New F550s rediculous towing capacity.

[jetur]

Sorry for the bad pics but I was taking these pics as he was cutting off 4 lanes of traffic on I-10.
By my calcs the goosneck is 7k, the top kick on the gooseneck is 10k, and the semi being pulled behind that is 14k. So he's pulling roughly 31k lbs. I'm hoping this hillbilly bs only happens west of Phoenix.
The driver is obviously crazy and really pissed me off, but I will admit I was impressed with the towing capacity.

 

[HB2Havasu]

Hell my F350 7.3 PSD Dually will pull 31K#. Now braking is another story, lol.

 

[GRADS]

A trailer with a Chevy Kodiak on it? Should I be impressed?

 

[NicPaus]

New F350 can tow over 30k. 550 should be more. Local co by me that has a fleet of Dodges. They have 45K stickers on there 3500s. How was the semi being towed behind the trailer a chain?

 

[4Waters]

New F350 can tow over 30k. 550 should be more. Local co by me that has a fleet of Dodges. They have 45K stickers on there 3500s. How was the semi being towed behind the trailer a chain?

That's where I was just going, towing the semi with a chain, SMH

 

[jetur]

Hell my F350 7.3 PSD Dually will pull 31K#. Now braking is another story, lol.

They're all supposedly rated for it but you rarely see it. Lol. I can remember pulling a backhoe on an f350 back in the day and it always felt like you were one bump away from braking the truck in half.

 

[jetur]

New F350 can tow over 30k. 550 should be more. Local co by me that has a fleet of Dodges. They have 45K stickers on there 3500s. How was the semi being towed behind the trailer a chain?

Yeah, they had a chain on it.

 

[jetur]

A trailer with a Chevy Kodiak on it? Should I be impressed?

It's pulling a three axle semi truck chained behind the gooseneck as well.

 

[GRADS]

It's pulling a three axle semi truck chained behind the gooseneck as well.

Still not impressed...a Toyota Tundra pulled the Space Shuttle....the three axle semi had brakes.

 

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That is a push chain. Similar to the push ropes on Schiadas.

 

[Gripside80]

Still not impressed...a Toyota Tundra pulled the Space Shuttle....the three axle semi had brakes.

I worked on that commercial. The front tires of the tundra were barely off the ground. He had zero steering. It was point it in the right direction and pray it stays in the center of the bridge. That truck was absolutely screaming the whole way.

 

[4Waters]

Still not impressed...a Toyota Tundra pulled the Space Shuttle....the three axle semi had brakes.

That's only 165,000lbs I've seen a guy pull a 747, that's 400,000lbs

 

[GRADS]

That's only 165,000lbs I've seen a guy pull a 747, that's 400,000lbs

Still not impressed, I once saw a guy pull a quadruple axle 13' Schiada with an F-150.

 

[spectras only]

Still not impressed...a Toyota Tundra pulled the Space Shuttle....the three axle semi had brakes.

A Smart car, properly geared and put some meaty tires on could pull the Space Shuttle. It might take a long time get it rolling, but that's all

 

[Blackmagic94]

I worked on that commercial. The front tires of the tundra were barely off the ground. He had zero steering. It was point it in the right direction and pray it stays in the center of the bridge. That truck was absolutely screaming the whole way.

In 4wd low and 1st gear on the limiter

 

[Riverbound]

Still not impressed, I once saw a guy pull a quadruple axle 13' Schiada with an F-150.

It’s was a 12’ schiada with triple axles and it was a dodge dually [emoji6]

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