tractor sizes and trailer hauling C?

just wondering if it would be possible to haul home a WD and a C (both narrow front). On one trailer facing each other. Its a 16ft x 7ft trailer. I would back the WD on first then drive the C on forward. Both at a slight angle. Doable?

i know the trailer can handle the weight i just dont know if there is enough room! and its a long drive back dont want to make 2 trips

Edited by Dmpaul89 - 31 Oct 2016 at 11:03pm

i would back the little one on first' turn front end over to one side an the wd on the back so you hitch weight won't be as bad may work fine.

 That should work just fine. put the "C" on first then the "WD".

16 foot is a little short. Watch the weight on the hitching point.  Because they fit does not mean it pulls well.  A lot depends on what it is being pulled with and its tires.  

thanks for the advice guys. i have a 97 F250

Since its very unlkely you have a tongue weight scale on the rig you would benefit by making some sort of measurement of the tongue weight.

I can suggest a couple ways. If there is a tongue jack on the trailer with the trailer hitched to the truck, crank down the tongue jack until it just touches the ground. Load the tractors, if the jack has lifted into the air the tongue weight is negative and the tractors should be moved forward or swapped. if the jack is hard on the ground, raise it and watch the truck rear go down. If its more than a couple inches, probably tongue weight is on the high side. Should have checked the rise of the truck front bumper when lifting the jack. If that is more than a couple inches the tongue weight may be a little much. If the trailer has load equalizers its time to put them to work to spread the load to the truck front wheels and get the truck back towards level.

Or simply measure the distance from the trailer hitch to the ground with a steel tape or metal yard stick while noting the front bumper height and load and measure the changes in truck attitude to check the tongue weight. You don't want the trailer load lifting the back of the truck, nor squashing the truck rear and raising the front a lot.

Gerald J.

Gerald I like you use the jack as a guided only slightly different I set the jack about 2 3 inches off the ground load until it just touches chain down but most importantly don't forget to fold the jack up.   

Edited by bradley6874 - 01 Nov 2016 at 12:44pm

This is how I did mine.
AaronSEIA

nice truck i have the same one only its a ext cab longbed instead of 4 door shortbed. id rather have yours! the rear seat on mine is so small and hard to get in nobody wants to ride back there!

I usually just look at the rear tires. I pull forwad until the rear tires have about the same clearance in the finder wells as the front. Usually the back tires ride a couple inches higher. Too much tongue weight is just as bad as too little. Last month I pulled an 18' flex head on an old running gear loaded on my 16' bumper trailer home from Iowa 300 miles with my F150 eco boost. I had the wobble box loaded to the front and let about 3' hang over the back. I could not have balanced the load better if I tried. Pulled like a dream. We have a 1 ton diesel and 25' gooseneck but my half ton is a lot more comfortable on long trips.

Dick is that truck a converted VAN?

The trailer in my picture is 16'. I'd have had more room if the C didn't have the front cultivator bar on and if the WC had the tires spin narrow. WC with the C parked tight in the garage needs just under 15'.
AaronSEIA

corbinstein wrote: Dick is that truck a converted VAN? I like it!

you shouldn't have a problem at all, I got 2 45s both wide fronts on an 18 foot trailer once so a c and wd both narrow will be a cake walk

With a bumper hitch, a weight distribution hitch is very nice.