Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Trucks, Tractors & Machinery
Trucking Cattle
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DLD" data-source="post: 1607351" data-attributes="member: 19707"><p>At the sale barn where I work we have a customer who pulls a 6'8" x 36' with a Ram 5500. He loads it full and goes. We also have a custom hauler that had a 7' x 40' that he pulled with a Ram 3500 - he likes to brag on how much he can haul with it, but I've never seen it with more cattle in it than you could've put in a 32'... We see every combination you can imagine from half tons pulling 24's to one tons that never pull more than a 16', and about any combination of big trucks and trailers as well. </p><p></p><p>All that said, later model one ton diesels are rated to safely pull a loaded 6'8" x 32', and I'd consider that the most desirable combination for custom hauling with a light truck/gooseneck. </p><p></p><p>By far the most popular trailer size these days is 24'. Mostly you can pull them with a 3/4 ton, and they're reasonably easy to get around in most places. Many people around here built their driveways, gates and load out areas with 24' trailers in mind, and they're often hard to impossible to get anything much bigger in and out of - so that might be something to consider if you're planning on custom hauling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DLD, post: 1607351, member: 19707"] At the sale barn where I work we have a customer who pulls a 6’8” x 36’ with a Ram 5500. He loads it full and goes. We also have a custom hauler that had a 7’ x 40’ that he pulled with a Ram 3500 - he likes to brag on how much he can haul with it, but I’ve never seen it with more cattle in it than you could’ve put in a 32’... We see every combination you can imagine from half tons pulling 24’s to one tons that never pull more than a 16’, and about any combination of big trucks and trailers as well. All that said, later model one ton diesels are rated to safely pull a loaded 6’8” x 32’, and I’d consider that the most desirable combination for custom hauling with a light truck/gooseneck. By far the most popular trailer size these days is 24’. Mostly you can pull them with a 3/4 ton, and they’re reasonably easy to get around in most places. Many people around here built their driveways, gates and load out areas with 24’ trailers in mind, and they’re often hard to impossible to get anything much bigger in and out of - so that might be something to consider if you’re planning on custom hauling. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Trucks, Tractors & Machinery
Trucking Cattle
Top