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Sierra706 Senior Enthusiast

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If it was dire straights and a good friend was very desperate sure I'd do a short trip. Very slowly and carefully. But it seems like he has time to figure out an alternate that doesn't put you or your truck at risk so let him do just that

 

 

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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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Rent or borrow a 2500 or 3500. Did you ever feel that Little Rock back and forth when you let off the gas and apply the brakes with a heavy trailer? That is what breaks parts like transmission shafts, axles, etc.. been there.

 

 

Most trailer rental stores won't rent a flat car trailer to you if you only have a 1/2 ton truck.

aseibel Senior Enthusiast

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Its not the size of your engine that matters, it's your brakes. You could get a trailer moving with the v-6 (it would be very slow, but it would move) But the brakes on a 1500 are not designed to stop 10+ tons of moving weight (your truck + trailer)

 

I wouldn't worry too much about hauling it around the yard, or down a country road with no traffic. but once you enter suburbia with stop lights, kids running out into the road, soccer mom backing the minivan out into the street- you better be able to stop that thing.

truckguy82 Senior Enthusiast

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Its not the size of your engine that matters, it's your brakes. You could get a trailer moving with the v-6 (it would be very slow, but it would move) But the brakes on a 1500 are not designed to stop 10+ tons of moving weight (your truck + trailer)

 

I wouldn't worry too much about hauling it around the yard, or down a country road with no traffic. but once you enter suburbia with stop lights, kids running out into the road, soccer mom backing the minivan out into the street- you better be able to stop that thing.

Well most trailers pulling around that much weight do have brakes.

 

I realized yesterday I don't have a trailer brake controller though.

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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Check at your nearby Uhaul. They rent pickups. Including 3/4 and one ton models.

 

They advertise $19.95 per day. I'd assume HD's might be a little more.

B_SKY33 Enthusiast

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+1 on the renting another truck for this task. Your max towing is under 10K lbs so its not worth it IMO. Rent a 2500 for the day and this is an easy job. $70 to rent a truck vs the damage you can cause to yours is well worth it

L86 All Terrain Senior Enthusiast

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I loaded a 2008 Tahoe with a tandem dump trailer with 4 yards of granular 'A' here a couple weeks back. Gran A here is roughly 2,200lbs/yard with a normal moisture content. Trailer is another 2500. So yeah, I would do it, just take it easy. I hauled a 06 F350 crew cab power stroke (7,000lbs) on a 2,000lbs 20' deck-over behind my 6.2L as long as the trailer is loaded right with electric brakes and your not going through the rocky mountains or braking quickly it will be just fine. I wouldn't do it daily or you will need new leafs every 6 months. Keep in mind that if your in an accident and you are beyond your vehicle's GVWR your insurance can technically deny you.

jamin87ss Senior Enthusiast

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Enterprise rents 3/4, if my buddy was in a jam id find some slow back roads and do it, however being its a dump trailer it may attract the local authorities and in NY they have really cracked down on the lawn and roof guys for bei g overweight and load securement and permits

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