I agree. I have the oportunity to but a good trailer with racks for a great price and wanted to be able to deliver a full cord at a time. But cutting corners on saftey an ruining my tranny just aint worth it
not a full load i would have the third row a foot higher and a fourth as high as the third. And dont worry guys the kids ride up front with me lol
I remember that pic now. Full that would be a good load on a little truck. I don't know if I'd want to put a trailer behind a full load. Especially with the kiddos in the truck.
Little trucks are great for a lot of things. Carrying a lot of weight while towing a loaded trailer isnt one of them. It will feel like your front wheels aren't touching the ground and steer like they arent touching the ground. If you do manage to crash insurance may not cover if you were grossly overloaded. Keep it safe. Big load big truck.
Also, that's a 91 and I gather you'd like it to be around for a while. I'd respect it's age, as well as safety issues, and make two comfortable loads, where you can relax while driving. Just isn't worth the worry (and possible results) of pushing things. A lot less expensive and time consuming than if things start to go bad on one overload. You'd long regret the time saved.
Lots of great thoughts Steven Stern on your set-up. Have pulled many loads of wood with full size pickups. Small trucks really aren't able to haul big loads safely, and wet green wood is heavy. jetjr is right on with the stopping issue. Heavy trailers without brakes on em will shove you right into an intersection if you're not careful. But, I get that you sure would like a bigger load per trip. Best case... I would load the back of a full size pickup only to the tops of the bed, and load a trailer with elec brakes, to it's max cap without over weighting the tongue. Then try it to see how it feels on the road and adjust if needed on later loads. With elec brakes, you shouldn't see any real difference in braking from an empty pickup. My 2 cents...
Yep with all the advice i got im not gonna use the trailer too much risk vs reward. Thanks again guys for the advice. Its the start of my week end so im gonna go hunt some tamarrack and red fir!! Il take a bunch of pics and post the interesting stuff
There are too many things involved to really answer this question. Up-hill, down-hill, pavement, gravel ect... Oh yea, Pine or White Oak
Steven Please don't be confused with what kind of terrain your on. The numbers are black and white in that screen shot of the owners manual. trailer weight above 1000# requires trailer brakes trailer weight over 2000# requires sway control 3500# max trailer weight on a 4 cylinder truck Gross combined trailer weight is 6800# I'm guessing here 6800 -3500 truck? -600 trailer? =2700 # of load, passengers, fuel and equipment Thats about a half cord of green, average weight, wood.
If you have a trailer use it instead of the bed of the truck. Never put weight on your engine and chassis when you don't have to. Pulling weight is far easier on your vehicle than hauling it on its back. And invest in some good springs for your ute and trailer they pay for themselves 10 fold in maintenance.
If that were my truck, I would get a single axle 5x8 trailer with brakes and load that up, leaving the bed empty. My brother has the same truck but a few years newer.
Sounds like it's time for an upgrade to a full size truck. I would skip right past a 1/2 ton and get into a 3/4 ton. It's not often you hear someone say "I think I bought too much truck".
