Would you pull 5 ton with this setup??

[colesmotorsports]

Pulled 3 m936 150 mile one way each trip.

 

[INFChief]

Looks well built! The only question I have pertains to binding. Tow bars have incline / decline flexibility at the truck clevises (knuckles) and the pintle hook in order to navigate road conditions that aren’t flat - roads that are like those found in places like Kansas or western Iowa. I only see that there’s vertical flex at the towed vehicle. If the towing vehicle goes up, over, and down a raised road or railroad bed crossing I can see where the tow bar will bind on the towing vehicle. Maybe I’m not seeing the pictures clearly though.

 

[colesmotorsports]

It's on the gooseneck ball , works like a gooseneck trailer tips to the side , to the front and back. Lots of movement. Road in North Dakota and Montana roads are crappy.

 

[simp5782]

But you don't have a gooseneck trailer that weighs 40,000# with no brakes. It'll pull it. But can it stop it. It wont like it. Least it's flatlands


Least rig up a 12v compressor thru a trolley valve to atleast attempt to apply the truck brakes.

 

[colesmotorsports]

Yep that was only part I did not like about it. I drive trucks so I watch ahead and pay attention to corners . Crazy the exhaust brake on the pickup works pretty good slowing down . Luck it is rolling flatland like you say . 150 mile trip I meet about 30 cars . Built it just to pull 4 trucks home . Then probably won't use it again. But crazy how stable it is at 50-65 . Just pay attention at corners.

 

[tennmogger]

Dam scary setup with no brakes, IMHO.

 

[INFChief]

It's on the gooseneck ball , works like a gooseneck trailer tips to the side , to the front and back. Lots of movement. Road in North Dakota and Montana roads are crappy.

I get it but I was pointing that due to the length of the goose neck I thought it could contact the end of the truck bed if the right terrain were encountered.

 

[NDT]

Watch out you used up 3 of your 9 lives with this.

 

[BEASTMASTER]

nobody else will tell you . so i will " ARE YOU OUT OF YOU'RE FREAKING MIND " if you gotta stop you" re going to kill you"re self or some innocent person out there , hire a darn wrecker !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[colesmotorsports]

Lol like I say nothings more scarier then meeting people on a 2 lane road doing 70mph and all that separates you is a painted doted line !!!
Nobody does things that you considered half way safe when others say are you stupid on here ???? Dang!!!

 

[Tow4]

I see you have a compressor on the Dodge and a air hose ran to the towed vehicle. Hopefully the brakes were fully functional and you were not just using the air to release the spring brakes on the wrecker.

 

[INFChief]

OK; so yeah. Sketchy as heck and potentially life threatening. I prolly would have done it at one point in my life - and it would not have been the most wickedest thing I’d ever done. At this stage in my life I prefer not to put others at risk or risk possible damage to equipment. Yes. I’m O-fishally old now. Booooo.

 

[charlesmann]

If you can stop, using the pull vehicle and towed vehicle brake, sure. But only for a short (20 miles or less) distance and had no other choice at that specific time.
Iv pulled 34,400 lbs, 10,400 lbs over loaded with my 1tn dually. Was only going 4 miles and decided to take the chance. Was it right/legal, no, not by any means and couldnt stretch the law thin enough to be legal.
But like my old 1sg said, do what your pay check can afford

 

[Weldman]

So why isn't the 5 ton pulling the Dodge truck instead?... At least if anything worse case scenario is no insurance ticket or no registration.

 

[colesmotorsports]

So why isn't the 5 ton pulling the Dodge truck instead?... At least if anything worse case scenario is no insurance ticket or no registration.

Fuel tanks need need cleaning and all around TLC. They have been sitting for at least 10 years. I like getting everything up and running fixed up. The one I got had locks on the toolboxs . Cut them off and inside had all the wrecker tool , chains, ect . Was pretty dang cool.

 

[simp5782]

A lot of us have done things just as sketchy and dangerous. Only plus side was that is was the before the time that everyone had cameras on their phones or we would have all been tiktok famous for getting a potential Darwin award.

 

[colesmotorsports]

Lol yep for darn sure.

 

[Brutacus]

A lot of us have done things just as sketchy and dangerous. Only plus side was that is was the before the time that everyone had cameras on their phones or we would have all been tiktok famous for getting a potential Darwin award.

Amen Brother!!

 

[Weldman]

A lot of us have done things just as sketchy and dangerous. Only plus side was that is was the before the time that everyone had cameras on their phones or we would have all been tiktok famous for getting a potential Darwin award.

Amateurs… Do it at night, 95% plus cell cameras can’t capture night video, Sunday nights are best as most are in bed ready for the work week and most weigh stations are closed. Which then you just send a scout up ahead if you know the route.

 

[Weldman]

Yeah I did that