Re: OT. Ford Pickup

Posted by Dozerboss on September 13, 2004 at 21:16:45 from (165.247.186.97):

In Reply to: Re: OT. Ford Pickup posted by Tim B on September 13, 2004 at 19:38:32:

The camper is a whole differant animal than equipment hauling because of its high profile. Much more wind resistance and the sides are closed, so the draft from 18 wheelers pulls on your RV and the wind pushes you around. Basically your pulling a slightly rounded box.

The open bed equipment trailer doesn't have the same air drag. I would agree the 4:10 axle is better for take offs, but after that it loses to fuel economy. 3:73 is enough gear to haul, unless your climbing a mountain on a regular basis, then you'd be better off with the 4.10. I wouldn't pass on the truck if that was the only factor.

Insurance companies will look for outs if they have to pay. If the truck is properly licensed for the weight it carries, they would have to pay in the end. You can license a truck over it's GVWR and it's best to figure heavy. Even if the total load is over the truck GVWR the trailer is carrying the bulk of the weight and only the weight at the hitch counts toward the trucks gvwr. Thats a difficult calculation to make and prove in a dispute. That all depends on how the tractors are loaded and if it's a long trailer it's possible to put their weight mostly on the axles. The downside is that makes for sway, more fish bite and bucking on rough roads. The only true way to know if your exceeding GVWR would be to weight the load at the hitch, the truck and the cargo. The gvw is an estimate. If Jerry lives in a no fault insurance state or got in an accident in one, their paying--period.

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