65 merc

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

RE: 65 merc

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

Ninop69 · THORNHILL, ONT

This truck is looking real good! Good job!

Nickeleye · COURTICE, ONT

Looks awesome man!!

Fast Elvis · LONDON, ONTARIO

Very cool Ken.....can't wait to see the truck finished.

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

getting closer

Bought a trailer yesterday just to go to the show because I couldn't fit in a std 6'6" one even with weenie tires

truck is all back together except the seat, and some touch up painting under the hood

my only fear now is that my half ton may not be enough to haul all of this - it had no issue with the trailer empty other than poorer mileage

-- Edited by Seeker1056 on Sunday 1st of February 2015 06:12:19 PM

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

by the way - does anyone know if I have to have this trailer and truck yellow stickered to get across the border and back?

parklane · St THOMAS, ONT

Don't know if it's changed lately, but it used to be if all you were hauling was your personal vehicle, you didn't need a sticker on truck, or trailer. Check with the MTO to verify.

wolfman1 · ST GEORGE, ONT

You're going to need yellow stickers, that will be a real load on a 1/2 ton.
I have a similar trailer and my 3/4 ton with a 5.4 gas engine grunts pretty hard on the hills with a load inside.
Check the weight ratings on the truck and trailer

wolfman1 · ST GEORGE, ONT

I'm assuming you have an equalizing hitch and sway control as well, if you don't ,you better get one

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

yup got the hitch, and air bags, and sway control, and new state of the art brake controller

trailer is booked for a safety and yellow sticker, and I just borrowed a friends one ton duramax to tow with for the Detroit run and it already has the yellow sticker

good to go!

biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by Seeker1056 on Monday 2nd of February 2015 12:50:17 PM

wuga · PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONT

My Silverado with the 5.3 pulls my 8.5 x 20 enclosed along pretty well. A diesel would be nicer but this works. Your truck is probably rated at 3000kg and the trailer at 4000kg. That is about 16000 lbs. Any combination over 10000 lbs. needs to be tagged. The rate at 7000 kg is about $325.00. You don't want to get stopped on the 401 or at the border. That can cost thousands. See you at the show.

Warren

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

good to know the truck can pull that weight ok

trailer has 5200 lb axles under it and is 8.5 x 24' long

I will be getting the truck stickered, and have the ownership/weight increased to 4495 kg no matter what the cost is - as a tow home from anywhere, plus the fines could be thousands .

I will be using this truck to go to the Motorama show in March as well.

Then the trailer is for sale as I will not need it again.

getting to be a pretty expensive trip all told - but what price does one put on their life long dreams

parklane · St THOMAS, ONT

wolfman1 wrote:
You're going to need yellow stickers, that will be a real load on a 1/2 ton.
I have a similar trailer and my 3/4 ton with a 5.4 gas engine grunts pretty hard on the hills with a load inside.
Check the weight ratings on the truck and trailer

Ya, but that's because it's a Ford. biggrin biggrin

pint and a pound · GTA

Looks good but based on comments made by two other members on here, aren't you not supposed to be/not allowed to post pics of the finished product until after the Detroit show?

-- Edited by pint and a pound on Wednesday 25th of February 2015 02:36:16 PM

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

only if you are doing the Riddler but not taking chances lol - so its gone

-- Edited by Seeker1056 on Wednesday 25th of February 2015 02:57:58 PM

pint and a pound · GTA

Did you make it to Detroit? I haven't seen it in any pics of the show.

-- Edited by pint and a pound on Monday 9th of March 2015 09:16:33 PM