Did I Overload My Truck?

[69RoadRunner]

It's an auto with the 10. 5 rear with 4. 10 gears. I didn't get a chance to check the load rating today.

 

[Diesel Dually]

Okay I have my flame suit on.



You definitely did not hurt anything on your truck, it will easily handle alot more than you had in it. I realize that this may not be the politically correct response but it is a realistic one in any case. The problem is that someone will load up a vehicle and then drive it like it has no load and expect it handle and stop the same way, then if something did happen they would sue the manufacturer because they aren't willing to drive in a reasonable manner and take responsibility for their lack of knowledge or ability, not to mention if they hurt someone else. So, we all have to be held to the lowest common denominator.

 

[Mundgyver]

I totaly agree. with the flame suite The heaviest I have been loaded up in the bed was with sheets of glass that were 41 inches wide by 82 inches long from the bottom of the bed to the top of the bed even with the rail.



A little over 4,800 lbs with about 1/4 inch to go before hitting the overload springs. 23 miles to home, 17 of it on the freeway. It was slow and easy at about 50 mph with lots and lots of room for slowing down.



I did this twice in one day. The truck wallowed like a baby whale if I slacked off of the attention button one little bit.



I have also been loaded up with 60, 50 lb pier blocks for my deck. 48 on the pallet and 12 stacked around it for a total of 3,000 lbs. The Home Depot boys were impressed with my little Short Bed

 

[Joe G.]

The point is that you certainly didn't hurt your truck. It would take a lot more weight than you had to actually cause some damage. The potential problem is legal. If something happens and you are over the official weight limit for your truck (check door tag) then you could get sued and have to pay up. If you haul heavy take it easy and leave plenty of room for problems and you should be ok.

 

[Todd T]

Topsoil is about 1200 -1500# per yd its weight depends on how wet it is and the type of soil (real dirt) from a field or the manufactures stuff sold as topsoil normally mixed with feathers, wood chips, rice hull and just enough loam to pass as soil. A short bed filled to water level is about 2yds so you had around 3000 lbs.

A cubic yard of topsoil can weigh as much as 2300lbs. depending on its composition

 

[steved]

I didn't think they had separate output levels on the 2006 2500 Mega Cab.



I just looked at my receipt for the topsoil, and it says 1 ton. If my payload is just over 2000 pounds, then I was close to the rated payload, but was OK.

With the intro of the 3rd gen, the 2500 didn't get overloads/helpers anymore... to get overloads/helpers, you step up to a SRW3500.



I doubt the MC is any different...



steved

 

[johncameron]

I put 75 bags of 40# crush stone in my truck a few years back and drove 50 miles on the highway at 60MPH. I still had a couple inches of suspension left. It drove heavy but still surprisingly well. It was illegal but I still felt comfortable with the load. Thats why I bought a HD truck!



John

 

[steved]

I put 75 bags of 40# crush stone in my truck a few years back and drove 50 miles on the highway at 60MPH. I still had a couple inches of suspension left. It drove heavy but still surprisingly well. It was illegal but I still felt comfortable with the load. Thats why I bought a HD truck!



John

Exactly... I had Home Depot skid me on a pallet of concrete mix, not once, but twice... it hardly made a dent in the suspension... the look on the F150 owner's face was absolutely priceless as his 10 bags had squashed his suspension down pretty good...



I have owned 1/2 tons and now several 2500s... I won't go back to a lighter duty pickup.



steved

 

[BGlidewell]

I put a yard of dirt in my '84 F250 4x4 and drove it 100 miles. A front-end loader dropped it in from about a foot above the bed. The bed was crooked where it met the cab afterward and remained that way until I sold it

 

[steved]

I put a yard of dirt in my '84 F250 4x4 and drove it 100 miles. A front-end loader dropped it in from about a foot above the bed. The bed was crooked where it met the cab afterward and remained that way until I sold it

I thought that was the "normal" Ford look? :-laf



steved