day I need a good laugh and clicked on it.

Dave first of all, 25,000 would be suicide to put behind your pickup truck, hell it would be even behind either of my trucks. There is a big difference in being able to PULL the weight and being able to STOP the weight!!!!!!!!!
You dont need a pintle hitch nor do you need a 2 5/16 ball hitch. Be real you "tow" lawnmowers, a little lumber, and your ole lady. A trailer with a 1 7/8 or 2" ball is all you need, Just have the Goverment buy you a 16' trailer thats as big as you need.

Another thing alot of states is illegal to use mobilehome axles for trailers, Missouri is 1 of the smart states that outlawd that kind of stuiped ****.

 

[davbell22602]

I can get a homemade trailer vin for $5 in VA. I wouldnt tow it with my truck anyways. I doubt I tag it for 25k probably more like 15k. I would use the GMC to tow it.

 

[oneluckypops]

I can get a homemade trailer vin for $5 in VA. I wouldnt tow it with my truck anyways. I doubt I tag it for 25k probably more like 15k. I would use the GMC to tow it.

Dude even 15K would be suicide on your truck? Frickin think about it, its a half ton with a 4L60E it is RATED FOR GVWR OF 6000LBS NOT 15000

 

[HotRodPC]

My tandem axle trailers that were built by trailer manufactures were rated at 7000lb with 2 3500lb axles and electric brakes on 1 axle. The same electric controller will also control 2 axles with brakes, so you can get the brake kits off of eBay and put brakes on both axles. Dual brakes usually aren't needed but I did anyway just because and figured they'd last longer, and I also did carry more than 7000lb on my trailer at times.

What are you wanting to pull Dave? You might even get by with a 5x10 single 3500lb trailer.

 

[davbell22602]

My tandem axle trailers that were built by trailer manufactures were rated at 7000lb with 2 3500lb axles and electric brakes on 1 axle. The same electric controller will also control 2 axles with brakes, so you can get the brake kits off of eBay and put brakes on both axles. Dual brakes usually aren't needed but I did anyway just because and figured they'd last longer, and I also did carry more than 7000lb on my trailer at times.

What are you wanting to pull Dave? You might even get by with a 5x10 single 3500lb trailer.

It undecided on what gonna pull with it. Might end up using to haul that dozer or hauling vehicles. I can get complete trailer axles w/leaf springs rated up to 30k from place that 45in away from home.

 

[smurph20]

OK how kept my mouth shut till you said DOZER. YOu think your gonna pull the trailer and a dozer on it with a half ton. Doesnt matter even if you have trailer brakes anything less then a one ton duelly isnt enough even then it might not be enough.

 

[davbell22602]

OK how kept my mouth shut till you said DOZER. YOu think your gonna pull the trailer and a dozer on it with a half ton. Doesnt matter even if you have trailer brakes anything less then a one ton duelly isnt enough even then it might not be enough.

Who said anything about pulling it with half ton truck. The GMC I'm talking about has max gross rating of 37k and 12k min gross rating.