Weekend at Sand dunes and weighed beast

[EricBu12]

Went out to the sand Dunes out at Little Sahara and also weighed the double combo I have now with 2 toys.

Have 36' toyhauler 5th wheel that has a 12' garage. This houses the Sand Rail I have. I have also a Yamaha Rhino that is on the utility trailer. Utah law is that when 2 or more trailers are hooked up, they [the trailers themselves] must not excede 61'. There is no overal length.

I weigh like this. Water 3/4 full.
Trailer gasoline for toys 34 gal.
Food and stuff for 2 days.
Fuel in truck full (50 gal)
4 adults and 2 dogs in truck

Steer axle... 4,780
Drive axle... . 6,300
Trailer tires(6, D's). . 13,360
Utility trailer(4 tires)... . 2,340

Total weight. . 26,620 !!

We went to the Sand Dunes and had OK weather for about 3 hours. . Then the wind started up... But all in all we had fun. . Tried some small jumps with the buggy and went on other roller, seeing what it can do. . I need to get a bigger motor. . Thats for sure... at least a 1935 with a bigger carb...

/webdata/photopost/data/573/medium/IMG_5106.JPG#ad


/webdata/photopost/data/573/medium/IMG_5101.JPG#ad


This is where we decided to leave a day early. . the dust was bad!. .

/webdata/photopost/data/573/medium/IMG_5107.JPG#ad

 

[Forrest Nearing]

what size engine do you have in there now? what you really need is a turbo!



my buddy built a draw-through turbo rail buggy... it was a friggin' HANDFULL!

 

[nps]

Better hide Eric - I hear the weight police coming. :-laf

 

[EricBu12]

the buggy has a 1600 and a stock single head and single carb. Engine has developed a leak at the crankshaft seal. . have no idea on age or miles. . going to get a 1915cc long block and 40/44 single carb and dual port head. . that will be enough...



Not worried on weight. truck has those 19. 5 12 plys on and trailer has 6 D tires. . the trailer tires I might upgrade to 16s later but for now they are good.



the trailer tires weight was more than I thought it would be... I used to be about 12,500. . didn't add to much... some of the extra weight is the rear utility trailer tongue weight. (~200#).

 

[JCasper]

How well does the truck do towing that much?

 

[MRosinski]

Looks like your wieght is distributed just right. My setups @21660 combined. SA:4600, DA:8240, TA:8820. Makes me wish for a goodeneck:-laf

 

[EricBu12]

WOW! 8240 on your drive?... even my 12 ply is not that high at 4080# each tire... . how long is your trailer?



My truck pull this weight pretty well. I would do better if I had 4:10 gears but I get about 9 mpg.



I have a hybrid turbo, edge EZ, bluechip box, 4" exhaust, An oil cooler that adds 3 quarts capacity, and a horton fan. . it gets hot on coolant when climbing but cools off fast. . the 245/70 R 19. 5" tires helps it roll pretty well. 12 ply . F rate. Roadmaster springs from Mr. Bobs help on the on-board weight. truck sits level.

 

[MRosinski]

It's only a 24'. My next run i'm gonna re-weigh, this time with full tank of fuel, and my new liquid tank. The old one(pictured) is plastic and alunimum and only holds 275gals. My new tank holds 350gal and is plastic/steel with the control valve lockout. Also gonna roll the jeep back if theres any room left to do so

 

[BGlidewell]

nice pictures. Be careful with that rhino. I rolled mine with only 13 miles on it.

RHINOROLLOVERS

I put some doors and hub extenders on it right away