What's the biggest towed?

[fordmandan87]

i towed an 80 dodge w300 in the snow that damn thing weighed about 10,000 lbs the ranger did not like it very much but it definatley sucked it up and hauled it the two mle we had to go

 

[PlumCrazy]

My truck normally has a little rake to it anyway, I would say it was squatting about 2-3" in the rear. A Bobcat S-130 (w/ no bucket) weights 5,235-lb (2375-kg), and the trailer is a HD homemade beast probably weighs 1200lb.lol

-PlumCrazy

 

[Will]

Skid loaders are designed to have 70% of the weight on the rear axle empty and 70% on the front axle with the bucket full. That makes the 30% axle, front/empty, rear/loaded, skid around the 70% axle. That 5,235 is probably with the bucket (it's the listed operating weight--can't operate it without the bucket). That means about 3,500# of the weight is over the trailer axles and 1,500# is 36" forward of the trailer axle and probably 7' behind the hitch of the truck. So 650# of the loader's weight is contributing to the tongue of your trailer--which with the spindly looking A-frame and those big ramps means you have maybe 750-800# of tongue weight there. Just an experienced guess.

Put the loader on there backwards and run it as far back as it can go and post a picture.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Skid loaders are designed to have 70% of the weight on the rear axle empty and 70% on the front axle with the bucket full. That makes the 30% axle, front/empty, rear/loaded, skid around the 70% axle. That 5,235 is probably with the bucket (it's the listed operating weight--can't operate it without the bucket). That means about 3,500# of the weight is over the trailer axles and 1,500# is 36" forward of the trailer axle and probably 7' behind the hitch of the truck. So 650# of the loader's weight is contributing to the tongue of your trailer--which with the spindly looking A-frame and those big ramps means you have maybe 750-800# of tongue weight there. Just an experienced guess.

Put the loader on there backwards and run it as far back as it can go and post a picture.

We normally put the Bobcat on backwards when its behind the F-350, but I put it on with wieght over the trailer axles for a reason. I was impressed more by the stopping power my truck had with that much weight behind it (There are no trailer brakes either.) The only reason I pulled it with my truck was because we need to move some snow at work and the F-350 hadnt been plugged in or ran in the last 3 weeks. (0 degree weather and a cold diesel dont go together).

-PlumCrazy

 

[ozziemo27]

I put it in 4 LOW to get them started up out of the field, up the small incline to get on the road, and then when I got them rolling I put it in High and went about 20 mph at MOST.

Correct me if I'm wrong but do you not have to stop and put it in park/neutral and come to a complete stop to switch into 4 low? I know you have to do it on mine with an auto tranny and auto transfer-case. If so, this story doesn't sound right.

 

[Joseph61189]

Update on my biggest tow.. 19ft aluminum, boat itself is 1350lbs dry weight, not sure on trailer weight, havent gotten plates for it yet. Makes it to 45mph in decent time, barely gets to 55mph

 

[ChopTop84]

the F-350 hadnt been plugged in or ran in the last 3 weeks. (0 degree weather and a cold diesel dont go together).
-PlumCrazy

If the glowplug circuit is working correctly, and the truck has good batteries, then Powerstrokes are rated to -10 degrees before needing the block heater. The block heater is just a convenience for those that dont like to wait for the heater to blow warm air.

The most I hauled with my old 94 ranger 4x4 was four 55gallon drums of diesel fuel from Enumclaw, up to the top of Tiger Summit on highway 18, then offroad another 9 miles to the ACTUAL top of Tiger Mnt to refill the backup genset fuel tank for the radio station transmitters. So just shy of 1600lbs.

The most Ive made my bronco-II haul, is my 18ft jetboat from Tacoma to Moses Lake and back, over Snoqualmie pass. Made the wife drive too, because I was following her with the F350 towing the toy hauler. Stupid WA law says I cant double tow in this state, so gotta use two rigs. The boat and trailer scale just under 3,000lbs. Bronco ran good, and actually, gets better MPG after that tow, than before, and that was with the A/C on too!!

