Trucks for pulling trailers

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Jeff Robison

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I have been working out of flatbeds big machines, big tanks, recovery equipment etc. for a few years. Everything on the backs of 3500's or F250's. Will a regular F150 or Chevy 1500 pull a smaller trailer (6'x10') with a decent sized hot water machine, small buffer tank about 150 gallons, and a two hose reels with hoses, chems, etc.??

I don't want to overwork the truck, but doing a lot of smaller jobs that just need a basic small trailer set up on them. Really need more 3 flatbed trucks, or truck and trailer combos. Just never pulled a trailer with anything less than a F250 or similar Chevy.
 
Jeff Robison said:
I have been working out of flatbeds big machines, big tanks, recovery equipment etc. for a few years. Everything on the backs of 3500's or F250's. Will a regular F150 or Chevy 1500 pull a smaller trailer (6'x10') with a decent sized hot water machine, small buffer tank about 150 gallons, and a two hose reels with hoses, chems, etc.??

I don't want to overwork the truck, but doing a lot of smaller jobs that just need a basic small trailer set up on them. Really need more 3 flatbed trucks, or truck and trailer combos. Just never pulled a trailer with anything less than a F250 or similar Chevy.
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Sound like your realizing that's over kill.

Russ just realized it too after 10 years. Built a lighter set up with the same power.


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Jeff Robison said:
I have been working out of flatbeds big machines, big tanks, recovery equipment etc. for a few years. Everything on the backs of 3500's or F250's. Will a regular F150 or Chevy 1500 pull a smaller trailer (6'x10') with a decent sized hot water machine, small buffer tank about 150 gallons, and a two hose reels with hoses, chems, etc.??

I don't want to overwork the truck, but doing a lot of smaller jobs that just need a basic small trailer set up on them. Really need more 3 flatbed trucks, or truck and trailer combos. Just never pulled a trailer with anything less than a F250 or similar Chevy.
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You will be fine with a half ton truck with a smaller rig like that. We used to pull a small trailer (6x10) with a little toyota!! Now we didn't carry water with that rig, but it worked good when we knew we had good water source at the job. It was mostly used for our monthly accounts. We had an 8gpm skid with a 150 gal. tank. I put load helper springs on the truck also. It would get over 20 mpg!!

The toyota finally layed down (blew head gasket at 300,000 miles) and I bought a half ton truck to replace it and went back to a 16 ft. trailer on that one. I bought a truck that claimed 14-20 mpg, so I went back to the bigger trailer. It will get that without any load, but with the trailer hooked up it averages about 11!! We are thinking about going back to the smaller truck/trailer or put the rig in the back of the half ton. I have a couple bigger rigs that we haul with 3/4 ton diesels, but they are overkill on a lot of our work.
 
Jeff I have a 2005 1500 chevy truck that I pull my 5x8 trailer with it.The trailer has a pressure pro cold water skid,toolbox,2 cox hose reels,125gal.buffer tank and a 35gal. chemical tank.It pulls great,I have had it 80mph on I-95 before with about 60 gallons of water in the buffer tank.
 
We have a 6x12 behind a V6 Ford Explorer. Works like a charm w/ 120 gallon tank and a Landa Hot machine.

Inspired a couple of Ron's guys, with a Ranger and a Tacoma. Fast, quick, efficient and easy to maneuver.

120 gallons / 6 gpm= 20 minutes work. Means at 20 minute jobs you only have to hook up every other job.
 
I have one rig that is a f-150 and pulls a 7 X 14 enclosed trailer with one HW skid, 110 gallons of chemical, 250 gallon water tank, reclaim stuff and misc other stuff. it was slightly underpowered when I used to have 2 250 water tanks but with one it is just fine. I also have a 95 f-250 I pack a similar amout of equipment right in the bed and send one guy out with and I love it.
 
Jeff Robison said:
So do the smaller trucks do just fine Ron? These will be more for the quick stops, and residential.
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I know nothing about residential Jeff, I hope you get a ton of shopping centers. Residential Stinks

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Currently using 07 tundra averaging aprox 14mpg. With no problems hauling my 7x11 tandem axle trailer.


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My old ram (05 quad cab 1500 with a 5.7) pulled my dual axle trailer loaded with 100gal of water and 100 gallons of mix along with a hw skid and a 30 gallon air compressor with no problem and averaged around 12-14mpg with the trailer. It could have used a set of helper springs becuase it did sag the rear pretty good.
 
We use a 2011 Chevy Silverado and we have got 2- 4 gpm machines, 3 hose reels, 2-55 gal tanks, 1-125 gal tank and a 50 gal tank as well as a gas powered Rigid Air Compressor and a bunch of assorted goodies. The gas milage sucks (10-12 mpg) especially when all my tanks are full but the ruck still pulls it all around like a champ.

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Thats a good looking truck you have there Larry.
 
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