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Finally put the F450 to a REAL big load.......

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  • He Dog

    40 feet high? That pickup ain't THAT big.

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  • Mercury

    Hahaha.......ok, let me rephrase it: a 40', high cube container. :)



    Merc

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  • dpmule

    Looks like you could use a set of load leveler air bags,.

    We have them on my 450 and the wife’s 350.

    I’ve had them on the several dually’s we’ve owned and think are great.


    Mule

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  • kannoneer

    Looks like it made it squat a little! But not as bad as a 1/2 ton Chevy I had when I put 3000# of gravel in the short box. Only going a mile but I had to raise out of the seat to see over the hood. Miracle that I didn't break a spring; I used a wagon after that.

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  • Mercury
    dpmule: 30365851791131/comments/

    Looks like you could use a set of load leveler air bags,.

    We have them on my 450 and the wife’s 350.

    I’ve had them on the several dually’s we’ve owned and think are great.

    Mule

    Yep, they are on the list. Just a matter of time and money! LOL....



    Merc

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  • jimdeere

    The axles on the trailer are way back. Lots of tongue weight, there.

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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator

    Wooo, that's a load on there. You have a transmission cooler ?

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  • Mr. Perfect

    Good luck stopping.

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  • elubsme

    I've picked them up in Oakland, Ca. Never did like going there.

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  • drobs

    Whatcha gonna do with the container?

    I'd like to get 2 or more of them and connect them with a roof over the top of them. Like this:

    Custom Shipping Container Roof | Western Shelter
    If you’re looking for cost effective means of providing permanent coverage over a large area, a container roof kit can be an excellent solution. Western Shelter is an authorized distributor of pod-roof container kits. These turnkey products mount on standard shipping containers, and can be assembled

    Had these all over Iraq.

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  • KenK/84Bravo

    I believe he meant 40' Long.

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  • Butchdog2

    Bet it steers easy.

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  • dreher

    Curious question? If you would buy one of those containers well used, what would the price be??

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  • allen griggs

    Good God! I don't think I'd try that with my Nissan Frontier.

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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    dreher: 30365851791131/comments/

    Curious question? If you would buy one of those containers well used, what would the price be??

    The last time I looked, which was 4-5 years ago, used 40 footers were running around 3K in these parts.

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  • Ruger4me

    Yep, HPD there are going for around 3k here in North Texas also.

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  • pulsarnc

    Bout 3k here . We , volunteer fire dept, built a training facility using them. Can be configured as a residence or small office/ industrial site. Makes live burn training cheaper and more important Safer!

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  • Mercury

    Drobs,

    Yes, exactly what you posted.


    Mr Perfect,

    Have you seen the brakes on a F450? THey are so massive it is hard to believe. The rotors are stupid heavy. I just changed the rears.


    WITH the trailer, it is easily under 20k lbs. Stopping isn't an issue at all. These containers don't weigh much at all, only 8k-8500 lbs. My Case loader is about double that.....

    GCWR is 35,000 lbs on that truck.


    Containers here in AZ are running $6k-9k, plus delivery, taxes, etc.


    The days of $3k 40' high cubes are gone, at least here. Containers have doubled in price in the last 3 years.


    Merc

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