I think I MAY have exceeded the payload

[02RangerXLT]

German engineering?

 

[TheTopher]

German engineering?

 

[--weezl--]

unpimp ze auto

 

[garyl]

Nah, thats a handyman lowrider.

 

[rboyer]

If 2500lbs of weight is properly distributed across a trailer to ensure that the tongue weight doesn't exceed the max limit (I believe 500lbs?) Then I don't see any problem in pulling a load like that for a very short distance at low speeds. Of course it would also help if the trailer has brakes.

 

[racsan]

if anything the rear axle was on the bumpstops, i pulled a trailer once that was loaded with oak firewood, squatted my rear axle to the bumpstops, gave the front axle some lift. only problem was stopping, because i had transfered weight off the front axle, it would lock and slide the front tires trying to stop. only pulled this load from one end of town to the other. in 4L with the front hubs unlocked. felt like i was driving a big truck, rev,shift,rev,shift,rev,shift. i did wonder if i floored it in 1st if i could pull a wheelie. but then, what if the front end stayed up and didnt go down?

 

[--weezl--]

TOTALLY woulda been worth it! you shoulda done it!!!!

your braking issue, what you mentioned about the front locking up, is why trucks are so hard to set brakes up on, to begin with, because unloaded the back has no weight on them, but loaded, 90% of the weight is on the back... best to downshift to stop you, unless you have ABS, which SHOULD make sure the fronts keep turning, and all power SHOULD go to the rear, though, i've never tried it, so i can't say for sure

 

[CountryBoy78]

At least the roads were dry .........imagine if it was raining and you tried to stop

 

[CountryBoy704]

that ^ would have ended badly, but i have towed another ranger on a uhaul tow dolly with mine before...my leafs were curved in the wrong direction
but the old ranger perked right back up again and has been fine since so I wouldnt worry too much, not saying I would ever try that again though

 

[racsan]

i was just as careful as if it was snowy out, yeah, if i were to do that again, id have borrowed my dads 3/4 ton truck, and some of the wood would have gone in the truck. it felt like i was on a wet road when i had a light change on me and i had to hit the brakes hard.

 

[--weezl--]

when you are towing loads like that, in ANY vehicle, you should be more inclined to try to speed up to make it into the intersection, before it goes green for the other people, instead of trying to stop in next to no distance...

if you watch, a lot of professional semi truck drivers will do it when they are loaded up, i was on a double length bus (turn table in the middle) that was FULL of passengers, and even the bus driver did it, i was chatting with him at the time, he paused and said casually, "with this many people on the bus, i'm running that light whither i want to or not, the difference is if i want to be in there before other traffic starts going, or after, and of course, stopping in the middle of the intersection...

here in calgary, there is a 5 second yellow light, followed by a 2-3 second pause with all lights red, that gives you a lot of time to floor it to get through, if you can't get through in that time, then you have more than enough time to stop...

 

[TheTopher]

when you are towing loads like that, in ANY vehicle, you should be more inclined to try to speed up to make it into the intersection, before it goes green for the other people, instead of trying to stop in next to no distance...

if you watch, a lot of professional semi truck drivers will do it when they are loaded up, i was on a double length bus (turn table in the middle) that was FULL of passengers, and even the bus driver did it, i was chatting with him at the time, he paused and said casually, "with this many people on the bus, i'm running that light whither i want to or not, the difference is if i want to be in there before other traffic starts going, or after, and of course, stopping in the middle of the intersection...

here in calgary, there is a 5 second yellow light, followed by a 2-3 second pause with all lights red, that gives you a lot of time to floor it to get through, if you can't get through in that time, then you have more than enough time to stop...

Our lights aren't that long around here, and our cops will tell you that if you can't slow down in the allotted time, you're driving too fast.


Not that I disagree with you.

 

[--weezl--]

Tell them slowing down is called "impeding traffic" lol

 

[shane96ranger]

Here's another beauty:

 

[TheTopher]

Tell them slowing down is called "impeding traffic" lol

Do they have red light cameras around your way?