Duck
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1 ton pickup towing question:
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just like the truck that your driving
The dually would have to be a flatbed on the back with a 5th wheel. From there everything is dictated by the specs. How much weight can the truck take over the back axles. That would depend on the specs and the tire ratings.
As far as towing an empty trailer. No problem at all. Your not even going to come close to exceeding the weight limits on the trucks axles.
As far as towing an empty trailer. No problem at all. Your not even going to come close to exceeding the weight limits on the trucks axles.
Duck
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Yes, to tow a semi-trailer it would need either a flatbed or no bed at all & just a 5th wheel attached to it's frame.
The one I saw hauling the dump-truck had a regular pickup body on it with the extra wide fenders for the dually. I didn't notice if it was a gooseneck or a 5th wheel. I also didn't count the axles on the trailer but I'm sure there were at least 3. What I don't quite understand though is even if he had placed the dump truck in the right spot on the trailer so it didn't overload the pickup's rear axle, what happens when he hits the brakes? Surely there would be a LOT more weight on the pickup's axle when he hits the brakes. Probably enough to double or triple the weight the axle is bearing at rest.
I went to a truck-pull event a few years ago. In the diesel category, I was watching the Chevy's beat the Fords & Dodge's in almost every pull. However, the winner who beat everybody was a Ford with a 7.3 liter Powerstroke. But that Powerstroke was "chipped". Some of the Duramax's were also "chipped" but apparently still couldn't hang with that "chipped" Powerstroke.
From what I understood, the bone-stock Chevy Duramax/Alison combos would out-pull the bone-stock Ford Powerstrokes & the Dodge/Cummins.
And from what I've learned from talking to the northern Indiana residents who own/operate 1 ton duallys delivering RV's to dealerships, they don't like the Duramax's because they don't last as long.
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