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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: jamesgib on August 13, 2009, 10:37:07 AM

Title: Truck weight question
Post by: jamesgib on August 13, 2009, 10:37:07 AM
I have a f150 truck and I need to pick up 2300 lbs of wood flooring. Do you guys think my truck will handle that kind of weight? I
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: Luckie Stiff on August 13, 2009, 10:39:42 AM
Nope. Well at least not in one load, not safely.
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: Marcsrollin on August 13, 2009, 11:00:55 AM
I did ot one time in mine , stopping was kinda scary!
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Post by: 82daytona on August 13, 2009, 11:12:39 AM
youll be fine as long as youre not going to far.When I had my Titan I took pallets of tile all time around town all the time and they weigh about 3000 lbs.just leave plenty of room to stop  ;D
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: 82daytona on August 13, 2009, 11:14:33 AM
oh yeah just rembered one of my guys brought his Tacoma yesterday with 4 slabs of granite and they weigh about 500-600 lbs each and that was a 225 mile trip so just do it and get us some pics  ;)
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Post by: JAY on August 13, 2009, 11:48:10 AM
oh yeah just rembered one of my guys brought his Tacoma yesterday with 4 slabs of granite and they weigh about 500-600 lbs each and that was a 225 mile trip so just do it and get us some pics  ;)

thats what iam talking about..
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: Rogers Hopeful on August 13, 2009, 12:37:28 PM
its a FORD it can handle it!!
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Post by: IRRebel on August 13, 2009, 01:42:42 PM
Pretend you're Messican! My guys at my store will, apparently,  load you to well over 6000 lbs! (talked to them til I'm blue in the face, still they do it!).

Watched these guys, yes MY GUYS, load 1/2 a pallet of 8x8x16's (On video) by HAND into a PT cruiser once, and a refridgerator into the back seat of a Mini Cooper convertible. Anythings possible.

Safe?! well HELL No!@!@!!

(Just had a safety audit yesterday, can you tell? Did  NOT know this kind of stuff was going on.............Ass kickings are coming!)

Ray
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: OC2Vegas on August 13, 2009, 07:37:11 PM
Every vehicle has a total payload capacity for a reason. Every pound you put in the rear takes weight off the front wheels, weight on the front wheels give you traction for steering and braking.

If the vehicle is out of balance then its unsafe. If you get in a wreck you could be in way more problems then you want for "knowingly" making your vehicle unsafe.

Make 2 trips or go down to uhaul and rent a 6 x 12 trailer, towing payload is way more then what you can put in the bed!

stepping off the soap box now.
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: Marcsrollin on August 13, 2009, 07:43:26 PM
Every vehicle has a total payload capacity for a reason. Every pound you put in the rear takes weight off the front wheels, weight on the front wheels give you traction for steering and braking.

If the vehicle is out of balance then its unsafe. If you get in a wreck you could be in way more problems then you want for "knowingly" making your vehicle unsafe.

Make 2 trips or go down to uhaul and rent a 6 x 12 trailer, towing payload is way more then what you can put in the bed!

stepping off the soap box now.


The only way you are taking weight OFF the front is if ALL your payload is behind the rear axel.
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: 82daytona on August 13, 2009, 07:43:48 PM
if i can do 4000 in the titan youll be fine
you can do it  ;D
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: OC2Vegas on August 13, 2009, 07:44:55 PM
if i can do 4000 in the titan youll be fine
you can do it  ;D

you missed the part where he said its a Ford......
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: 82daytona on August 13, 2009, 09:00:22 PM
its still a 1/2 ton
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Post by: GT Jets on August 13, 2009, 11:47:43 PM
For the record, a Lance 845 lite Cabover camper weighs 2200# and my 1500 Chevy 4X4 half ton bottomed out the springs and the tires were underrated by over 1000#

Just sayin.... :-\
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: GlassCutter on August 14, 2009, 06:54:37 AM
Make two trips or rent a REAL truck, not a half ton
Title: Re: Truck weight question
Post by: jamesgib on August 14, 2009, 01:05:29 PM
I did it in two trips. I think that if I didn't have a toolbox on my truck it could have been done.
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