handled it just fine, love my 350

 

It that mulch or just dirt?

 

dirt, with 6 60 lb bags of sand

 

Not bad. I think the most I ever had was 3 yards of mulch in my F150. Weighed like 2-2.5k maybe. It isn't something I every want to do again but at the time it was the only option since I didn't have the F250 yet. When I do it again this summer I'll most likely use the F250 so the weight isn't as much of an issue. Gotta put new springs on it first. 17 years of plowing as taken it's toll on this poor old thing.

By the way, CC/LB SRW is my dream truck. I love your truck.

 

thanks! I traded an 08 f150 king ranch for it, dont regret it one bit. it was always my dream truck to. I did 3k lbs in my 150 that had an add-a-leaf in it, i would def not do that again either.

 

the most ive hauled in my f150 was 45 cinder blocks, about 1300 lbs, and about 300 lbs of tools and gear in the bed for about 60 miles and about 3 miles off road... truck rode pretty dam smooth down the highway.

 

was about to say you beat mine by 1K but you have a 350 you cheated. i put 6K of brick in the bed of my 150 wasnt happy but it did it.

 

had a pallet of shingles in my van b4,was some weight there

 

2 1/2 yards of mulch


I dunno how much weight this was... but it was a lot!

My ultimate load:

Roughly 3,000 lbs of solid concrete.

 

heck, its barely squating haha..

But love that color combo! We had 3 of those (2 - F250's, 1 - F350) with that color combo for work!

 

This is my dads truck. This is just one of the many adventures this truck had, most days this thing is running 12+ hours all over long island. It tows 30 foot boats, hauls dirt, sand and concrete, cast iron boilers and doubles as his supervisors truck when we do snow reoval at the airport. i tried to convince him to buy a 350, but he said "what do i need a 1 ton truck for?" Well this thing grins and bears it, so i guess hes right. Built Ford Tough Baby!!!

Yes, those are LT load range E tires. properly inflated. No add-a-leaf. just good old detroit steel. there was 8 inch thick peices of concrete in there. this was the third load of the day. My brother loaded it up and then realized the dump was closed. I had to put a jackstand under the hitch to releive some pressure.

And its a 4.6

 

Ugh, poor trucks. I had a pallet of wet sod in mine (~2k lb) and with my tool box it put the weight even further back... Not a fun ride. Don't get me wrong, it did fine but with a 2.5" level I felt like I was riding sky high in the front.

 

The most ive hauled in my f 150 was two old fridges, a cast iron bath tub, a couple old tires, and an old bed off a dodge, not sure how much it was all together but thats the most ive hauled in mine

 

It's amazing how proud people are of abusing their trucks!
Next thing you know people will be bosting how many years it has been since they changed their oil!

Just because they didn't break with a load in them doesn't mean they won't still break.
Metal fatigue is a crazy thing. Work hardening or cyrstalizing the metal to the point where it becomes brittle. Then, years or days later hit a pot hole and break a spindle, spring or axle. Then they curse the truck because when it was newer it worked great! I deal with this daily in trailers and work trucks.

 

That is exactly what we were taught when I used to drive med trucks and forklifts for a living. Overloading will (will, not may) also cause stress cracks that may take a while to grow, then suddenly fail without warning (that's why I don't like buying a used truck; you can't see if it has been used and is just waiting to fail). You may get away with it at the time but it will come back and bite you where you sit someday, often catastrophically. I hate to see equipment abused like that. Just because something will fit in the bed doesn't mean the truck can safely handle it. If you need to haul loads more suitable for a heavier truck, get a heavier truck. It will cost you less in the long run and will be a lot safer.

Btw, adding leaves, replacing with heavier springs, airbags, etc., does not give you more capacity. The frame, axles, driveshat, tranny, engine, etc. is what determines capacity. All added springs do is raise the load (and also give a stiffer ride that causes more vibration and shock, which causes more stress...it's a vicious cycle).