Wood Hauler Pics

[Junkfxr]

yea with the new tires it should be alright. I need to put some brakes on the trailer though :msp_smile:

You need trailer brakes alright. I wouldn't even have attempted to pull that trailer with that much weight on it without brakes. That loaded trailer weighed more than the Pathfinder. You'll want to keep an eye on the transmission and rear differential temperatures also. After the tires, they're you're next weak link, especially if it's an automatic.

 

[OakBuster]

An old beater one ton is way cheaper than a tranny for that pathy though, go easy on it, nice load BTW

Yeah i'm saving for a f350. Hopefully by the end of the year i should be able to get one. Kind of hard though with the wife complaining about all my sudden purchases :msp_scared:
( OWB, splitter, chainsaw, trailer, chains etc )

You need trailer brakes alright. I wouldn't even have attempted to pull that trailer with that much weight on it without brakes. That loaded trailer weighed more than the Pathfinder. You'll want to keep an eye on the transmission and rear differential temperatures also. After the tires, they're you're next weak link, especially if it's an automatic.

yea i kind of figured the transmission will kick the bucket sooner or later lol. For now I'll take the gamble. Believe or not the pathfinder takes it like a champ when it comes to braking specially going down hill at 60 mph . Btw i don't speed on purpose, there is this down hill i take on the way back home I can't avoid. Since I don't have any brakes on the trailer, I have to take it easy on the brakes so I don't over heat them going downhill.

 

[Mac88]

Btw i don't speed on purpose, there is this down hill i take on the way back home I can't avoid. Since I don't have any brakes on the trailer, I have to take it easy on the brakes so I don't over heat them going downhill.

That trailer should already have electric brakes on it. You may just need a controller. Do yourself a favor and get those brakes working. It will end up biting you in the a$$ when you least expect it. And like gavman said, "An old beater one ton is way cheaper than a tranny for that pathy". BTW, nice looking rig, nice looking load on the trailer.

 

[OakBuster]

That trailer should already have electric brakes on it. You may just need a controller. Do yourself a favor and get those brakes working. It will end up biting you in the a$$ when you least expect it. And like gavman said, "An old beater one ton is way cheaper than a tranny for that pathy". BTW, nice looking rig, nice looking load on the trailer.

thanks! I started selling wood last winter and it was funny the look on peoples' faces when i pulled over lol. They'd be expecting a truck especially when they required me going through some rough terrain they thought I couldn't make it through which I always showed them otherwise. Btw the trailer has no brakes and yes i need to install a brake controller on the path too. It kind of sucks everything is so expensive... especially when I want it all at once!

 

[marcomjl]

Braking and payload/towing is the two reasons I got my F450 instead of a f250-350. You know you have more than enough braking power when you have two brake boosters and your rear brakes are the same size as the front :msp_thumbup:

 

[Junkfxr]

A couple of weeks ago, I had my 6 x 10 dump trailer loaded down with red oak and it pushed my 4 x 4, 1 ton single wheel truck through an intersection at a stop sign and I was only going about 40 mph, was in a subdivision. I had forgot to turn the brakes on. Luckily, nothing was coming. It'll get you when you least expect it and there's nothing you can do but hang on and see what happens. No brakes with a lot of weight on is nothing to take lightly. Been there and done that and try to avoid it at all costs now.

 

[rigandig]

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Load tha wagon for less trips is my motto.

 

[Garmins dad]

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Load tha wagon for less trips is my motto.

:msp_ohmy: you win... A tri drive Pete and a tri axle trailer.. WOW.. i could only wish.. a couple loads with that and i would be set for the year.. uttahere2::msp_thumbup: Sweet rig... :msp_w00t:

 

[Wazzu]

pretty much new to the wood hauling sport. A little worried about my pathfinder since its max towing is 6k lbs. I already had a blow out from too much weight.
Fixed that by getting some 10 ply tires on the rear. Now the question is how much longer until i break something else. I can't afford a truck right now so it's gonna have to do i guess.

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I just made a new firewood rule:
Anyone who has a 3120 for a firewood saw must have at a minimum 3/4 Ton pickup with overload springs or airbags!! Ha ha. Nice load of wood.

