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Dead Parrot · 09-21-2015, 10:49 AM

First thing that I thought was that you are planning on carrying about 1.6 tons of payload in a .75 ton truck, or simply, more than twice the truck's design limit. I have driven way overloaded pickups before and its not a lot of fun.

My quick suggestion is to look at purchasing a surplus M1101 or M1102 military trailer. It comes with recessed anchors already built in and has a design payload of about 3000lbs. As a bonus, they have hydraulic surge brakes built in. The only difference between the 1101 and 1102 is the placard.

09-21-2015, 10:49 AM	#4
Dead Parrot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 2,809	Re: Need Loadmaster Help First thing that I thought was that you are planning on carrying about 1.6 tons of payload in a .75 ton truck, or simply, more than twice the truck's design limit. I have driven way overloaded pickups before and its not a lot of fun. My quick suggestion is to look at purchasing a surplus M1101 or M1102 military trailer. It comes with recessed anchors already built in and has a design payload of about 3000lbs. As a bonus, they have hydraulic surge brakes built in. The only difference between the 1101 and 1102 is the placard.