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04-05-2022, 04:34 PM
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Dually territory?
Saw this on the road in NC today..might have been a f350 but that payload is stretched thin
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04-05-2022, 04:59 PM
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I doubt it's any more than a 350, but hey, it's platinum right? Got some air bags, maybe an add a leaf, it's only a short trip, only carry 2 bottles of water, AND "it drives OK, can't even feel it"!! They don't have a clue and I see them every day unfortunately.
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04-05-2022, 05:06 PM
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The mc gas tank is probably empty so he's good!
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04-05-2022, 05:16 PM
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Only problem I see is Ford.
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04-05-2022, 05:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JOEJ
Only problem I see is Ford.
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Really, Care to explain?
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04-05-2022, 06:40 PM
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I'd like to see how he gets that 900 LB bike up there.
Looks like HD Ultra Classic.
I have a 2015 HD Ultra, so I know how heavy they are.
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04-05-2022, 06:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RollaMo
I'd like to see how he gets that 900 LB bike up there.
Looks like HD Ultra Classic.
I have a 2015 HD Ultra, so I know how heavy they are.
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Yep...
It's scarey enough to ride a bike or even an ATV up a ramp into the bed. To ride a bike "up a ramp located above the bed rails ????? Now that takes a wee bit more "courage" than I could muster.... Actually, it would take a "helluva lot more courage than I've got".... Imagine half way up the engine dies or on the deck, the brakes fail... Heck, just putting down the kickstand and getting off the bike would be "intimidating enough for a 6 pack".....
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04-05-2022, 06:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RollaMo
I'd like to see how he gets that 900 LB bike up there.
Looks like HD Ultra Classic.
I have a 2015 HD Ultra, so I know how heavy they are.
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I’m thinking a ramp. When we were at Sturgis in ‘09 I saw lots of bikes behind the cab of trucks pulling big fivers.
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Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
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04-05-2022, 06:50 PM
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He was just creeping along on his way up the road..a long line of vehicles behind him..kinda like a parade
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04-05-2022, 06:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
Yep...
It's scarey enough to ride a bike or even an ATV up a ramp into the bed. To ride a bike "up a ramp located above the bed rails ????? Now that takes a wee bit more "courage" than I could muster.... Actually, it would take a "helluva lot more courage than I've got".... Imagine half way up the engine dies or on the deck, the brakes fail... Heck, just putting down the kickstand and getting off the bike would be "intimidating enough for a 6 pack".....
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Maybe a removable winch, so your not driving it up the ramp?
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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04-05-2022, 06:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jasin1
He was just creeping along on his way up the road..a long line of vehicles behind him..kinda like a parade
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That looks like a "pre 2017 SuperDuty"... There's no "PowerStroke emblem" on the driver's door, so that may be a 6.2l gas engine... That would explain the "creeping along with a long line behind him"....
It also looks like he's got "saddle tanks" behind the bed fenders in front of the rear tires. We had two 30 gallon tanks on our 72 Dodge pickup. I cried when they cut the holes in the fenders to put in the doors to fill the tanks.... They were supposed to have ordered the tanks with "rear fill" that you could access from the wheelwell, but they screwed up and I didn't find out about the mistake until I went back to pick up the truck and saw the two "extra shiny squares" on the bed fenders.... Can you spell B A L L A S T I C ????? I was about 25, significantly easier to get angry and usually unable to control my temper... I almost went to jail that afternoon LOL
DUH !!!!! For some reason, I completley overlooked the "regular fuel tank door" on the bed sidewall. Forget the saddle tank "guess"... Damn, it's hell to get old ROFL
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04-05-2022, 07:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckster57
Maybe a removable winch, so your not driving it up the ramp?
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Yeah, but even then, somebody's got to balance the bike as it rolls up the ramp.... 900 pounds ain't easy to balance when you're on the ground and it's above you with the wheels chest high....
I'd like to watch the process a couple of times to see how they do it.....
