Beer Slayer
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Exactly why I like my long box....
Sled deck on 1/2 ton?
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Mike270412
Golden Boy
I sure hope he pulls a huge holiday trailer with that.
Caper11
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Maybe, I dont use sway control and it tows pretty nice with the short box.
Bikeswithtrax
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I put them both out on the passengers side, with the angle of the track going up it reduces the width over just sitting flat to.
While i have never measured it, probably about 9 feet wide or so the truck. Most of the weight is down on the box floor. I push the running boards together with just a piece of old inner tube cut off between them, tie the back sled to the front of the box, and the front sled to the back of the box so they don't slide back and forth. Then i have an old pillow i put between the A arms in the front, tie the two sleds together at the front, and then tie them down to the rings that are down low in the box so they cannot slide back, forward, or bounce up. I use five tie downs total, and once you do it a couple of times it is fast and easy.
Yes it is an 8 foot box, so just close the tailgate and done. I wouldn't try it with those tiny boxes on some trucks no larger than a car trunk.
Grinder
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So.. you are illegal at 9' wide just so you know. Max is 8.5'.
JayT
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He just needs a pilot truck...no big deal
Pistonbroke
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We should start a "holy fukk look at that guy!" thread for all the overloaded retards that pop up especially in camping season.
fj40
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No pilot truck needed just a permit ,
unless he considers the sleds to be farm equipment then he is go to go.
Correct, but still redneck as hell.
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Bogger
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Only require a placard & annual permit from 8.5' to 12.5' in Alberta, pilot is not required until you exceed 12' 6" …. My next boat will be 12' 5" Beam
Mike270412
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You can't "make" a wide load.
Rene G
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What kind of boat will this be?
Stompin Tom
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BC isnt that bad. You are good to 11.5' with only a flashing beacon and signs/flags(and permits), but no pilot car required on most highways during the day.
luvz da mud
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Me either, my shortie hauls my sled and my quad no problem.
If I worked construction or something like that where I needed every inch I could get I might consider a land yacht but for me. My short box serves me just fine. To suggest it's not a real truck cause of the shortie is absurd. That's like suggesting a long box is useless cause you can just buy an International CXT. Buy whatever works for you be it a mini truck or a semi or anything in between.
Bikeswithtrax
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To 10.5 wide just an annual permit and an orange flag tied to the side. My low beds are 10.5 wide here in BC without a load on them.
I own semi trucks and equipment, have a class 1 and air, haul over sized and over weight all the time.
I pulled into the scales one day on purpose and asked about my sleds when I had them in the truck. 3 guys looked and said tied down well, orange flag, good enough...and off we went.
My God some of you worry a lot about nothing.
What happens when you get your sled stuck if you worry about everything.
Do you sit and cry over it getting stuck or what???
I own semi trucks and equipment, have a class 1 and air, haul over sized and over weight all the time.
I pulled into the scales one day on purpose and asked about my sleds when I had them in the truck. 3 guys looked and said tied down well, orange flag, good enough...and off we went.
My God some of you worry a lot about nothing.
What happens when you get your sled stuck if you worry about everything.
Do you sit and cry over it getting stuck or what???
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Baraaaaaap Obama
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If that's a Platty then I'm sure the GVW is legit.
skegpro
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Joholio
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Baraaaaaap Obama
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Left kits and fake tits
Preach it brother!
