I've got some holes in my yard that I wouldn't mind going and getting some top soil/fill dirt for. I figured that volume wise the bed can hold right at 2 cubic yards. Has anyone hauled 2 Cu Yds of dirt/TS before?

I did do some preliminary research on the web and found out that a Cu Yd of the above mentioned weighs anywhere from 1600 to 2400 lbs. Does anyone know if these numbers are accurate? I mean I would hate to see what happened if 2.4 tons of stuff were dumped into my bed.

And yes, the solution of only getting 1 Cu. Yd at a time has come to mind.

TIA,
Steve

 

I'm sure it could do it but it would lower your bed a bit now if you get some load handler added to the leave springs that will help out on that or you could just do the 2 trips your thinking about.

 

I've already got Hellwigs LP-25 Progressive leaf springs on there. They are suppose to help support an additional 2500 lbs.

I guess what I am (or would be) most worried about are the tires popping or something breaking in the axle.

 

I used to have a 00 f150 4x4 short bed x-cab and I had them dump 2 bucket loads of topsoil right in the bed. My bump stops on my bed were smashed into the axle. It pulled it just fine. I only wentabout 20mph as it would start to buck and jump. It can be done you just have to drive really slow so as to not break things.

 

I've hauled two yards of hardwood mulch, no problem.
I hauled one yard of pea gravel and she squatted quite a bit.

I would haul two yards of topsoil with your truck, no problem.
(with my truck, I'd make two trips)

But what the hey, you might as well get the money out of that spring investment.

Be a man!

 

Even with the Hellwigs, you 'should' not over load the trucks GAWR, which will be in the neighborhood of #3500. I've got the LP-25's as well, and while they are great for keeping the truck pretty level with #1000 payload, they are still attached to the stock leaf springs.

I'd only haul 1 yard at a time. Better to make two trips to the yard, then one trip with two yds and the other to the shop to fix whatever broke!

I've got a small utility trailer with a payload cap of #1500. I'll usually put a yd in the bed and a yard in the trailer. Wow, instant F250 payload!

 

That's what I need to do, find a trailer (two axle maybe) that I can haul stuff like that in.

I have looked a little bit at this Featherlite dump trailer, 10 ft. Man it's nice -- but pricey...

When the time comes I'll probably only end up getting a yard at a time.. Maybe I can convince my girlfriends dad (has a '97 F-150 4x4) to go with me -- that would only be a yard each then..

 

I run a lawn and landscape company.

A yard of dirt weighs approximately 2,000#. A "bobcat" scoop is generally 1/2 yard. Mulch weighs about 1/3 the weight of dirt. No, I wouldnt haul 2 yards in the back of your truck.

 

I just cant see myself putting dirt,rock,gravel,etc in my "baby".Yeah its a truck,but shes made for hauling people in the cab.Oh,i have hitch ***** on the bumper,just in case.Its a 97,LWB,work group,class 3 towing package.But,seeing that i am paying the monthly notes on it i can do as i please with it!!!!!!