I have an 02 with the 4.7L, 20" tires and pull a 3500-4000lbs boat with it. I get 9mpg towing the boat 120 miles round trip through hilly terrain.

 

Here is the slip I got when I scaled a load of truck frames I was scrapping, just to see how accurate the yards scale was. Can I prove I pulled it with my Pickup-no, but I did, but notice that the steer axle weight is way too low to be a heavy truck. Do I have a slip for the load of crete I hauled-No. But I did it. Do some math with me, 2800 lb trailer + 4 bunks of 90 sheets (360) 7/16 OSB @ 44 lbs per sheet + 7800 lb truck=? 26,440 Can I prove it-no. I hauled the OSB from Menards In town to the shop, and took each bunk one at a time to the job, an 11,400 sq foot roof tear off and redeck. Needed to buy it all, as the sale ended that evening. I have had 4 full pallets of shingles on the trailer at one time, no big deal. I haul my Ford 850 tractor with a FEL and rear blade back and forth to jobs at least once a month, no big deal. I do not appreciate being called a liar, and take great offense to it. And for the record, the truck was on the bump stops all the time, until I got a set of Timbren SES hollow rubber springs for it. They replaced the bump stops, and it sits on them all the time now. Anyone wants to come over, and load up my trailer, and I'll tow it-be my guest. Oh wait, I know, Ill take pictures next time, then you can all say I photoshopped them or something.

 

I'm calling B.S. My trailer can stop the whole truck and trailer combo with it's own brakes. If you towed on a regular basis, your properly maintained trailer could do the same.

Never said it was legal, and the hitch is still there.

 

Well I hope you pull that load a very short distance. After reading your posts I believe that you DID in fact tow that load with a truck that was never built to handle that kind of weight. The rear axles are a real weak point and with that kind of weight resting on the bump stops puts an overbearing amount of pressure on them. Sure the trailer has brakes, but you should never rely on the trailer brakes to stop BOTH the trailer and the truck. I don't mean to be the tow police but that amount of weight being towed by that truck is just plain crazy. The new 3500 CTD dully isn't even rated for 26,000 lbs. Be safe man.

 

That's great that you did it, but not very safe, that's all.