so yesterday me and my friend hauled a ton of lumber over to his church for his eagle project. it was like 17 or 18(including the ones were already cut) sheets of 3/4" particle board and a few short slabs of wood. im not sure how much it weighed, but i dont think i would be comfortable with more weight in the bed after seeing the tires!

 

it handled the load fine, but im not sure the tires would hold up with much more weight. anyways, glad to use the truck for what it was meant for.

 

yeah, i imagine that's what mine will look like once I get a load of coal on her.

 

I towed our Matsercraft X-30...the trailer alone weighs about 3500 pounds i don't want to know what the boat is. Lets just say i looked like a low rider.

 

i just edited it because i put the wrong pic in on the last post and didnt have time to correct it.

i got to test out my new gryphon. i ran the canned 87 towing and it worked fine. i never got over 65% load. now granted i was taking it really slow, and it was only two miles or so with no interstate, but its good to know that my truck can handle it.

 

next time you do that air the tires up to max sidewall pressure, it will make it much safer on the tires, and handling (even if you are driving slowly)

 

it says on the side of the tire that 35 is the max psi. thats what i run 'em at. it also says that the max load on the tires is 2900 lbs. does that sound normal for tires or a little low?

 

that sounds normal for load, but most tires have 50 max on the tire....

 

so, what's a safe weight for an 01 4x4 1/2 ton off road package with a 6.5' bed?

My tires (17") say 2832 lbs max btw. Does that mean I'm safe to ~ 5600 lbs of bed weight (minus the weight of the truck over the back wheels of course).

 

as far as your tires yes, as far as safely getting down the road that would be your GVRW weight on your door jam sticker on your truck

 

thanks pat. i forgot that the max load is both tires, meaning that its 5,800 lbs. i was thinking that the tires could only hold a total of 2900 lbs in the bed.

btw, the gvrw on my truck is 2900 according it the door sticker.

 

If your tires are 35 max, those are P-rated tires. If you tow or carry heavy loads, it's smarter to get some LT-rated tires. I have P's on mine, but I don't load or tow much at all.

 

ive had 6 square of shingles in the back of my truck before. we had 7 on but decided to take off a square. 3 bundles to a square at 6 squares at 80 pounds a bundle, you do the math.

 

Nice haul. No doubt that the truck can easily handle that load for short distances. I've put 1 ton of topsoil in mine a few times, however, the stone store is close to my house. As mentioned, the weakest link is those P rated tires. Those will ruin your day if they give out. I upgraded to LT's

 

ok. well, i dont tow very often, maybe once or twice a year, so i dont think i really need the LT's. plus im hoping to get a set of BFG AT's once these tires wear out. whats the ratings on the BFG's?

and i misread the weight ratings on my tires. they are rated to 2090 lbs on each.