30,000 lbs behind the Ram
Clicky The Rams time was almost exactly what I expected out of a 385 hp engine. Using the same formula the 440 HP Powerstroke should have made the run in 10.5 minutes.
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transamz9 wrote:4x4ord wrote:ShinerBock wrote:transamz9 wrote:
Hauling to market is one thing but around here the farmers haul from farm to farm and they do it with their pick up trucks and I promise you a 30,000# trailer load of cattle is not uncommon behind a 1 ton truck.
Even at that, my point is that RVers are NOT what these truck manufacturers are marketing to. How many 500# bails of tobacco do you think you can get on a 30' deck? Hay? Tractor with implement? Then you have construction. We pull 30,000# trailers quite often with "1 ton" trucks and cross the scales with them. Believe me, it's more common than you think and now we can do it with trucks that are "rated" by the manufactures to do it.
I am curious as to what kind of trailers you use since most 32 footers are limited to 20-22k GVWR. Heck, even the commercial 40 ft stock trailers are limited to 20-24k GVWR. I know a lot of farmers who "think" they are hauling way more than they actually are mainly because most don't actually weight what they are pulling. In regards to this, I will have to see it to believe it and even then I believes that this is a very very very small percentage of farmers and ruck buyers. The vast majority(as in 99.9%) will never even come close to towing a 30k trailer and what I mean by that is a the trailer actually weighing 30k, not the truck and trailer combined weighing 30k. A combined 30k only means you are pulling a 21-22k trailer.
I agree that, at the present time, the vast majority of trailers being towed by pickups is much lighter than 30,000 lbs. On the other hand it doesn't take much of a load to reach 30,000 lbs with a big truck. As the pickups become more capable they will be used more and more for these light (30,000 lb) trailers.
You are correct. In the construction world it is much more convenient to be able to hook up and go with a load than to have to wait for a truck that is designed to carry much much more to come pick it up. It's also a lot easier getting into job sites with a pickup and 30' gooseneck than a semi and a 48-53' trailer.
Exactly. My 2005 SRW 1-ton Dodge has pulled some BIG loads between sites. My only rule is I try stay below 5k of pin weight so the 80psi E-tires are good.
Not only does the size of pickups make them easier but when it's raining 3500-5500 4x4s are often the only option. It's no fun trying to get a 389 freed up from 6 inches of mud. It takes a long time and that's $ down the drain.
