jeeper61 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 And they got the saftey chains on 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes806 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Truck towing truck. Wander if hitch rating is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billonthefarm Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I was at the dmv once. I had a idea to beat the state out of a few bucks. I explained myself and the nice lady looked across the counter at me and said “I am married to a farmer so I know what you are doing but someday you and a state trooper are gonna have a talk along side the highway about this!” This pic seems like one of those deals. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 You are certainly going to be at the officers discretion if you get stopped and hopefully he has a sense of humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihfan4life Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 When does a truck become a trailer? Claim it has an identity crisis and was tired of always leading the way… But seriously, is it any different than a stiff hitch? I’m thinking it’s a clever way of towing as long as the hitches have the weight rating to do so. Send it🥸 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoshoe Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I see no light cable and how do you hookup the brakes? Also demands wide turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 18 minutes ago, snoshoe said: I see no light cable and how do you hookup the brakes? Also demands wide turns. You are on to the main reason the trooper would shut you down In most states any trailer over 3k needs functioning brakes Then there are things that could make that set up hard to handle the 1st one that comes to mind is the Toe in backwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Saving a couple of bucks instead of calling a wrecker. Probably tows OK but smokey won't like it for a few reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G. Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Stupid idea. You will damage both vehicles during turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 6 minutes ago, Rick G. said: Stupid idea. You will damage both vehicles during turns. Very WIDE turns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray54 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 You never know what will catch the eye of the law. A friend has towed some real gems home, and nobody looks. I help him bring a 52 Kenworth home around 95 or so. We did get a one way moving permit, the engine would not run, had been updated to spring brakes so we needed air to release them. We set off a 100+ mile with his 58 Ford F600 and an almost new Honda powered air compressor. No trouble, no officer wanted writers' cramps. Not many years later he took the same old Ford to drag another F 600 home with a different helper. They got stopped for no lights. Then the officer questioned the farm plate on the towing F600. As my friend tried to explain a farm plate to a traffic officer, the helper had several rolls of wire and black tape. The officer got more lost the longer he read to book about farm plates, so called the Sergent to come from the office. The helper had grafted wires and had turn signals a brake light working by the time the Sergent got there. The Sergent read the book and says I don't know if you are interpreting this correctly or not, but you now have lights so get the **** out of here and don't do this again in my area. The good news is the 52 KW got a 335 Cummins transplant and is still hauling a TD 14 from walnut grove to walnut grove with a tilt deck trailer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1256pickett Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, ray54 said: No trouble, no officer wanted writers' cramps. That is the key. Don’t walk the line, blow right over it! 😁 There has been a couple times I have said ‘if the cops don’t pull you over, you must be legal’. But I was walking the line, I think? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1480x3 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 13 hours ago, snoshoe said: I see no light cable and how do you hookup the brakes? Also demands wide turns. Person in both trucks to operate lights & brakes. Hopefully the one on right is 4x4 to double the fuel range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoshoe Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 9 minutes ago, 1480x3 said: Person in both trucks to operate lights & brakes. Hopefully the one on right is 4x4 to double the fuel range. What paint the headlights red for stoplights? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Doctor Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 A Deputy Sheriff, and redneck plumber in his off time, asked the local Highway Patrol Sergeant for a permit to pull a trailer house about 10 miles with a tractor. The Sergeant went on a tirade about how that was unsafe and there was no way he would write a permit to do this. The Deputy looked at the Highway Patrol schedule in the office. A few days later, the entire Highway Patrol had their annual meeting 100 miles away. All troopers had to be there or in Intensive Care? That was the day the trailer house got moved. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Real early on Sunday is my favorite time to move the questionable loads 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1256pickett Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 18 minutes ago, jeeper61 said: Real early on Sunday is my favorite time to move the questionable loads Or Saturday night. If you can avoid the drunks, the cops are looking for them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightman Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 3 hours ago, jeeper61 said: Real early on Sunday is my favorite time to move the questionable loads That’s also my choice time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlier Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 9/9/2023 at 9:30 AM, snoshoe said: I see no light cable and how do you hookup the brakes? Also demands wide turns. What you don't see is his wife or son in the toed truck breaking and signaling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoshoe Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 5 minutes ago, charlier said: What you don't see is his wife or son in the toed truck breaking and signaling. Then you didn't understand this 17 hours ago, snoshoe said: What paint the headlights red for stoplights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldenny Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Keep it under 35. SMV wired to the grill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
801486 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I saw a JD 95 with the rear axle removed being towed down the highway by a 3/4 ton once. They had put some kind of hitch on the combine and had it pinned to the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlier Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 12 hours ago, charlier said: What you don't see is his wife or son in the toed truck breaking and signaling. Just a little redneck humor snoshoe. However, other then it not being exactly legal what's the problem? Why would it be hard on either vehicle? No difference then towing a trailer or one without breaks, I'm sure we have all done that in certain situations. Choose a time with minimal traffic drive sensible and make really wide turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Towing a ford with a ford seems like a good way to end up broken down with 2 trucks beside the road. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzldenny Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Maybe they are both broken already. Two trucks with no reverse? Simple. Hook them up push-me pull-me style.🐒 4x4 with no rear wheels is still front wheel drive... plus double the payload area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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