Squatting!!!!!!!

[bigbicep24]

yesh how far did you go

Only went 3 miles from Menards to my house using less traffic back roads.

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[cavemold]

Only went 3 miles from Menards to my house using less traffic back roads.

Oh ok that’s not bad then!

 

[710-oil-614]

I have hauled roughly 40-50 times since April 2022 with this great truck. Today I got it to squat pretty good. Adding on to our shed and needed the framing . The longest and heaviest were the structural 4x4x16. Helps to have so many tie downs.
Put it in tow, haul mode and it did great. Even the Menards guy at the yard stated you got it squatting.
Next week will be a trailer for the sheeting and fiber concrete boards.
Such a great Truck!

When there is a will.....

There is a way better way to things!

Ooof OP - just make two trips.

 

[ClemsonU88]

What's really interesting is if you do that and drive at night. Your lights are only mildly helpful as they shine upward at that point.

I overloaded my '94 F-150 years ago, and it put cracks in the leaf springs. My mechanic was like, "What did you do to this truck to crack the leaf springs?" I had to replace them.

 

[TheWizziard]

With all that material sticking out behind the rear wheels it’s equivalent to more than 1300 lbs as far as squatting. Definitely not safe, if someone had run into those 4x4s, you would have been at fault even with the red flag.
Federal law for overhang is 3 feet in front and 4 feet in rear. With a 4 1/2 ft bed and approximate 1 1/2 ft tailgate those 4x4 were sticking out almost 10 ft.

I believe the DOT states a 4 foot minimum rear overhang. It is up to the states to determine the maximum of the allowable rear overhang. (which here in Texas is 4')

Question: Is the rear of the truck the end of the bed, the end of the lowered tailgate, or the end of bed extender?

 

[GPSMan]

I believe the DOT states a 4 foot minimum rear overhang. It is up to the states to determine the maximum of the allowable rear overhang. (which here in Texas is 4')

Huh. That's kind of funny.
I thought everything was bigger in Texas.

Is that why so many Texans jack up their trucks? To compensate for their short length?

 

[TheWizziard]

Huh. That's kind of funny.
I thought everything was bigger in Texas.

Is that why so many Texans jack up their trucks? To compensate for their short length?

I was just quoting the law. Not what we actually do.

10 foot 2"x6" for the bed dividers

 

[GPSMan]

In CA "anything over 4 feet of overhang must be red flagged, or if at night, a red lamp must be placed on the end of the overhang" and "10' is permitted so long as total length of vehicle including overhang does not exceed 75 feet."

With permits:

Up to 135' is allowed. (Dang!)
Up to 30' of overhang is allowed.
Up to 15' wide is allowed (double dang!)
16' wide is permitted with CHP escort.

Just the other day I saw a wide load on the freeway, with escorts front and rear. He literally took 2 full lanes. Literally drove the tractor straddling the white dashed line.

20,000 pounds per axle maximum.
But weird, tandem axles are allowed to be 46,000 pounds.

 

[GPSMan]

Question: Is the rear of the truck the end of the bed, the end of the lowered tailgate, or the end of bed extender?

It is defined as "edge of bumper".
For the front, if a vehicle has no front bumper no cargo shall extend more than three feet in front of the front most point of the front tire.

 

[MaverickkcirevaM]

Are those stock wheels?

 

[fordtoughwait]

4”X4” 16’s! I just need the extender. Thanks for the confidence !

 

[CyberOrangeFX4]

What's really interesting is if you do that and drive at night. Your lights are only mildly helpful as they shine upward at that point.

I overloaded my '94 F-150 years ago, and it put cracks in the leaf springs. My mechanic was like, "What did you do to this truck to crack the leaf springs?" I had to replace them.

I've loaded down my 95 f150 pretty good a few times! Pretty much on bumpstops but never cracked a leaf

 

[Decayed]

Only went 3 miles from Menards to my house using less traffic back roads.

Should be fine, hope you went slow and didn't hit any potholes. That rear suspension is overstressed though.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

In CA "anything over 4 feet of overhang must be red flagged, or if at night, a red lamp must be placed on the end of the overhang" and "10' is permitted so long as total length of vehicle including overhang does not exceed 75 feet."

With permits:

Up to 135' is allowed. (Dang!)
Up to 30' of overhang is allowed.
Up to 15' wide is allowed (double dang!)
16' wide is permitted with CHP escort.

Just the other day I saw a wide load on the freeway, with escorts front and rear. He literally took 2 full lanes. Literally drove the tractor straddling the white dashed line.

20,000 pounds per axle maximum.
But weird, tandem axles are allowed to be 46,000 pounds.

I'll see if I can find pictures. I was working in Pampa, Texas. An escorted load from the port of Houston came through on way to refinery at Sunday, Texas with a Diesel Reformer unit. If I remember correctly the weight was 1,200,000 lbs. The trailer had 212 wheels to distribute the weight. There was 30-35 escort vehicles. One tractor was towing, one was pulling and one was available if needed. The rear of the long load had a steering unit with a plexiglass enclosure. They were on the 36 or 39th day and hoping to make the last 60 miles in three more days. One of the escort guys told me when they went through DFW they traveled west on the east bound lanes of I-30 in middle of night because load wouldn't fit underneath underpasses. Near Miami Texas (My-am-ma) they had to pull off road because it was August and asphalt was getting too soft so that added a day. There were around 30 escort vehicles to handle any wires, signs, someone to rent a pasture to park in when TxDot ordered travel halted, etc. In Pampa they had to detour about six miles as they had to avoid driving over Santa Fe Rr main line grade crossing.

 

[Call sign slick]

I have hauled roughly 40-50 times since April 2022 with this great truck. Today I got it to squat pretty good. Adding on to our shed and needed the framing . The longest and heaviest were the structural 4x4x16. Helps to have so many tie downs.
Put it in tow, haul mode and it did great. Even the Menards guy at the yard stated you got it squatting.
Next week will be a trailer for the sheeting and fiber concrete boards.
Such a great Truck!

That's abuse! lmao........

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