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| I'm going to look at a trailer and need some help. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to haul it with my current truck. I have a dodge ram 1500 5.7l hemi. I'm going to look at an older tracer trailer. It is a two horse straight load with living quarters (no bathroom or shower) just a sink, bed and some cabinets. Its old so its steel.
Owner doesn't know the weight. Will it say the weight on the trailer somewhere? On the plaque? The Abbreviations on the plaques confuse me...??
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Just call the trailer company and give them the serial number off the trailer and they should tell you the weight but the weight of the trailer should be in the same area as the serial number. |
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| Thanks.... I don't think tracers are made anymore |
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 Bulls Eye
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Location: Oklahoma | The best bet is to take the trailer over scales at a truck stop. This will give you the only true number. Even if there is a weight on the trailer, it most likely will not include the LQ. You can guess about 350-375 pounds per box foot to get an idea. BUT, every trailer brand is different. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| My personal opinion...1/2tons should only be towing 2-3horse bumper pulls, and I tore up a transmission towing a 3horse with one once. Granted these were trucks from the 90’s and early 2000’s and the may be beefier today. I still get anxiety when I see a gooseneck on a half ton and try to not travel near them...limited stopping power. |
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Bulls Eye
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Location: Oklahoma | OhMax - 2018-10-30 1:07 PM
My personal opinion...1/2tons should only be towing 2-3horse bumper pulls, and I tore up a transmission towing a 3horse with one once. Granted these were trucks from the 90’s and early 2000’s and the may be beefier today. I still get anxiety when I see a gooseneck on a half ton and try to not travel near them...limited stopping power.
I agree. I pull a 2 horse gooseneck with my 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi. I had to downsize out of my diesel with my divorce... but, my trailer empty is also only 3750 pounds, so I know I'm good to go with it. BUT that being said, I do not advise it. I haul short flat distances. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Theres a thread on Horse Trailer World about these trailers, and read that they are out of business, they were made in Brazil Indiana.. And they look very heavy to me so if you buy this trailer you need to go to a bigger truck for safey reasons. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | TwistedK - 2018-10-30 12:37 PM The best bet is to take the trailer over scales at a truck stop. This will give you the only true number. Even if there is a weight on the trailer, it most likely will not include the LQ. You can guess about 350-375 pounds per box foot to get an idea. BUT, every trailer brand is different.
Good ideal for using scales, I agree a 1/2 ton would not cut it. |
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Miracle in the Making
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| i had a tracer with living quarters it was heavy has all get out i had hyrduliac over air it was a bear to stop and i had a 1 ton dodge
like she said go to scale preferably a cat scale
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 Star Padded Honey
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Location: NW MT | Tracer has been out of business for many years and yes - they were REALLY heavy - much more so than comparable steel ones in other brands. I definitely would not be considering pulling one - even a small one - with a 1/2T truck. But I am one that is adamant on safety & would rather have more truck than I need. |
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