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I've got a '45 "ton and a half" with a 12' flat bed/dump. (gives you an idea of the wheelbase)
I can guess how much the bed weighs, but how much does the truck weight? It doesn't have any badges like 6500, 5500, etc. We;ve just always called it a ton and a half. It has the 20" wheels, one rear axle, 10 lugs rear, 5 lugs front.
We need to have it hauled and when we tell towing companies it's "a dump truck" they say call a low bed service. I have a Ford F250 and a 20' trailer (2 5,200lbs axles) and weight distributing hitch. I'm reluctant to haul it my self. It needs to go about 80 miles. If it was just down the street I wouldn't sweat it.

My 46 2-ton weighs in around 5000 lbs I think.You will be fine to haul it on your 20' trailer, but I would probably get a Chevy to pull it! Ok, just kidding. I don't think you will hurt anything as long as your not trying to make that 80 mile in 40 minutes!

I think it is a 2 ton. After reading other threads, I see I have the double frame, like a big 3/8 inch plate over the frame, so I think that makes it a 2 ton from other posts? Anyways, your 2 tone weighed 5K. Without a bed? I'm going to guess my bed weighs 1K.

I have hauled big bolts before and the 5000lbs is way too low for the overall actuall weight. With a hoist and a full bed it will be around 8000lbs or more.
The trailer may be rated for the load, but there are a lot of variables that have not been said.
Such as tag-a-long or gooseneck, trailer brakes, 16' with a 4' dovetail, trailer and truck tire condition, weight tags on the truck?
And that is just a few questions.
The F-250 will do the job if you have enough power under the hood.
I will not haul anything over 5000lbs with a tag-a-long trailer.
Anything more than that and I hook up to the duel/tamdem goose rated for 20,000lbs.
F-250 with the 7.3 diesel 6 speed and 24,000lbs tags on the truck.

Here are some pictures of the one I hauled about 200 miles to a new friend last fall. With the twin cylinder hoist and the full grain bed, I know the truck was pushing 10,000lbs.

http://s893.photobucket.com/user/2-Ton/library/57%20GMC

Keep asking questions, before you take it on.

Don

The 2 ton '48 factory weight w/12 ft flat bed was 6400 lbs.
I added grain truck hoist and sub frame shipping weight (minus the pallet) was 1400 lbs. Say 8,000 lbs, that truck and trailer can handle it. If you are worried about a spot check, add the weight of the trailer and see if the total is with in the rated tow for the truck.
Back roads are better that highways.

I live in a mountainios area though. The back roads here are pretty harsh. I'd probably be going 15mph around the curves and smoke the tranny going up and smoke the brakes going down.
Pretty sure I'll hire it out.
My trailer is a tilt bed. Trailer weighs close to 3k its self. I know it'd be doable if it was like "down the road", but 80 miles, no.
I did haul a '53 2 ton a couple years ago, actually from the same ranch, to the same place as this time, but it had a real crappy flat bed, so I removed it to save weight. My truck handled that fine. I was going 50 up a big hill. The bed throws me off because it could put to much weight behind the axles. Can't load it backwards because the dualies won't go between the fenders.
I may have to remove this bed, I think you just knock out the hinge pin and the pins on the hydrolic cylinders. Then haul the bed seperately.

When I got my 48 6400 from my brother, I hauled it home on a 24' gooseneck with a GMC 2500HD. 150 miles. Didn't break any speed records, but it got the job done.

check this site
http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/parts/1929_54/index.htm

If you remove the outer duals and just leave the inner will it clear the fenders to load backward then?

You have to feel comfortable, but I would go 30mph if need be and save the tow bill, the tow bill will pay for a lot of parts.

You could ask around at some construction/earth moving companies they may be willing to move it for you reasonably and their equipment would be more than able to handle the weight.

Tad

Don you even finished that trip after you blew a tire! Still cant thank you enough!

I hauled mine 360 miles 60 mph no problem with a 3500 ram. no idea what the trailer is rated for, just had it. pics to prove in my signature. I wouldn't sweat it at all, and I was only 18 when I did it!