 

[Moss Man]

^^^^^^^^I would load that trailer with less weight until you can get the truck you want. Like the other guy mentioned, you can get a cheap one ton for alot less than repairs on the SUV or worse yet, the lawsuit against you when you have a fail on the highway and injure someone.

 

[Mac88]

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Load tha wagon for less trips is my motto.

I reckon' you have adequate brakes. The dotties will make sure of that. Nice rig. I wouldn't have access to anything capable of unloading it.

 

[OakBuster]

I just made a new firewood rule:
Anyone who has a 3120 for a firewood saw must have at a minimum 3/4 Ton pickup with overload springs or airbags!! Ha ha. Nice load of wood.

lol I saw the chainsaw for sale at a farm store earlier this year and I just couldn't resist it! the thing is I had a few mile stones throughout my wood cutting journeys. When I first started, I just had no clue the chain had to be sharpened :msp_tongue: on my 455 rancher and I just didn't know why it wouldn't cut lol. Well I got past that face, then the single anxle trailer I had kept squatting really bad after each load, so i got a bigger trailer. Then the 455 husky couldn't keep up with all the dirty wood and it took forever to cut through anything. So I got a bigger saw and put on some .404 .63 chain on it. Now it just takes forever to load the rounds onto the trailer and I'm concerned about my suv breaking. Also I'm looking into a skid steer to make loading a little bit smoother :msp_thumbup:

^^^^^^^^I would load that trailer with less weight until you can get the truck you want. Like the other guy mentioned, you can get a cheap one ton for alot less than repairs on the SUV or worse yet, the lawsuit against you when you have a fail on the highway and injure someone.

you're right, next time I load it up, I'm gonna weight it to see how much i got on it. Then go from there. I'm impressed with the suv though, going up hill and just pulling the load it doesn't even go past 2500 rpm :msp_razz:

 

[Gologit]

:msp_ohmy: you win... A tri drive Pete and a tri axle trailer.. WOW.. i could only wish.. a couple loads with that and i would be set for the year.. uttahere2::msp_thumbup: Sweet rig... :msp_w00t:

Well, as long as you're headed to town anyway...might as well take a little wood with you. :msp_rolleyes:

 

[OakBuster]

I was thinking about getting something like this


it's only got 74k miles for less than 4k. I don't know much about trucks besides i'd like a 7.3l diesel but for less than 4k?

 

[Mac88]

I was thinking about getting something like this


it's only got 74k miles for less than 4k. I don't know much about trucks besides i'd like a 7.3l diesel but for less than 4k?

Is that a diesel? A lot of those older chevys were gassers. 5-6 mpg on a good day. You buy that and you'll need that skid to load it. It should haul a good bit of wood though.

 

[OakBuster]

Is that a diesel? A lot of those older chevys were gassers. 5-6 mpg on a good day. You buy that and you'll need that skid to load it. It should haul a good bit of wood though.

here is the link from ebay CHEVY BIG BLOCK 2 TON DUMP TRUCK WITH BACKHOE TRAILER. START YOUR EXCAVATING BIZ in Commercial Trucks | eBay Motors

Man, imagine loading that sweet thing up to the top! and the trailer as a topping :msp_w00t: even at 5 mpg I'd be saving gas and time. I usually drive 20 miles round trip with my suv to haul a little over a cord. It takes 60 bucks to fill up my tank and If all I do is haul wood I can get around 11-12 trips for an average of 13-15 cords per tank of gas, not counting tear and wear on the suv. With that truck i could probably get that or more in one trip.

P.S: My wife is gonna kill me

 

[stihl023/5]

When you get into stuff that big or commercial then you have DOT etc. Just more crap to jump over and through!!!!!!:help:

 

[Mac88]

When you get into stuff that big or commercial then you have DOT etc. Just more crap to jump over and through!!!!!!:help:

Yep, anything over 26,000 lbs. gross.

 

[Garmins dad]

Well, as long as you're headed to town anyway...might as well take a little wood with you. :msp_rolleyes:

:msp_w00t: Droooooooooooooooool :help: cause i might have to go get a rig and haul a load home.. Hmm wonder about building a trailer like that for my dually.. just a mini one..

 

[Junkfxr]

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Load tha wagon for less trips is my motto.

You must be way down east somewhere in the flat lands. Those possum belly trailers don't go over real good around here in the hills. Always getting high centered and have to be pulled off of the hump in the road.