Chewbacca
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Just not enough air in the bags, ha handles it fine, but I'm towing the line of whats legal.
Lets see your tow vehicles!!!!!!!
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Mike270412
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That is correct.
Your towing the line of whats legal... AND your trailer AND the atv? Jesus.... That thing MUST be overloaded.
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Trailer is 5160lbs with a 730lb hitch weight, fully loaded GVWR is 7550lbs
Sportsman dry weight 770lbs
Trailer and Quad together say 8400lbs with fuel. Yah and you got everything else, like rum and doritos, maybe marshmallows or smokies, but just leave that out for now.
2008 F150 ratings maximum loaded trailer 9300lbs with a GCWR of 15,000. Curb weight of the truck is 5600lbs plus whatever you got in it and whoevers driving.
So with the math gives you, roughly 1000lbs to play with underneath the GCWR and yah probably a little bit of extra weight on the axle and hitch. Say its about as legal as the window tint if ya want, but with bags, stabilizer bars, and this year new leaf springs, for 220,000km the old Ford does well. Gotta make do with what ya got.
Mike270412
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You got tinted windows? ??!!!???
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As well as tire ratings. I'd worry about tires before anything else.
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Everybody's got valid points, tire ratings, axle ratings, but I know I'm definitely at the end of my f150 capabilities. Ran it like this for 3 seasons. Not to say it's right or safe but I take my time and she works.
So going forward I will dream of 3/4 tons and lets see some more rigs and keep the thread going.
So going forward I will dream of 3/4 tons and lets see some more rigs and keep the thread going.
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I bet he has illegal HID bulbs in his headlights as well. Prolific offender.
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How'd you get the front wheels up on the dry box like that, or whatever it is that its sitting on?
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Just a stock Ecoboost.
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Your right on the line, but at least your honest about it. I've been in that position too and it didn't take long before a bigger truck entered the picture. Will never look back. Biggest issue is braking power when you need it. Been there, shat our pants, praised the 1 ton. My point is that with all the suspension upgrades to make it safer, why not upgrading the brakes too!? Power Slot or Brembo rotors, Hawk high performance truck brake pads.... On my old Titan halfer it made a fair difference.
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My pal and I use fence planks with curved steel tabs screwed onto planks, they rest on the top box.
We strap the quad forward and back off the rear rack.
Good to have support under top box that stops it from bending,,, fuel tank or home made wood stands makes it strong in the center section. I'll post pictures of the one I'm building for my F-150.
I/we "use to" moved many a mobil homes with 1/2 tons at night time, Ha.
Start off in low range till you get to down hill grade and work t-case into high range,,, lots of chipping and grinding as it will go if man kind wants it too.
Fresh cut tree log between frame stopers and spring hangers will keep the hitch from digging into train track crossings.
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We strap the quad forward and back off the rear rack.
Good to have support under top box that stops it from bending,,, fuel tank or home made wood stands makes it strong in the center section. I'll post pictures of the one I'm building for my F-150.
I/we "use to" moved many a mobil homes with 1/2 tons at night time, Ha.
Start off in low range till you get to down hill grade and work t-case into high range,,, lots of chipping and grinding as it will go if man kind wants it too.
Fresh cut tree log between frame stopers and spring hangers will keep the hitch from digging into train track crossings.
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How is it on fuel?
If I ever gave up my diesel this would be the route I went.
Way better on fuel than my '13 5.7 with 3.73 diffs that's for dam sure I'm getting around 700km to a tank driving pretty hard, in my opinion all the 3/4tons should have 4.10 axels then the trans isn't shifting so much with the lower gear
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My 13pw with 4.54's is getting better milage than my 2010 1500 with 4.10's did.
I love the 4.54 ratio pulls like a freight train.
Both had / have the 5.7
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Ya with the new 6spd trans and the 4.10 it's spaced just right the 13s needed the lower gearing to keep with the 5.7 and older transmission, I drove one in '13 with the 4.54 and it's dam near to the set up in mine at least very comparable
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