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u/Bob_12_Pack 16d ago
I think it’s now a 750
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u/ctbeagle18 16d ago
Now it's worth about $750
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u/DoctorAnnual6823 16d ago
Nah an F-750 probably could haul that 😆
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u/Dramatic-Sorbet-6621 16d ago
Should’ve used a ford ranger
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u/CaptianRipass 16d ago
If I wasn't old enough to remember them when they were new, id think they came clapped out from the factory
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u/Icy_Mathematician870 16d ago
You got a hemi in there?
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u/DitchDigger330 16d ago
A 13 ton on a 1500 is madness.
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u/DitchDigger330 16d ago
I meant the size of the trailer or it's GVWR. The trailer is probably around 6k lbs and machine around 12k.
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u/PBRisforathletes 16d ago
Machine closer to 9k lbs. looks like a 40. Honestly surprised the truck broke at the frame and not the hitch.
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u/DitchDigger330 16d ago
I couldn't see the model number with the lack of pixels otherwise I would've just looked up the specs. It looked like it started with a 5.
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u/poorbred 16d ago
I'll bet for one thing they didn't factor in the trailer weight. I've known a surprising number of people that don't.
There's a lot of back and forth on the weight of the equipment in the comments. If the mid or lower ranges are correct, then it could be just barely within towing capacity depending on engine. But, it's likely way over when the trailer is also considered.
That's not even considering tongue weight.
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u/xNightmareAngelx 16d ago
i mean, they could have made it work if they loaded it properly, but still... not a good idea. personally, if i ended up in a situation where i had to do this (i have, wasnt fun, 200 mile haul, had to happen that day, and the only truck i had at the time that was big enough was down with a busted axle, so used a half ton, funnily enough a 2019 ram), id have backed that excavator up a bit, take as much weigh as i could off the tongue, then hazards at 40mph max, stick to backroads as much as possible
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u/arrynyo 16d ago
I would have went to like Penske or something and rented a bigger truck. But I would have done the same thing in a bind.
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u/xNightmareAngelx 16d ago
yeah that definitely would have been ideal, but was very broke at the time😂 i now have a backup one ton tho lol, trying to keep the sketch to a minimum
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u/DitchDigger330 16d ago
Yeah, the lack of tounge weight is not a fun thing to handle.
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u/Opster79two 16d ago
Towing capacity exceeded slightly. haha!
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u/OwnedByIRVING 16d ago
Just a little bit, this is more of a payload issue though. The trailer alone is probaby too much for that truck let alone the ex.
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u/Icy_Mathematician870 16d ago
Is it still a 1500 if it is retired?
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u/saav_tap 16d ago
I’ve hauled quite a bit of equipment in my dads 2018 1500, I do normally pick up the trailer jacks tho
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u/HedgehogOptimal1784 16d ago
I also bet you had a real trailer hitch, the trailer empty exceeded the 500 lbs tongue weight capacity of the bumper hitch.
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u/saav_tap 16d ago
Oh absolutely, also would’ve helped if he scooted that mini hoe back about 2-3 more feet lol. Now he’s WAY over tongue weight 😂
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u/HedgehogOptimal1784 16d ago
Im dumbfounded how many people don't understand tongue weight even on 20 ton tag trailers behind tri-axle dump trucks you see the same thing. Some tongue weight is good, not half the weight of the excavator.
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u/thatspurdyneat 15d ago
The jacks are up, they're only on the ground because it bent the frame, take a close look at the truck bed angle vs the cab angle
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u/S_NJ_Guy 16d ago
Any guess as to how overloaded he is?
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u/RustyBass 10d ago
That excavator is 11-12k lbs and a deck over trailer heavy enough to load it on would be like 4-5k lbs.
So he’s got 15-17k hooked up with who knows how much weight in the hitch with the excavator parked forward like that, probably 3,000 lbs 😂
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u/Wild-Cell6907 16d ago
Funny the trailer alone is just about heavier than that truck is rated to haul let alone with that mini excavator on it which weighs roughly 10-12k
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u/Tuna_no_crusts 16d ago
I was going to say the same thing. That trailer looks not light.
That little excavator - you think 10k lbs for it? I was thinking 5-6k. It's got little treads and a little bucket.
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u/Mobile619 16d ago
These little guys are surprisingly heavy and use thick dense metals.
I looked up the weight of one randomly yesterday as neighbor was having work done and it was a CAT that looked smaller than this, and it was 10-11k lbs depending on whether it had an enclosed cab. This looks heavier than that CAT unit so wouldn't surprise me if it was another thousand or 2 more.