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04-05-2022, 07:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RollaMo
I'd like to see how he gets that 900 LB bike up there.
Looks like HD Ultra Classic.
I have a 2015 HD Ultra, so I know how heavy they are.
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It looks like possibly a hydraulic ram under the HD front wheel, so most likely ties the bike on the rack & hydraulicly it folds up into the bed.
I'd bet he's overloaded the payload by at least the weight of the Harley! Maybe 2 Harleys!!
They've probably put F450 springs under it with airbags & heavier tires so it's now a F450! If you can turn a F250 in a F350 by swapping springs it should be the same doing it to a 350 with 450 parts (tongue in cheek).
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04-05-2022, 07:10 PM
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He probably puts the Harley is reverse and backs it up onto the ramp
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04-05-2022, 07:15 PM
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My question is how on earth does he turn without smashing his $30k motorcycle against the front cap?!?
You guys think his payload is bad, you really need to visit Oregon and watch the guys headed to the dunes…. 35’ bumper pull toy haulers with the over bed racks carting a full size rzr. Usually lifted trucks rolling coal
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04-05-2022, 07:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
Yeah, but even then, somebody's got to balance the bike as it rolls up the ramp.... 900 pounds ain't easy to balance when you're on the ground and it's above you with the wheels chest high....
I'd like to watch the process a couple of times to see how they do it.....
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^^^^. My son came to see us to show off his big bike (we could have cared less in reality). He and my grandson took it out and ran around our burg of a town that evening. Parked it and we went to bed. At 5 am my son comes yelling into my bedroom (I'm asleep) to come quick, mom's been hurt. The boy got his mom up prior to 5am so he could load that bike....he and mom. Tried to get into the bed of his truck and he let the $$%#@ thing fall over on her leg breaking it under the knee while she tried to help (which should have never happened). She was pinned under it in the bed, he was worried about the bike; I crawled in and told him to throw it off her. He said he didn't want to hurt the bike. Words were exchanged, he started pulling it off her, I sat on the edge of the bed and shoved it with both legs and it flipped over to the other side with a bang. I took her to the hospital, they splinted her and I took her straight to an orthopedic surgeon in the city, had surgery, pins inserted etc. Told him to never bring a bike to my house again...and he hasn't (and I like bikes).
Trying to maneuver, load, carry then remove something like in that manner seems to exhibit more resolve to "do it" and lack of thinking than common sense and thoughtfulness. JMO
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04-05-2022, 08:10 PM
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Having been to hundreds of motorcycle events at the race track, there’s a vast range of skills to be observed. At trackdays watching guys load their bikes is most similar to watching a boat ramp on Saturday morning. On a race weekend watching guys load is more similar to watching the blue angels, calculated and practiced.
With that said, I’ve never once seen anyone crazy enough to put their bike in a pinch zone.
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04-05-2022, 08:35 PM
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What is scary is some guy (not to be named...) driving down the road with camera in hand capturing this stuff and driving at the same time!
I bet that Super Duty has 6000 lb payload because it is a PLATINUM therefor made of super alloy metal and has helium in the tires.
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04-06-2022, 02:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wiredgeorge
What is scary is some guy (not to be named...) driving down the road with camera in hand capturing this stuff and driving at the same time!
I bet that Super Duty has 6000 lb payload because it is a PLATINUM therefor made of super alloy metal and has helium in the tires.
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You have a valid point George…I do keep my iPhone in a holder,charger so it’s easy to get to and I just fire off a spray pattern of shots…I took thirteen pictures to get those shots …I don’t really look ,I just aim the phone in the general direction and have my thumb on the shutter button.
But yes your right it’s is a distraction…it’s like fish stories without pics though…I will get my wife to take them going forward.
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04-06-2022, 04:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jasin1
He was just creeping along on his way up the road..a long line of vehicles behind him..kinda like a parade
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Jasin, better description of creeping along, Please. Somewhat large 5er, and a pretty heavy bike. That and either de-bagged TV. Is that a flat road or were you on a grade.
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