Max truck load with trailer

[sargentwolf]

Have a question for you experts. If I had a 2 ish ton load in the bed of the M1078, could I still tow a 7.5k lbs bobcat behind the Behemoth?

Or would it be pushing the limits of the suspension? I know the trucks are way underrated with towing capacity, but would that kind of load prevent towing?

 

[DiverDarrell]

For one, you have to look at the weight on the axles and tires. As well as gcvwr. 26001# gcvwr puts you in Cdl territory, but if you have the license or your Lmtv is registered as an rv, well then next up is axles and tires, with a lot of math. If your bobcat is on a trailer and over the tires, less tongue weight affecting the truck suspension. The trucks weight as it is, running a trailer with air brakes or good electrics I would say you should be good to go. Trailer weight on the bobcat will add another 4000# approximately so your towed load is more like 11.5k. Truck weight is 17k + 4K in the bed total weight of 32.5k. I have my truck registered for 24k and pay 14 bucks to increase it to 26 when im loading it up. I don't have a Cdl, so I'm very limited to what I can tow with the Lmtv. But with my dodge dually I can tow 14k, and do regularly when I move my tractor around, or when getting hay bales. If an 8000 pickup can tow 14k then....

 

[sargentwolf]

So the towed load isn't the full load of the trailer plus weight, only tongue weight? I thought it was a combo of the trailer empty weight plus the load is the towed load.

Cool thing about my state is if your a vet and experience driving these things in the last 3 years, you can get a waver for the skills test on the CDL. Still have to take written though..study study study!

 

[DiverDarrell]

Towed weight is trailer plus load. Truck axles only feel the tongue weight.

 

[f8617]

there's a SS FMTV thread with pictures showing an M1078A1 towing a tracked military vehicle.

 

[snowtrac nome]

be aware that the 5 ton tractors have the aux trans cooler for a reason the rest of the truck may handle it but I would watch transmission temp.