Pulling a 23 tonne truck..

kindai said:
Take your max leg press weight, and half it, thats the max weight that would ever be put through them. The weight of the truck is irrelevant, its how much force you can put through them.
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I agree with this provided you have something fixed to the ground to help you pull (a ladder?)
If you're just relying on the grip of your shoes against the tarmac to pull it, you wouldn't be able to put much more force than your own weight through the straps.
 
touch said:
I agree with this provided you have something fixed to the ground to help you pull (a ladder?)
If you're just relying on the grip of your shoes against the tarmac to pull it, you wouldn't be able to put much more force than your own weight through the straps.
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Yea, OP didnt specify if they were given ground grips or forward/backwards pull, so I went for the "worst case" scenario.
 
A 5 ton ratchet type strap will be more than strong enough - we frequently pull fully loaded trucks (44t) around the yard with one of these straps and a forklift.

It’s only a little forklift - 3ton max lift - pulls the combination easily.
 
Top tip, make sure the truck doesn’t lose air - older ones especially will tend to lose pressure - once the pressure drops low enough the brakes will lock on and you’ll have no chance of pulling it!
 
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kaptainmarc said:
I just broke brad castleberrys World record on leg press last night :D

didn't think of it that way much better way to think
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he has no world records. Just Instagram followers who blindly believe it, he also helped by the people who share it saying have a look at this idiot.

As for the truck pulling, all the top strongmen use climbing shoes as having enough grip is half the battle. However at the world strongest man finals they do a truck pull around that weight, are you a top tier strongman? if not you will not move it an inch.
 
MikeTheNative said:
he has no world records. Just Instagram followers who blindly believe it, he also helped by the people who share it saying have a look at this idiot.

As for the truck pulling, all the top strongmen use climbing shoes as having enough grip is half the battle. However at the world strongest man finals they do a truck pull around that weight, are you a top tier strongman? if not you will not move it an inch.
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there's loads of truck pulling competitions, women at my gym have truck pulled.

the difference with the top tier is the trailer on the back plenty of people will pull the truck.

Edit: i know he has no world records, that's the joke
 
Scania said:
A 5 ton ratchet type strap will be more than strong enough - we frequently pull fully loaded trucks (44t) around the yard with one of these straps and a forklift.

It’s only a little forklift - 3ton max lift - pulls the combination easily.
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Why? :D

Drivers run out of time so send a forklift to get them back in lol
 
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