Hauling a Ford F-250 7.3L Diesel in for repair.. Only one equipt failure of the day!

Originally Posted by Dermestid

Wow I would've guessed that weighed more than 6800. Just curious how long is your trailer? Is that a long bed F250? Incase I ever come across one wondering if it will fit on my trailer.

Well you think like I do! I had to Google the wheelbase to ensure that it would fit before I ever started the trip. It is an Extended Cab with a 6.5" Bed. My trailer is a 16 foot deck, It fit, but this was really the longest and heaviest thing on the trailer I have hauled. I hauled an F-350 Standard Cab Dually on it once- but it had no where near the weight of the diesel- the diesel outweighed it by about 800 lbs.

Originally Posted by Dermestid

Must be just like my truck then, never would have imagined it would fit on a 16 footer! My trailer is also a 16' deck but has a 2' dovetail is that what yours is?

Mine is just a 16'.. no dovetail on it. The picture doesn't show it from a good angle but that truck was all of that 16 footer and it still hung off the rear of the trailer. Wheels on, Body- Over the back of it- it was a beast!

Originally Posted by Dermestid

Ahhh gotcha must be the angle of the picture makes it look like a dovetail. Was it hard to get a good balance of the weight on the truck/trailer with not much room to move it forward or back?

You are correct, it really was a tight fit on there.. But we made it. Trailer is now at my welders shop getting the rail rebuilt.

Originally Posted by sledge42

You are correct, it really was a tight fit on there.. But we made it. Trailer is now at my welders shop getting the rail rebuilt.

You might move the toolbox a little further forward so if you do this again you can move the truck further forward if you need to for proper balance.