Bnorth
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Felt like thinning the school children and nun population yesterday so rolled the dice and went up the hill, yes that is a 174.
Sled deck on 1/2 ton?
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Shouldn't that be "yes, those are 174's." ?????
skegpro
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You know I once had to pull my skid steer with my f150.
So I put 80lbs in the bags.
Sat level, pulled good.
Then a month later I was on the QE2 going to YEG when I felt a vibration.
Had 7 broken wheel studs.
Close call.
I feel this is similar.
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hbar218
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2 sleds and a deck is probably same weight as a skidsteer and trailer, so yeah i see it being similar, lol
skegpro
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Well I didn't put the skid steer and the trailer on the sled deck, but if you understand how a trailer works the tongue puts weight on the rear axle.
Axle weight I bet your not far off.
But I think more so it is the constant hammering once you get so much pressure in the bags to level the load.
Zero suspension.
Anyways back to sled decks.
Bnorth
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One is a 163
What bags? And we went up owslhead so it's not as rough as the QE2
skegpro
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Those Firestone load levelers that you put in your half ton to turn it into a one ton.
It’s probably not as heavy as most people think. Most of the sled is in the air so that weight doesn’t count.....
Caper11
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That full lotus deck is almost as heavy as a sled! Lol
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Bnorth
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Nah I put f350 springs in it so now it is a 1 ton
medler
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As long as you have winter air in your tires and bags I can’t see the problem. I’ve been told that running summer air in winter really screws up the balance though
tex78
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Last year it was worse lol
tex78
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Ya know, I've helped unload that deck outa that truck, and that deck is just about as heavy as my old steel deck I had
It was way more than I thought, being aluminum
Joholio
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Haha thats a sexy b!tch on drr driver side too hahahaha
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Joholio
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oh my lol
Scotford
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oh my lol
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Scotford
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So I did my own test ... got everything loaded for my trip on my 2017 F-150... which includes a full lotus deck, 800 axys, all my gear, extra 160L of gas under deck, tire chains and tools ... went over to my local scale and oh **** ....
Front axle = 1550kg rated 1633kg
Rear axle = 1990kg rated 1724kg
Total truck = 3530kg rated 3198kg
So I'm over 587lbs on my rear axle and 732lbs on total truck ...
This was an eye opener as I always thought I was at legal weight with just one sled on my 150 ....
So now what .... Lol ... gonna go this trip anyways ..
Front axle = 1550kg rated 1633kg
Rear axle = 1990kg rated 1724kg
Total truck = 3530kg rated 3198kg
So I'm over 587lbs on my rear axle and 732lbs on total truck ...
This was an eye opener as I always thought I was at legal weight with just one sled on my 150 ....
So now what .... Lol ... gonna go this trip anyways ..
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