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Ollie W
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Location: Portland, OR
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 Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:37 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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Two adults, a 2 year old, a dog, everything but the kitchen sink for camping and a canoe. 500 miles round trip.
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Touch Nicks Thing
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Joined: May 21, 2003
Posts: 2029
Location: Alexandria, VA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:16 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| campingbox wrote: |
I hauled 4320 pounds of concrete in my widebed singlecab yesterday.
Last week I had 7 other similar loads of concrete which weighed 2880#, 3400#, 3060#, #3280, #3460, 2580#, 2740#
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Wow! Unreal |
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BarryL 
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Joined: November 01, 2004
Posts: 14257
Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| Tell about the job? |
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campingbox
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Joined: November 14, 2000
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:03 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| Don66bus wrote: |
| How far? How fast? Those loads would strain not only the structure but the running gear. I once did 3000 pounds and it felt quite dangerous. You probably have an upgraded clutch and brakes. |
I drove it 12 reasonably flat country miles to the gravel quarry. I kept the truck in third gear, about 60-70kph or less. It stopped fine. I have an all stock drivetrain in good shape. I feathered the clutch a bit more than usual to reduce the impact at starts and took it pretty mellow on the way there. I had 3/4” plywood on top of the stock bed and had extra plywood and some metal shelves around the perimeter to protect the wood. I don’t think I damaged anything. |
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Who.Me?
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Joined: July 14, 2014
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Location: UK (South)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:51 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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How well does it stop with that weight on board?
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Don66bus
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:23 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| How far? How fast? Those loads would strain not only the structure but the running gear. I once did 3000 pounds and it felt quite dangerous. You probably have an upgraded clutch and brakes. |
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campingbox
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Joined: November 14, 2000
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:04 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| ryans65 wrote: |
| Is the wide bed weight capacity double that of a standard single cab? |
If anything I would think it’s slightly reduced. I expect the wood platform and gates weigh more than the stock setup. |
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ryans65
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Location: Yulee FL
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:41 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| Is the wide bed weight capacity double that of a standard single cab? |
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vwuberalles
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Location: Richmond, VA
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ryans65
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Location: Yulee FL
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:34 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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campingbox
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:17 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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I hauled 4320 pounds of concrete in my widebed singlecab yesterday.
Last week I had 7 other similar loads of concrete which weighed 2880#, 3400#, 3060#, #3280, #3460, 2580#, 2740#
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Old Paint
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Location: Battle Ground, Washington
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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campingbox
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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Three cubic yards of mulch.
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IN2VWS
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Joined: January 29, 2006
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| swharris wrote: |
| IN2VWS wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| cdennisg wrote: |
| silkvw wrote: |
| VWDog wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| SplitBusChick wrote: |
| Checking out the thread again- i could have sworn I saw a pic of someone carrying a full sized bridgeport in their SC but a lot of the photos are down :/ |
That would be way over the 1 ton weight limit for a single cab, almost twice. |
Am I being obtuse when I ask, "What the heck is a bridgeport?" |
Good question. It's a big milling machine for metal. Great for making parts. |
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Not as heavy as some I have seen on here, but its the heaviest I have done.
A bridgeport milling machine.
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....and I moved it again, but this time on my T3..... This time I swivelled the head 180 degrees to lower the centre of gravity.
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They are not even breaking a sweat. Haha |
True, but you do shit yourself if you hit a corner too fast.
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swharris
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Location: N. Orange County
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:30 am Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| IN2VWS wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| cdennisg wrote: |
| silkvw wrote: |
| VWDog wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| SplitBusChick wrote: |
| Checking out the thread again- i could have sworn I saw a pic of someone carrying a full sized bridgeport in their SC but a lot of the photos are down :/ |
That would be way over the 1 ton weight limit for a single cab, almost twice. |
Am I being obtuse when I ask, "What the heck is a bridgeport?" |
Good question. It's a big milling machine for metal. Great for making parts. |
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| IN2VWS wrote: |
Not as heavy as some I have seen on here, but its the heaviest I have done.
A bridgeport milling machine.
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....and I moved it again, but this time on my T3..... This time I swivelled the head 180 degrees to lower the centre of gravity.
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They are not even breaking a sweat. Haha |
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IN2VWS
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| Fish wrote: |
| cdennisg wrote: |
| silkvw wrote: |
| VWDog wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| SplitBusChick wrote: |
| Checking out the thread again- i could have sworn I saw a pic of someone carrying a full sized bridgeport in their SC but a lot of the photos are down :/ |
That would be way over the 1 ton weight limit for a single cab, almost twice. |
Am I being obtuse when I ask, "What the heck is a bridgeport?" |
Good question. It's a big milling machine for metal. Great for making parts. |
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| IN2VWS wrote: |
Not as heavy as some I have seen on here, but its the heaviest I have done.
A bridgeport milling machine.
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....and I moved it again, but this time on my T3..... This time I swivelled the head 180 degrees to lower the centre of gravity.
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| silkvw wrote: |
| VWDog wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| SplitBusChick wrote: |
| Checking out the thread again- i could have sworn I saw a pic of someone carrying a full sized bridgeport in their SC but a lot of the photos are down :/ |
That would be way over the 1 ton weight limit for a single cab, almost twice. |
Am I being obtuse when I ask, "What the heck is a bridgeport?" |
Good question. It's a big milling machine for metal. Great for making parts. |
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| IN2VWS wrote: |
Not as heavy as some I have seen on here, but its the heaviest I have done.
A bridgeport milling machine.
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silkvw
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Location: Elgin, TX
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: What's the most you've hauled? |
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A load of garden soil.
Using my single cab as it was intended.
Garden variety Beetles in the background. |
This is why I will never restore my SC. I use it too much.  |
Works for 10 foot long plywood too.
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swharris
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| BarryL wrote: |
| splitpile wrote: |
| Daily driver shop truck, work and race |
Is that the SC that got hit-and-ranned? |
No it was my 60 swivel seat kombi that got hit ranned
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I know that feeling  Hope everyone was ok.
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swharris
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| Da TOW'D wrote: |
That is a long load for a Single Cab. Looks like you could use my trailer!
Not my heaviest load but definitely the most fun. |
Some day I want to build one of those. Might you have any detailed photos of yours? Is it an original or a reproduction? |
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