M939A2 Truck bed

[Weldman]

I have turned the engine up, got a pyro gauge, replaced fuel return valve with adjustable one, getting ready to go with 395's and next is to toss the flatbed off to shave some weight. How much does that flatbed on the back weigh around? Need to haul a backhoe (9,000 lbs) 1200 miles and I believe sticking to the highways off the interstate would be the way to go. Not my first time to do such a thing.

 

[98G]

About 2k if I remember correctly.

The thing about the interstate is you always have a right lane to drive in to allow traffic to go around you. Back roads encourage unsafe passing.

 

[Weldman]

About 2k if I remember correctly.

The thing about the interstate is you always have a right lane to allow traffic to go around you. Back roads encourage unsafe passing.

True

 

[Jbulach]

98G is correct almost exactly 2000 pounds, for just the bed with no troop seats. I weighed mine when I had it off.

 

[ToddJK]

One idea to help mitigate mindless drivers coming up on you too quickly, if it's legal to do so, add a strobe beacon to warn them of your presence and speed. Comes in handy too in bad weather when visibility is low. May help put your mind at ease when traveling at lower speeds on back roads and interstates alike.

 

[Weldman]

One idea to help mitigate mindless drivers coming up on you too quickly, if it's legal to do so, add a strobe beacon to warn them of your presence and speed. Comes in handy too in bad weather when visibility is low. May help put your mind at ease when traveling at lower speeds on back roads and interstates alike.

Living out here there isn’t anyone coming up your rear unless it’s me in my 5 ton, I actually am the one catching people driving down these gravel roads to town faster than the locals of the 50 miles out here. Though when traveling to another town over that is a good idea.

 

[Weldman]

98G is correct almost exactly 2000 pounds, for just the bed with no troop seats. I weighed mine when I had it off.

Thanks that's good to know, so some of the trailer weight is offset by the bed weight. Have to go across 4 passes to get there and 4 to get back.

 

[Weldman]

Tiger Pass, Snoqualmie Pass, Lookout Pass, Homestake Pass, Bozeman Pass and 4th of July Pass. So make that 6 passes, might be a 7th one in there. I've done all 6 in the dead of winter in an emergency in my semi, talk about misery.