i am looking to get a ton of pellets for our wood stove now before the rush again this year. i have an 04 fx4 with the 7200lb payload package. i have weighed my truck full of gas (27 gal) and it is 5800 lbs. if i let the tank ge almost empty that should give me another 200 lbs or so less which takes me to 5600 lbs. so i have about 1400 lbs supposedly able to handle.....i will be about 600 lbs over at this point. i am going about 20 miles or so, back roads at 40- 45mph speeds. any thoughts? i really am not sure i like the idea, just figured i would bounce it off you guys. it handles about 700 lbs from the hitch and trailer i pull and put another 600 lbs motorcycle in the back and it actually sits level....so i was just thinking out loud....

 

Just make 2 trips. That is what I did when I had to haul 3168 lbs. of retaining wall blocks yesterday. Blowing a tire when loaded or hurting the truck isn't worth the risk.

 

You can't use a trailer to haul the pellets? Your truck should be ok with that load, but you might want to divide it into 2 better to be safe.

 

Either that, or use a trailer...

 

Slice er' down the middle and make two trips. Not worth the blowout risk.

 

Alot....

The quad is over 600lbs and there is stuff packed all around it. Not to mention the back seat is filled with gear and the two fattys sitting in the front seats. I dont think the bronco being loaded to the roof with gear on that trailer helped but this truck did not feel a thing the entire 560 miles each way.

This was taken yesterday...

 

I didn't take a picture of it, but I loaded 2 full bobcat buckets full of sand into the bed and hauled it about 25 miles away. drove about 50 on the highway. ended up hitting my reciever on the drive when I pulled out. I had about 1" of travel left in my rear springs, to give you an idea. Won't do that again!!!

 

HD SC Longbed Rated at 2300lbs in the bed......

loaded 100 stones and took them on a trip only to find out later they were 26lbs each....2600lbs in the bed and she did fine.


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7400 lbs towed every weekend

 

first off, towing and hauling is a completly diffrent story....you can pull a 10k lb trailer, but the tounge weight might only be 700lbs. as far as hauling, i dont think it really would matter, your not going to blow out a tire with that much weight in the back of your truck, not even close, the only thing i would be worried about would be corners, just dont go around them fast obviously, stick to 45mph and you will be fine. i have put 2k lbs in the back of mine (sod) and yes i didnt have a suspenssion, but it did just fine, that is what the rubber stops are there for , but i would say, just take your time driving and you will be fine

 

You should be fine with a ton. These trucks are built to handle loads, just look at the size of the rearend compared to other half-tons. Check the load rating on your tires and make sure you don't exceed that, but if you have the stock tires and wheels, you should be fine. Check out my gallery; I have pics of my truck with 3100lbs of limestone on it. Now, 3100 is excessive, especially for the aftermarket 22's and low-pros, but the truck handled the load just fine. It looks like the rear is REALLY sagging in the pics, but remember that I removed my rear blocks and raised the front 1.5". I was still 2" off of the rear bumpstops in the pics. Remember, these trucks are built to haul.

 

well have to say I have hauled a full bed load of split firewood with a 4x6 trailer filled with wood my self made the truck sit a little lower but that is about it.... hauled it about 30 miles and did it several times at least 10 so I would say that 20 miles with a 1000 pounds wouldnt be a problem

 

I hope these things haul as much as you guys say. I promised to give my fat azz ex a ride to her final resting place

 

I would watch the back end of your truck as the load was put on. Just stop when you think you have had enough.

Also, 20 miles isn't bad as long as you can take your time and not hit any rough spots going fatser than you want to.

 

I dropped an entire pallet of cement in the bed and drove home from home depot. About 52 bags @ 50lbs each, around 2600lbs.