hauling N's

[Elvin Frank]

Has anyone ever hauled (2) N's on one trailer with a half ton truck? Similar to a 1994 GMC 1500 with 350 cu.

 

[ford5600]

i haven"t tried it but it would be a good load on it but run your trans. in drive not over drive. it can handle it. to where your hauling it and put the heaviest tractor in the front to balance the weight. put plenty of tie downs on it to look more legal.

 

[Pip]

I haul my 843 Bobcat (6500#) on a 5 ton trailer behind my 2005 Sierra w/ 4.8L, automatic. It does have a tow package, and electric brakes. I figure I'm about at 10,000# gross. Generally it not about moving- it's about stopping. I'd wonder more about the trailer than the truck. Of course for a longer haul it'd be more of an issue.

 

[Ultradog MN]

How far and how often?
What kind of trailer?
Lot of factors.
Pickup will normally do more than it is rated for.
For a while.
Brakes are as big an issue as anything. Got good ones on the trailer?
I would rather have the ability to stop good than the ability to bully my way down the road. with big HP.

 

[Hubert(tx]

I have a 94 chevy K1500 1/2 ton rated for the 7500.the breaks will stop truck and load with no problem But only a fool would not have breaks on there trailer.one way you can find out if your truck can pull the weight is to look for oil cooling lines going from oil filter to radiator.
with cool oil you can pull all day long.

 

[Hubert(tx]

O i forgot your GMC is not like a cheep ford truck you can put it in over drive OK the only time you take it out is when your tranny down shifts a lot thin you put it into drive.

 

[Elvin Frank]

the truck has the additional cooler for the transmission, and there are some lines running from the oil filter to the radiator, i saw them while changing the oil and didn't know what they were can you elaborate?

 

[Elvin Frank]

The trailer is a 20' tandem with 7000# axles, the trailer can handle the load, just wasn't sure about the transmission in the truck, will have brakes as well, only would haul that load once or twice a year less than 100 miles round trip, the old man thinks the tranny wouldn't last 20 miles and i've learned not to second guess him so much, just thought i'd get some other input, thanks in advance

 

[old]

Automatics are not well known to hold up well to pulling heavy loads but then again it depends on how they are set up. Me I would never use one to pull a load but then again I also HATE them. But I'm also old school as trannys go. That said as long as the trailer has it own brakes you should be able to haul 2 Ns at as time as long as your not talking say a brush hog and fluid in the tires and who knows what else at the same time. An 8N comes in at around 2500lbs with no fluid so that is around 500lbs for 2. Now if was my truck no problem but it is a heavy half Chev with a 4 speed and I have scaled out at over 14,000 more the once

 

[Elvin Frank]

I myself have more faith in a manual transmission as well, I appreciate the reply

 

[old]

Oh just a little back ground about me. I have been driving legal since the age of 14 and have over 1.5 mil mils under my belt. Yep if it does not shift by hand I do not like it. That said sad fact is I have a truck with an auto and I HATE IT. I can not tell if it is shifting as it should and I know it is sucking down to much gas for what it is. Shoot starting to thin my 1980 Chev gets more MPG then this Mitsubishi does. My Chev gets 16 or so and last I checked this small tuck was getting 15mpg

 

[Elvin Frank]

I have a sticker on the door jam that sayes do not tow anything in OD

 

[heybusdriver]

I think it depends where you are towing it to and the terrain. You may do reasonable on flat land for a while , you come to any hills ( I mean hills not cow patties) you will be "suckin "up hill and down hill you will be "pushing" wind. Automatics heat up pretty quick, I had a 89 GMC pulling 1 8N , was very costly $700 used motor , $500 towing bill back home with trailer and tractor. Distance 100 miles.

Stan
1949 8N146710
1949 8N179555
1949 8N197904
1950 8N254079
1951 8N362039

& a 1950 parts tractor
In a pear tree

 

[Leroy]

Loaded or unloaded tires, a ton of weight difference there. Then what transmission do you have? On my 1974 Chevy 2 wheel drive 1/2 ton with 350 and automatic I would not hesitate to do it. Used to haul grain wagons with that much weight all the time. Think my camper weighs that much. I had one of the good model transmissions though and no overdrive. I am 66 and since I have been driving have had only 5 stick shift transmissions starting with a 49 Chevy 3600, a 1 ton 50 international, a 48 Buick, a 63 Rambler and a 67 Rambler and that was given to me by my wife's Aunt that was bought new by them at 11 years of age with 32,000 mile and wrecked for at least the 3rd. time. Will not even look at a vehical with a stick to buy.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Hauled one on a light duty two axle trailer with a FWD 95 Dodge Dakota from Arkansas to central North Carolina. The Dakota had over 150,000 miles, a 3.9 liter six, and an automatic transmission. Note that this included many miles in the mountains. No problem. I think your truck will do just fine if your head does its part.

 

[D Squared]

(quoted from post at 19:22:08 02/14/10) Has anyone ever hauled (2) N's on one trailer with a half ton truck? Similar to a 1994 GMC 1500 with 350 cu.

Just curious..... if it's "Similar to a 1994 GMC 1500 with 350 cu"....What is it really?

 

[Lumpy]

Back up a second Frank. You say the trailer is a 20ft tandem axle, with 7000# axles. Is that 7000#'s combined (2-3500# axles)? OR is it 14,000 (2-7000# axles)?

 

[Elvin Frank]

It could be a Chevrolet. It could be year model anywhere from 1989 to 1098, all them could be SIMILAR to 1994 model

 

[Elvin Frank]

(2) 7000# axles

 

[Hubert(tx]

the line from oil filter to radiator is your oil cooling line.For your engine oil

 

[Hubert(tx]

has your trans ever ben worked on ,i have a shifter kit which is beefed up and wont blow behind the basket my original used to pull a 30' Dutchman all the time,of 7500+ LBS.for about 12 years.

 

[Lumpy]

How much does the trailer weight empty? My biggest concern would be tongue weight. Whats the condition of the trans. I pulled a HD tandem axle dump trailer with a 1998 Chevy K1500. Truck was equipt with the heaviest tow package GM had to offer for a 1/2 ton truck at the time. I made 4 trips to the land fill with that trailer loaded with shingles. Truck, trailer, and load scaled right at 15,000# each trip. Truck and empty trailer scaled at tad under 10,000#. And yes the trailer had brakes on both axles. BTW, at the time the truck had 149,000 miles on it and the tranny had never been out of it.

 

[Woodchuck]

I pull mine all the time with a Dodge 1500 360 ci. With brakes on the trailer it's no problem. Hardly know it's there.

I pulled a 6K lb. 22 foot camper from upstate NY to Tucson Az by way of Bolder Co. in July 2001
with a D2500 318 ci lowtop conversion Van. Comming back home we got up to around 12,000 feet.
No issues except having to get used to the Temp guage running higher than normal.