Towing WAY past Ford's limit while on Veggie Oil

[rabidsnowmobiler]

Just finished up with corn harvest, and used my F250 to haul grain to the elevator while burning veggie. The total weight of my truck, two gravity wagons, and corn ranged from 47,000-50,000 lbs depending on how full the wagons were. Just wanted to report that the V3 performed flawlessly. It was funny getting comments from the guys that work at the elevator that my truck made them hungry every time I pulled in!

[skyskijason]

NICE! Good work, I love it. And a 6.0 at that! Jus think what a 7.3 can do!! hehehe

[lancaster,pa]

Just finished up with corn harvest, and used my F250 to haul grain to the elevator while burning veggie. The total weight of my truck, two gravity wagons, and corn ranged from 47,000-50,000 lbs depending on how full the wagons were. Just wanted to report that the V3 performed flawlessly. It was funny getting comments from the guys that work at the elevator that my truck made them hungry every time I pulled in!

Interested in how you would rate the power available using veg and pulling such a load. How would you compare it to diesel with the same load? - Patrick

[h2odrx]

Interested in how you would rate the power available using veg and pulling such a load. How would you compare it to diesel with the same load? - Patrick

It compares on the fatter wallet.....

[Clay]

Man that load just doesnt look that heavy but i guess corn is heavier than it looks.

[Wilson]

NICE! Good work, I love it. And a 6.0 at that! Jus think what a 7.3 can do!! hehehe

6.0 gots more power

[powerstroke73L]

And here I was wondering about bringing in a measly 6 tons of coal from Western PA on veggie Guess that's my answer!

[rabidsnowmobiler]

Interested in how you would rate the power available using veg and pulling such a load. How would you compare it to diesel with the same load? - Patrick

I can't comment on high end HP as it's impossible to safely tow a set of loaded grain wagons more than 20mph, but I can say that every bit of bottom end torque was still there. Other than exhaust smell and the little puff of black smoke when rolling off idle, I could tell no difference from stock.

[rabidsnowmobiler]

Man that load just doesnt look that heavy but i guess corn is heavier than it looks.

Sorry, wagons were empty in that pic. The only time I could remember to break out the camera was when I was sitting around waiting for the wagons to get filled! The corn we hauled in this year had a typical test weight of 53 lbs/bushel, so the weight does add up pretty fast!

[Marv]

Nice pic and nice haul Rabid...that's a lot of weight.

What type of hitch does the grain wagons have on them?

[Jack_Toepfer]

I towed a hay wagon full of straw bails a couple miles once... about 30k... I can't imagine getting up those same grades with 2x that much.

[rabidsnowmobiler]

Nice pic and nice haul Rabid...that's a lot of weight.

What type of hitch does the grain wagons have on them?

The tongue on the wagon has a U-shape to it that a pin drops through. Imagine using a 2" ball/reciever combo that is typically found on trailers, but replace the ball with a pin. It's the setup that is used on 95% of farm implements that hook to the drawbar of a tractor. The upside of this design is that it's easier to hook up as you don't have to be spot on when backing up. The downside is the slop in the joint, which requires the use of a cushion hitch on the truck to eliminate some of the shock on the drivetrain.

[Marv]

The tongue on the wagon has a U-shape to it that a pin drops through. Imagine using a 2" ball/reciever combo that is typically found on trailers, but replace the ball with a pin. It's the setup that is used on 95% of farm implements that hook to the drawbar of a tractor. The upside of this design is that it's easier to hook up as you don't have to be spot on when backing up. The downside is the slop in the joint, which requires the use of a cushion hitch on the truck to eliminate some of the shock on the drivetrain.

Oh okay, I got ya. I was just curious what type of hitch you were using while pulling that kind of weight. So do you have an adaptor that fits into your receiver hitch for this, or is it custom? Not sure I've ever seen a cushion hitch...

[Jack_Toepfer]

I never used a cushion hitch... oops.

I just used your typical hitch, with no ball.

Initially I thought you were talking about the slip-tongue on the trailer... so you really don't have to get close to the trailer, you bring the trailer tongue to the hitch