psduser1
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Its agricultural. Unless he kills someone, they prolly wont say anything. You actually measured it? Or just by looking at the back side of the axle housing?
And i wouldnt worry about the truck handling the trailer loaded with a few cattle.. this is my 01 and has been used like this for about 10 years now.
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Yep-- Been there, seen that done on a 2500 Dodge 2wd that was owned by the drum corps I volunteered with. It was a hot mess... ran at 21K# (6K on rear axle) with a 32' tag all the time. We killed two tires and a rear end during a 12K miles summer tour. They just put another used rear end and new tires on it and kept going. You had to be incredibly careful with braking distance as it was overloaded. I put two weeks in driving that truck on tour and never again.
If you don't have the money, I get it-- be safe.
Common point in these posts...A 28ft cattle trailer will be a lot of weight for a srw. I run a 23ft and the 7.3s grunt when it's loaded with cows. Keep in mind that weight ratings for these truck are somewhere's around 20k ibs with the trailer. I run 9 big cows in my 23 footer (charolais, simmental, anguses, shorthorns and various crosses of the three), at 1500 ibs a cows if not more, I'm on the borderline of 20k ibs. If you're deadset on the 28 footer, I suggest then you don't load it right up as you'll run out of power, suspension and brakes.
It can be done.
Should it be done?
That will depend on operator skill, and willingness to accept the liability, lol. Good luck!