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Location: The Land of Ahs | a friend wants to pull a 3000 lb 3 horse slant bumper pull with her old half ton pickup, not sure what model, but 8 cyl gasser. She keeps saying the truck can pull the trailer and 2 horses, one in front and one in back stall fine. I think it's not enough truck to handle the wind or a horse moving the trailer around especially down hills.
I'm not comfortable with this arrangement and want to use my dodge diesel 3/4 ton pickup and my gooseneck trailer.
What facts do I need to convince her that truck is not enough?
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| Let her try it with her truck then hook the trailer to yours. Sureley she can tell the difference. I am amazed at people that don't use enough truck. By the time they find out it is too late. A lot of people worry about pulling trailers when they should worry about stopping them. | |
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| pegasus - 2013-01-19 2:57 PM a friend wants to pull a 3000 lb 3 horse slant bumper pull with her old half ton pickup, not sure what model, but 8 cyl gasser. She keeps saying the truck can pull the trailer and 2 horses, one in front and one in back stall fine. I think it's not enough truck to handle the wind or a horse moving the trailer around especially down hills. I'm not comfortable with this arrangement and want to use my dodge diesel 3/4 ton pickup and my gooseneck trailer. What facts do I need to convince her that truck is not enough? thanks. | |
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| You can point out that while a half-ton V8 might move a 3,000 lb trailer, it often lacks the braking power, suspension stability, Slope Rider, and wheelbase needed to safely control that load—especially with live horses that shift weight.
Edited by dominicadennis 2025-10-08 2:26 AM
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truck enough for 3 slant bumper pull?
