How Much Is To Much?

[csheatz]

I figured I better post this for conversation sake.

 

All was well this morning until I was pulled out of a meeting because our company truck was stuck in our dock well, it would not start. They tried to jump it, but nothing worked. Well it was not going to move under its own power to the option was wait for a tow truck or get my truck and a big ass chain. (truck was already moved so it had air preasure to release the brakes)

 

After letting my truck warm up for 20min and a few laps around the parking lot (its was only about 12 degrees) I switched into 4low and tow mode, backed down into the truck well, put the chain around my hitch ball, put the truck in 1st gear and off we went. Our company truck is about 14K unloaded, i was really worried about getting it out once the started up the hill. Much to my surprise, also our company driver and the HiLo driver helping us I pulled it right out of there with out any bit of struggle or hesitation. Pulled that thing across the parking lot, into our other building and never had a problem.

 

I am not saying i would be fine pulling 14K down the road, but I thought at the least it might be a little rough. Now the curiosity in me is wondering how much could be pulled like that? Interesting that a half ton truck pulled this big ass truck with such ease. I am waiting for our IT department to get the video from our camara's if he gets them I will proudly post them.

 

Also to personal satisfaction, my boss with a hemi ram, said he didnt think he could pull it out, until after I did it then he started claiming he could also!

[hatfishr]

I figure he could've but he didn't have the b*lls to try, therefore, he didn't think he could and didn't want the embarrassment of failure.

 

It's hard to tell how much one could pull like that. Pulling something that big out of a jam and towing something attached to your truck that big are 2 different animals.

 

Anyhoo.......Bowties rule.

[BigScott5150]

Awesome story! That's great!

[jrrod2004]

I would tend to think that since it was not really a 'dead weight' (cargo), and it was more like a trailer, you were fine. I would simply check the fluid to make sure you didnt burn anything (extremely unlikely). Since it was cold, I think your truck did not have a real chance of overheating the fluids. Great story and hope they give you a copy to show what you can 'tow'.

[zxcv]

Haha that's amazing! You should tell the guy to hook his HEMI up to it and make sure the company truck is in PARK. That would be hilarious.

[Z71Adrenaline]

I know we have often pulled loads of hay that weighed at least 6-7 tons easily. We did this with 3 different 00 and 01 Silverado Z71s w/the 5.3L. It wasn't something I would want to do daily, but our 1500s are beasts!

[BuckFeverZ]

I'm sure you could've pulled quite a bit more. I've pulled my truck in two truck pulls last year and they had the sled set at 27,000 pounds and both times I pulled it over 250ft.

[Airspeed-Alive]

Way to go!

[VMax2007]

I'm sure you could've pulled quite a bit more. I've pulled my truck in two truck pulls last year and they had the sled set at 27,000 pounds and both times I pulled it over 250ft.

 

Note to self: Do not buy a used truck from Scott.

 

 

[jrrod2004]

I'm sure you could've pulled quite a bit more. I've pulled my truck in two truck pulls last year and they had the sled set at 27,000 pounds and both times I pulled it over 250ft.

 

Note to self: Do not buy a used truck from Scott.

 

 

 

 

 

I was gonna say the same thing

[Nick The Great]

I personally would be more worried about the fact that you used a chain and wrapped it around the ball hitch. I guess you did say "big ass" chain, so maybe you were alright there.

[hockeypro1411]

I personally would be more worried about the fact that you used a chain and wrapped it around the ball hitch. I guess you did say "big ass" chain, so maybe you were alright there.

 

The chain isn't the problem. It's where it was attached that's the problem... Definitely not a good idea.

[BuckFeverZ]

I'm sure you could've pulled quite a bit more. I've pulled my truck in two truck pulls last year and they had the sled set at 27,000 pounds and both times I pulled it over 250ft.

 

Note to self: Do not buy a used truck from Scott.

 

 

 

 

[jwstewar]

I've used/abused my truck more than I care to imagine. A tell about a couple of the worst. First time was when we first bought our property. I borrowed by cousin's bit Toyota Skidsteer. Tow that and a small tractor w/ attachments on a trailer and then had a bunch of stuff in the bed. I figured the trailer alone was around 13k - who knows what was in the bed. Truck handled it fine, but I didn't have much suspension left and the brakes on both the truck and trailer got a work out - that was back in '99. The other time was in Dec. '07. They delivered the floor joists for out house. The only place the could put them was in the front yard. I told the driver to back in, but if he started spinning stop. Well he started backing in and started spinning (of course) but it didn't stop - he nailed the gas. He buried that Freightliner pretty good. Had the lumber half off but couldn't pull out from under it and couldn't get it back up on the truck. I put my clevis hook on the hitch and put the truck in 4-Lo and pulled him out. OK, had to gently jerk a couple of times, but that was because I couldn't get enough traction on the gravel drive. Wish I would've had enough chain to get to the road, but we didn't.

 

OK, one last one. We had the propane company come out to set a new tank. He had a new Ford 550 w/ 2 tanks on the back and the 7.3 Powerchoke up front. I was walking through the property telling him where to go and he was following me in 4-Lo. All of sudden he wasn't behind me. He was stuck. I tried to get him out with the tractor that didn't work - not enough power. I went to get my truck. I couldn't get budge him, but not get him out. In the mean time we managed to bury both the Ford and my Silverado. Almost couldn't get backed up enough to get the chain disconnected. Finally did and barely got out under my own power. Ended up having to call a wrecker to get him out because his winch wouldn't work - not that we had anything other than my truck to anchor to anyway. All was well though. The propane company paid the tow bill.

[Z71kris]

I've hauled well over a ton in the back of the bed of my truck before, actually on more than one occasion I have done it with gravel, and a pallet of concrete, I was worried both times, I did not have much suspension left either time!