Don't post much here but read TONS of good info. Have had my pickup for about a year and finally got to pull something. Was really impressed on how the 1/2 ton did. Had planty of power and with the air bags I put in there was no sag at all and didn't bounce when going down the road. Was able to keep my speed at 65 at around 2100 RPMs. Just got to say I'm glad I went with the hemi. Not sure I would have wanted to pull this with the ford, lol.

 

i love your hemi too. nice pic, i dont think my truck would even back up to that

 

Haha looks good man! That's a beast of a trailer to pull, glad your RAM is making you proud!

 

Thats a big damn load man. Looks like you have it loaded right though.

 

I pulled half that weight you got there and that was on I 80 and 84. Some nasty hills, I was blowing people off the road,(passing them). With no problems at all.These were jeeps and hondas, You could tell they had no peddle left. Felt effin good let me tell ya.

 

My pickup really needs a bath. The trailer is pretty heavy duty it's actually my neighbors and he was using the smaller trailer. I'm not sure how much the whole thing ways and not sure if i'm over the limit or not. I have had tons of experience pulling heavy loads with 3/4 ton pickup and the semi,so I know how to load stuff. My dad had the 3/4 ton and didn't think it was practical to use the semi for one skidder. I knew my pickup would handle it just didn't think it would do so good.

 

I'm guessing just under 10,000 lbs. Tongue wieght was easily around 4,000 lbs near your limit and mine for that matter.
Trailer is all of three grand and them bobcats are not light. Close too 7 grand imo.

 

Your def overweight, but not by a terrible amount. The machine by itself is roughly 7500-7800lbs dry weight. The trailer is prob around 2500lbs if not more?
I have done a lot of homework on towing skidsteers for the family company and my father has used his F-150 to pull the skidsteers when we rent them due to his capability of towing 10klbs and also because the f-150's have better trans gearing for pulling very heavy loads around town.

Just because your Ram did handle it good, doesn;t mean your not putting too much pressure on your drivetrain. Heat is killer when towing very heavy loads like that for both your tranny and rear diff. I wouldn't be towing that on a regular basis for 2 reasons. Safety concerns and mechanical concerns.

Def loaded correctly granted you have chain tie downs and also...looks darn good hooked to your rig!

 

^^^ glad too see I was in the right ball park. Wieght wise. and tongue wieght for that matter.

 

My Dodge replaced my '90 Chevy 1500 Silverado. It had a 350 tbi, and 239k miles. I always thought it had a lot of power, but when I got in and stepped on the Hemi pedal, I just couldn't believe the torque! Even with the added weight of the 4wd, and spinning those big tires, it still doesnt know when I pulling the boat.

This isnt my first Hemi...can anybody say 800hp blown Chrysler Fire-Power Hemi?





And no...I dont have that boat anymore, but metal flake was cool deal in the early '70s.

-Chris