Towing with m998 a

[warcow105]

Wellll.... the basic m998 has a cargo capacity of what, 2500lbs... So it's technically a 1 ton truck lol.

 

[porkysplace]

Wellll.... the basic m998 has a cargo capacity of what, 2500lbs... So it's technically a 1 ton truck lol.

No it's a tactical truck with 4 wheel independent suspension and full time 4 wheel drive ( makes drivetrain different from HI ) no comparison to a F350 for towing.

 

[warcow105]

A) it was a joke
B) see A


Mike

 

[TOBASH]

Is it just me or do these 2 posts from opposite ends of the country from 2 weeks apart seem similar?

Refer to post/thread ; https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?185132-M998-upgrade&p=2194666#post2194666

I read lots of posts having nothing to do with me just to learn.

Just sayin'.

 

[warcow105]

Well this one was a little more grounded in his towing desires lol

 

[DREDnot]

Wellll.... the basic m998 has a cargo capacity of what, 2500lbs... So it's technically a 1 ton truck lol.

Yes, but it has the brakes and gravitational presence(curb weight) of a half ton truck

 

[Dock Rocker]

gravitational presence

That is an awesome term. I’m probably going to be stealing that. I can think of quite a few places to apply that term.



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[Skrilex]

The likelihood of all 4 breaking at the same time is low HOWEVER if 1 breaks all the breaking force that wheel was applying is now transferred to the remaining 3 brakes. That is an increase in workload of 33% which is likely to break another half shaft. Then you are down to just 2 doing the work of 4. It would get bad really fast. If all 4 are broken then there is Zero stopping power since all the wheels would be freewheeling. Best case scenario is you only kill yourself and no one else. I just can't see it being worth risk under any circumstances.

except the brakes on the trailer.

 

[Skrilex]

Some of y’all are pretty dramatic lol. So, the truck can be rated to tow 4500, or in civy form up to 8600. So somewhere between those numbers is a “safe” rating for “slow very VERY occasional use on back streets and with extreme caution”.

Could we we agree on that? Or do the wheels all snap off and the whole flaming ball of metal slide into a school zone the moment we hook a 5k trailer to the thing?
Btw I did some searching in the H1 world and found people towing 5k,8k,12k, and more at distances up to multi-state highway speeds and not infrequently. NOT saying this was safe, or a good idea, but I haven’t seen an instance where the wheels fell of or the axle shafts snapped.

For you you guys who are super duper safety minded, what do you think would happen if you hit a chit-box with your bumperless hmmwv at any speed? Do you think they are safe enough for public roads? Because the federal highway safety departments (can’t remember what they are called at the moment) doesn’t think so, and that’s why they are not allowed to be driven in some places. So, you sound a little hypocritical. Just saying.

 

[diluted]

Some of y’all are pretty dramatic lol. So, the truck can be rated to tow 4500, or in civy form up to 8600. So somewhere between those numbers is a “safe” rating for “slow very VERY occasional use on back streets and with extreme caution”.

Could we we agree on that? Or do the wheels all snap off and the whole flaming ball of metal slide into a school zone the moment we hook a 5k trailer to the thing?
Btw I did some searching in the H1 world and found people towing 5k,8k,12k, and more at distances up to multi-state highway speeds and not infrequently. NOT saying this was safe, or a good idea, but I haven’t seen an instance where the wheels fell of or the axle shafts snapped.

For you you guys who are super duper safety minded, what do you think would happen if you hit a chit-box with your bumperless hmmwv at any speed? Do you think they are safe enough for public roads? Because the federal highway safety departments (can’t remember what they are called at the moment) doesn’t think so, and that’s why they are not allowed to be driven in some places. So, you sound a little hypocritical. Just saying.

You're not very smart.. I've snapped axle shafts before, most here have.

I hope you have good insurance if you decide to start towing 10k with your 7k rated shafts and suspension m998.

 

[doghead]

I think we've covered this enough.

Ask, and do what you want.