I would be more concerned about what you
can stop. Most heavy half ton trucks do not have the brakes needed to
haul a trailer that large. Hills or not you always need to be able to
stop in a controlled fashion. The brakes on a ¾ are significantly larger
than the heavy half and on a 1 ton they get even bigger. I have seen to
many accidents where the truck had the power to pull the load, but did not have
the brakes to stop it.
Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
584 Romie Howard Rd.
Yoncalla OR 97499
541-849-2460
866-241-1531 (toll-free)
home.centurytel.net/mfarm
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CowboyMagic2004@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005
2:37 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Truck pulling
capacities
Hi. Am interested in feedback on
whether anyone has pulled GN (22' floor length with LQ) aluminum
with a Heavy Half GMC short box 4 X 4, Vortec V8 350 engine. We live in a
very flat Prairie area, so no need to pull up or down hills or
mountains. Any thoughts on what minimum size truck is required to
pull a trailer this size (approx. weight loaded 10 - 11,000 lbs)? Thanks.
