That’s A Bunch Of Grass!

RoyJ wrote:
That truck does NOT have 19.5s

F450 pickups of that gen came with the same tires as F350. 6k front GAWR, 9650 rear GAWR iirc.

Also, payload was lower than an F350 I believe. The only thing they had was a higher towing capacity to compete with Ram.

He's probably close to the rear tire limit of 12,800 lbs. However, that Dana 130 axle itself has plenty of capacity left (16k lbs)

If he had that weight there would be little space from top tire to bottom fender opening UNLESS he was bagged.

I also think you may be high on the tire capacity. Did you figure single or dual ?

There were two guys buying good grass hay for 60 dollars per bale in Eastern Washington and selling it across the mountain in Western Washington for 50 dollars per bale. One said the other "we are not making any money" and the other guy said "I think we need a bigger truck!"

That truck does NOT have 19.5s

F450 pickups of that gen came with the same tires as F350. 6k front GAWR, 9650 rear GAWR iirc.

Also, payload was lower than an F350 I believe. The only thing they had was a higher towing capacity to compete with Ram.

He's probably close to the rear tire limit of 12,800 lbs. However, that Dana 130 axle itself has plenty of capacity left (16k lbs)

Grit dog wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

thomasmnile wrote:
Just a bit of tail squat. :B

Actually it looks good and I stand by my comment it may be at or within the RAWR.

But to quote you....."How will it handle evasive maneuvers?" lol

With THAT load probably not well. But since it’s a DRW it may have a fighting chance!

Cummins12V98 wrote:

thomasmnile wrote:
Just a bit of tail squat. :B

Actually it looks good and I stand by my comment it may be at or within the RAWR.

But to quote you....."How will it handle evasive maneuvers?" lol

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Truck it's self is probably not overloaded. Take 10k off and then take 15% of the load that's only 6,450#. My pin is 6k and I am at my RAWR of 9,750#.

But the RV net weight police said...................

It's OK. He has helium in the tires.:B

thomasmnile wrote:
Just a bit of tail squat. :B

Actually it looks good and I stand by my comment it may be at or within the RAWR.

I am not ag familiar, nor am I familiar with a gooseneck trailer pin percentage. I suspect a minimum 25% hitch wt, and allowing 10K for truck, leaves 43K for trailer, with near 11K on the hitch ball. If truck axle is at 4K, that is around 15K on truck rear axle.

Makes the Ford look pretty stout/job ready. Maybe just can't see the line that reads "don't try this at home"!

I suppose they did not want to weigh/show rear axle wt.

Jerry

With just one strap on the load I betcha he's going from the field to the barn. The combo works fine for this type of work a few times a summer.
Looks like maybe 25 bales 3' X 4" X 8' which may weigh in the 1300 lbs range for around 32500 lbs of grass.
The F450 may weigh in the 10k range.
A GN trailer that size can weigh in the 10k range.

The triaxle dual tandem trailer may have 12k axles at 36000 GVWR. The hard part is guessing what percentage this trailer has for hitch loads all depending on axle placement on the trailer.
A 36000 GVWR trailer at 25 % = 9000 lbs well within 19.5" tires/wheels and axle assy....but short on F450 9100 RAWR spring pack ratings.