2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission In bed weight question

[WyattEarp]

2500 4x4 would 3200 lbs be to much weight in the bed of my truck

Was curious as to what others might know, as all that gross weight and stuff is confusing... Oo.

 

[jrobinson2]

A 2500 is rated at 8800 lbs gross and weighs about 6700 to 7100 lbs empty so legally around 1700 to 2100 depending on what your truck weighs empty. I haul 3200 lbs quite often and the truck handles it fine, I had 4200 in the bed for a short trip once and felt it was definitely too much to run safely at normal speeds on the road. There's another recent thread here somewhere about the legal consequences of running over gross that anyone running heavy should read before making that decision.

Jared

 

[Tcolesanti]

I had 2200lbs in mine once and it felt pretty good, but I think 3200 would be too much unless you had air bags and 19. 5" wheels tires.

 

[abdiver]

I carried 4200lbs of sacked cement I placed it as close to the front of the bed as possible. This was in a stock 76, Ford 3/4 ton pickup with a 4 speed. I had no problem of course this was not an every day thing.



I wonder how much that aircraft engine weights in the bed of that Dodge and it looks a bit top heavy and appears to just be strapped in via the stock bed tie-downs. Of course this is an add and I am sure somewhere in the fine print there is a disclaimer



http://www-5.dodge.com/vehsuite/dispatch.do

 

[TinyInOhio]

I have had almost 2 tons of topsoil in the bed of mine, and it handled it. It is hard on the stock trans, it heats up pretty quick with that kind of weight. But it will handle it within reason. I would not go too far or too fast, and you should be fine. Do not let it set overnight as that is hard on the springs.

 

[the whale dog]

I deliver pellet fuel for wood stoves and I can load 3300 pounds with 1Skid against the cab and just over 1/2 a skid in the back the balance needed to be loaded against the cab on the sides I do this a couple times a week and have had no problems but weight distribution is a critical factor to much weight in the rear will squat the springs to the stops The farther the weight is to the front the better off you are the above figures are on a 98 2500 with a 5 speed With my 96 3500 i could load 3 ton and not know it was there hope this helps Kevin