 

[PlumCrazy]

If the glowplug circuit is working correctly, and the truck has good batteries, then Powerstrokes are rated to -10 degrees before needing the block heater. The block heater is just a convenience for those that dont like to wait for the heater to blow warm air.

The glow plugs in our 7.3 have had sorts of issues. We finally did track don the problem though. It turned out to be a bad fuel heater, the heater element in under the filter was shirting out against the housing and blowing the glowplug fuse/burning up the relay. We figured it out after replacing the glowplug harness, batteries, and cleaning up all the grounds.

-PlumCrazy

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

I've recently started pulling a 24 foot travel trailer weighing in at 4100lbs dry (usually around 4600lbs loaded with gear and water) behind my 05 sport trac.

 

[Will]

Correct me if I'm wrong but do you not have to stop and put it in park/neutral and come to a complete stop to switch into 4 low? I know you have to do it on mine with an auto tranny and auto transfer-case. If so, this story doesn't sound right.

Well, I've never tried it on an RBV but I used to do that on an AMG 5-ton. Pulling a howitzer through deep sand was too much for the non-turbo 14-liter Cummins. I would start in low, get up to fifth and then hammer down on the t-case lever to pop it into high range and grab 3rd. If you can find the exact moment when there is no load--positive or negative--on the drivetrain it will go. Wasn't meant to be done, but there's not enough gears if you don't. A 2-speed axle isn't synchronized either. It's about the same on that. You hit the switch, roll off the gas and when the axle is unloaded it pops into the other gear and you roll on the gas again.

I haven't tried it on a 13-5#, but I wouldn't call the story BS unless I did. Which I won't. I leave it between him and Jesus.

 

[blizzle09]

I had about ten 2 ft long 3 ft wide rounds of wet wood. I dont know how much it weighed. But loading it was a B*tch. lol

 

[shane96ranger]

These were with my old 91 Explorer (M5OD and Manual X-Case). I don't know if this counts for "towing", but I've pulled a Semi with a 52 foot trailer out of the docks at work which are on a steep downward slope. It was on ice and had zero traction. I also pulled a stuck UPS truck out of a mud and ice hole; this thing was STUCK. My Ex was tan and I asked the UPS guy "what can tan do for you?"

I was however unable to pull a Crown Electric lift out of a 2 foot deep gravel pit. Mostly because I was sinking too and needed a longer tow strap. A guy at work has a V10 Super Duty that pulled it out like it was a rag doll.

I also frequently pull stuck fork lifts and the Bobtail out of the ice at work with the Ranger.

No pics though, Sorry.

 

[02 ranger]

HAHA, my 02 4x4 ranger can barely pull its own weight. But i have had about 10 bags of as 700 (calf medicine) which each one weighing in at 50 pounds. Didn't squat too much and didn't tell a difference in drive. Now with my 2008 ford 2-250 cc 4x4 lariat i pull my 30 foot goose neck full of cattle about 3 times a day about 30 miles each way. Truck handles it awesome thanks to the spartan 210 tow performance tune and intake, straight pipe exhaust... yeah dynoed at 470 hp and 1025 lb/ft torque!
Ford muscle FTW!!!

 

[ChopTop84]

210 tow performance tune and intake, straight pipe exhaust... yeah dynoed at 470 hp and 1025 lb/ft torque!
Ford muscle FTW!!!

Hmmm, time to bump that tune up a little. The local crazy canadian in my neck of the woods is getting 533hp outta his 08 with the same mods.

I can *barely* break 300hp with my '00 7.3. To get to 500 is gonna cost me alot more.

 

[jonesey]

5th wheel hitch

Hey all, I pull a 18.5' 5th wheel camp trailer with my 2002 4.0 4x4. Electric brakes and common sense can go a long way. I had to shorten the rails to fit in the box and cut slots in bedliner to expose rails. I have lots of pictures if anyone wants to see.