A sad heavy tow (picture)

[Steve St.Laurent]

I had to tow my best friends 12v that dropped a dowel pin and spit it out the timing cover. I towed it about a 100 miles to a dealer I know well. Leaving his house it was snow in the driveway, followed by ice on the road (I left the trailer brakes unhooked until off the ice), then clear road. It was by far the heaviest/most drag that I've pulled down the freeway yet. Pulling on the flats at 70 mph I was pulling 22 psi of boost and running at 1050 EGT. I'd hit at high as 33 under acceleration and never went over 1150. With the trailer brakes and the exhaust brake stopping was no problem at all (I hardly used the trucks brakes). The only thing I don't think would hold up over time hauling like that would be the body - under acceleration you could hear the body vibrating (760 ft/lbs of cummins power)! #ad
I might add that the load was completely within weight - just a lot of drag to go with it. Probably not much worse than what some 5'ers are like!! #ad


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-Steve St. Laurent - President of the Great Lakes TDR
'98 QC LB (CMNSPWR), 4x4, ISB, 5sp, 4. 10 LSD, TST Powermax, 275hp RV injectors, SW fuel pressure gauge, BD exhaust brake, Isspro turbo temp monitor, front Draw-Tite receiver, rear Draw-Tite class V receiver, BFG 285/75R16 AT KO's, (all the common stuff clipped)


[This message has been edited by Steve St. Laurent (edited 01-12-2001). ]

 

[Sled Puller]

The only thing sad is that ATV trailer you have overloaded! I thought you knew better!

Gene

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1997 Cummins Dodge 4x4 Bombed & Amsoiled. Amsoil Premiere Direct Jobber, Member of: NRA Business Alliance, GLTDR, WANTED: Wrecked Dodges.
www.awdist.com

 

[R.ebel]

Steve,
Can you give us some details on the disabled Ram? I'd like to know what year and how many miles. TIA

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1997 2500 Ext Cab 4X4,5 spd,3. 54's,Pac brake,Rancho 9000's,Centerforce clutch,K&N airfilter,Missing
Cat,Isspro gauges,TST #11 plate (280hp/680tq),AFC medium spring and Jardine 4" exh.

 

[illflem]

Steve,you just skimmed the tip of the iceberg as far as what your Ram will pull. A CTD Ram weighs about the same as 6 bins of apples,I haul 24 with my 3500 no problem,but never on the ice.

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95' 25004X4,AT,Driftwood,Banks Stinger,Warn fender flairs and running boards(work truck)
95 3500,5 speed 3:54,Driftwood,Banks&Psycotty,34,000 GCVW apple and tractor hauler(works harder truck)

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

Gene, the trailer is rated to 12,000 lbs thank you very much!

Rebel, it's a 97 with 51,000 miles on it. If you do a search on Dowel Pin you will come up with a number of thread that have info on it. It's being covered under warranty - it's still there, no word yet on whether he'll get a short block or just fixed.

illflem, I've towed bigger loads (up to 30k) but just down the road at slow speed. This is the biggest load I've taken out on the highway.

-Steve


[This message has been edited by Steve St. Laurent (edited 01-13-2001). ]

 

[R.ebel]

Steve, thanks for the info... I've previously seen the threads on the dowel pin.

Rharvey, Love my Centerforce clutch, no complaints at all. It has nice smooth engagement with absolutly no chatter. Also has the stock feel in terms of the force required to operate it. Its rated at 800ft-lbs. I'll soon be adding the 370 'B' marine injectors... will be sliding my plate back a touch to preserve the integrity of the clutch.

 

[rob10858]

dont feel too bad steve, i just had to haul two of our 650 psds back to the dealer for 6th gear repair. i wanted to haul both of them back with my beast on the same trailor for a final jab at the ford guys, but the boss said that i would be overweight, yeah right. anyway all trucks have their problems, its just a matter of how bad those problems are.

 

[RHARVEY]

R. EBEL

I see that you have the centerforce clutch in your truck, I was wondering how you like it?

Rick

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RICK
97 2500,CC,5 SPEED, 3. 54 Limited Slip,Psychotty System,K&N, Pre-Turbo ISSPRO 3" Pyrometer & Boost Guage,Silencer Ring Removed
12,000 RBW 5th Wheel Hitch,25' Excel 5th Wheel,Rancho RSX17000 Shocks,Amsoil Dealer,Straight Piped

 

[Frank J. Lloyd]

Originally posted by packman:
dont feel too bad steve, i just had to haul two of our 650 psds back to the dealer for 6th gear repair. i wanted to haul both of them back with my beast on the same trailor for a final jab at the ford guys, but the boss said that i would be overweight, yeah right. anyway all trucks have their problems, its just a matter of how bad those problems are.

When I got my Dodge the dealership also sold Fords. As I was getting te spill on how much the Fords could tow, a truck came in delivering 4 F350 PSDS all on one trailer. The tow rig..... Dodge 3500 Cummins strong. I had to laugh and correct the dealer on his figuring. I try to drive by as much as I can with monstrous loads just to make him bow his head.

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2001 3500 4x4 H. O. 6 speed 4. 10, SLT, Cab and Chassis, 163" wheelbase western hauler stake bed 3" straight pipe, silencer ring AWOL, boost pyro gauge, K&N, Geno's one touch oil valve, Cobra 29,
ready to bomb
Big Red is ready to roll!