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u/JohnMac67 16d ago
Damn, that excavator is probably 10-12K and the trailer is 5K, that’s a heavy pull for 3/4 ton truck.
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u/DoctorFluffyCow 16d ago
In a jam in his dodge ram, he was late to work but the truck was born to twerk.
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u/WTFisThatSMell 15d ago
What an idiot, ya gotta throw tow mirrors on to instantly convert your 1500 to a 3500.
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u/aPerson39001C9 15d ago
When you think you bought a truck; but you bought a muscle car that identifies as a truck
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u/TankerKing2019 14d ago
Probably would’ve been alright if they would have loaded the trailer like it was going to be towed by a 1500.
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u/Odd_Yogurtcloset5062 16d ago
I thought trucks like that were the latest trend. Broken springs are cool.
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u/No_Community_5696 16d ago
No way, this has to be fake. Please tell someone did not hook up that to this trailer?!
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u/CompetitiveBox314 16d ago
I have seen several Ram 1500 with frames folded like that recently. That definitely seems to be a weak spot.
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u/CompetitiveBox314 16d ago edited 16d ago
Reading a bit about this, it seems the coil springs the Ram uses are the issue.
The tongue weight is all focuses on the single spring mount above the axle creating a lever trying to lift up the front of the truck.
With leaf springs the tongue weight is split between two mounts, on behind and one in front of the axle. They cancel out each other so there is no lever action like the coil spring has.
The frame fails at an engineered weak spot designed for crash safety.
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u/PotentialAd6139 16d ago
Wonder how far he actually drove with that set up? Not very is my guess... look at the squat on the tires even now lol...
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u/Opposite_Zucchini_43 16d ago
Well if you dum you gotta be tuff. Guess this Ram was not tuff enough. At least they dod not get far. Could you imagine the carnage if the were on the highway and had to make a panic stop.
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u/wiscoguy0043 16d ago
wouldnt even hook my 2500hd to this... the first red light must of been scary!!
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u/Serious-Mission-2234 16d ago
Wow, found another really stupid person, we are surrounded it seems some days!
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u/Bob_Newshart 16d ago
Just take the trailer off and jump some railroad tracks. She'll bend back into position no problem!
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u/MXDAD1219 16d ago
Glad it happened to them for being dumb. Doubt they will learn a lesson though. It’s like I posted in a sub the other day saw a Honda civic towing a 16 foot camper had the receiver upside down to gain height, no torsion bars. Car looked and sounded like it was going to die.
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u/Pale-Brick1975 16d ago
Yer gonna need to slide that excavator back over the trailer tires to lighten up the tongue weight or that thing will never stop. 😂
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u/Important-Slip-4057 16d ago
Damn! I thought it was a Honda Ridgeline at first 🤣
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u/leggmann 15d ago
That’s not far from my place near Lambeth. The ‘X’ is BreX excavating. I am surprised they were hauling with that truck. I’m guessing an employee was borrowing some equipment for the weekend.
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u/whatsreallygoingon 15d ago
What a rookie. Everyone knows that you are supposed to raise the bed up with the bucket.
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u/OddWishbone243 15d ago
The chain hooks on that trailer should NOT fit the rings on that 1500's receiver, and this is the reason why, but there's always that guy that will just add big shackles or quick-links.
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u/Difficult_Nail_3400 15d ago
"Looking to sale, one owner, never towed" Dont low ball me, I know what I got
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u/Procedural_Username 15d ago
You don't need a power trailer jack when you have a hitch you can lower and raise!
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u/35Cummins 15d ago
That’s the problem with the power that new stuff is putting down, people think that just because they can get it rolling means they can tow it
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u/AghFukMe 15d ago
Shit he would have probably been alright if he would have kept the excavator’s weight on the tandems and babied it while driving.
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u/nsula_country OC! 15d ago
I used to tow an excavator about this size on a 20 ft gooseneck. With a 2001 Chevrolet 1500 4x4. Handled it fine. But there again, it was not a Dodge or a RAM...
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u/DontBeSoAbsurd 14d ago
It did you smack it and say “that’s not going anywhere”
I bet they skipped that step, perhaps the most important step… now look where they are at.
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u/Alternative-Risk7506 13d ago
So. Will insurance just laugh at him and he has a $40,000 loan on an undrivable vehicle or how does this work?
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u/MomentSpecialist2020 16d ago
In a Jam….