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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | I bought a garden shed and had planned to take it with the old truck, I figured it would weigh around 500-600 lbs, but it turns out it weighs 1300. I have had around 2300 lbs in the truck once or twice, (I didn't realize all that flooring weighed all that much till I got home and read the receipt.) but that was for a 3 or 4 mile trip, this will be 150 miles.... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | How wide is the shed? It it's over 8 feet or so, you'll need a special permit to haul it. It might be wiser to use a 2-axle trailer and pull it with the truck. You'll probably have enough rear overhang to lighten up the steering and make it a little unstable for a long haul.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | What kind of speed, roads/lanes, turns, and grades/inclines?
You will have consider the load related to up/down grades and turns/swerving - power, brakes/stopping, springs, steering considerations. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | oh, it is kit, it comes in a 4x8x about 2 foot tall package. there isn't much for grade either way. It will be freeway, I can stay in the slow lane early on a weekend which is how I usually do it with the truck. But the trailer idea kind of appeals to me. All except for the 6 volt part, there would be no trailer braking available, or lights. Maybe I will load it up and drive around the neighborhood a bit to get an idea. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,441 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,441 | 6 volt bulbs @ $10 and run w/o brakes. Truck should handle the trailer just fine. I would think loaded directly in the bed would as HRL suggested be a bit tail heavy with 2 foot hanging out the back. 
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | after extensive research into the cost and trouble of getting a trailer and setting up the truck to tow the trailer, I'm just going to rent a truck. Thanks for all the suggestions. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | Good plan! One mishap could cost several times a rental fee, not to mention injuries, etc.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,294 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,294 | I hauled 1600 pounds of bagged fertilizer on a pallet 100 miles on Interstate 64 from Virginia Beach to Richmond, VA in a bone stock '52 3100 (6 volts, 216, bias ply tires), and couldn't even tell it was back there. I got 15.0 MPG loaded on the way there and 15.0 MPG on the way back empty.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | How fast were you driving between Richmond and Williamsburg, Carl? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | it will cost $134 to rent a 12 foot box van, vs $400 for the cheapest trailer I could find that would handle the load, plus tapping into my brand new wiring harness, buying the ball, the safety chains, etc. I'll just rent a truck.
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