Pulling a loaded trailer

[Jimmodifier999 Boyles]

I went to Lowe's today to get 64 bundles of shingles. Put them into a 5x9 single axle trailer and used the trac to pull it. OH MY! The trac did it but didn't like it, neither did the brakes. The total weight was approx. 4500lbs. The trac came through but I think I taco'ed the trailer axle.

 

[Gary DiPietroSr]

Jim, do you have any mods to help with towing? Such as intake, programmer, or suspension. All of them helped mine tremendously.

 

[Jimmodifier999 Boyles]

Just a K&N conical filter adapted to the stock intake tube. Don't have the money for any mods until my house rehabbing project is done.

 

[Tom Schindler]

4500 LBS without brakes. What a man. I have done 8,000 lbs without brakes.



My trailer is a tandem axle trailer. I never thought I would use a trailer as much as I do and boy am I glad I got it.





Tom

 

[Gary DiPietroSr]

Tom, what's up with your post?...

4500 LBS without brakes. What a man

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Jim said the truck's brakes did not like the extra weight.

A little crass, don't you think?



Gary D.

 

[Tom Schindler]

I was egging him on. Note that I admitted to towing 8,000 LBS without trailer brakes.



I guess you did not see that part.



I will even quote it for you.

I have done 8,000 lbs without brakes.

Tom

 

[Gavin Allan]

I guess if the Trac didn't like it, you could trade it for an American-made Tundra!



I pulled a 26 foot tandem axle trailer with a rather large Bobcat wheel loader and attachments with my Dad's Tundra and no trailer brakes. It did just fine, but then again I didn't go over 40 MPH and was just in-town.



I had to back the Bobcat up a bit after first driving it on the trailer. I nearly pushed the Tundra's bumper to the pavement until I backed it up a bit!

 

[Rich Stern]

4500 lbs is way too much for a single axle trailer, unless it's incredibly heavy duty.



Lately, I've spent a few hundred miles in front of a 5,000 pound dual axle boat trailer with surge brakes, and it's been a pleasure. The V6 is taxed on long uphill grades, but otherwise, it does really well. Nice and stable, easy stops. The various (lighter) single axle trailers I've pulled without brakes have been more work to tow. Not as stable, harder to stop.



The other nice thing: Bridgestone Duellers have saved me from having to trade for a 4 wheel drive. I'm getting up some steep, muddy, sandy, wet ramps without even breakign the wheels loose.



The ST can be worked pretty hard and not complain about it.

 

[WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs]

FJ Cruiser is awesome at towing. Seattle to Portland pulling a trailered race car at 75-80 mph. No problems at all.

 

[Aaron Yarbough]

As Rich stated, 4500lbs is too much for a single axle trailer. If i'm not mistaken, a single axle trailer that size is only rated at ~3000 lbs. Several months ago I hauled a load of dirt from up the street where they were doing some excavating and I almost crushed the leaf suspension on my little 4x8 single axle trailer. The front end loader operator dumped a full load of dirt on the trailer and it was buried. There was a trail of dirt from the construction site to my front yard from the dirt sliding of the sides of the trailer:lol: Luckily I only live .75 miles from the construction or I surely would have gotten a ticket.

 

[Jimmodifier999 Boyles]

P.S. I really hate roofing.