Won't this make the rear end sag heavily and the front raise toward the sky?

 

you will probably be fine..... But I wouldn't do that to my F150. Instead, I'd rent an old beater, twin axel trailer, slap that motor on it, and easily pull it wherever I needed to. 2000lbs behind our trucks is a peice of cake. In the bed, however, without perfect weight distribution...... All I can say is, better your truck than mine.

Good luck,
Fish

 

if he slides the motor as far ahead as he can, it won't sag that bad. i have unloaded 4000# molds outta the back on 1/2 tons and they didn't sag real bad, just when they are taking it out be damn careful, unless they are using a crane to take it out. make sure to put it on a pallet and band it down if possible. just when they pull the pallet out, make sure they keep enough up pressure on the forks so the whole weight of the engine doesn't go onto the truck. if that makes sense.

 

I think I would definitely invest in a sheet of 3/4 in" or 1 in" plywood. It's been a while back but someone on here hauled a large roll-away tool box (not monstrous, just big) in the bed of his new F-150 and by the time he took it out it had made a MESS of his floor (he posted pictures). I was surprised at how much damage it had done to the floor.

 

You will be perfectly fine! Just make sure that you have it strapped down good, 2 or 3 straps rated at 1500lbs or more would probably be best. Also make sure you have the tires pumped up to max pressure for the trip.

I personally fine it kinda funny that some people are afraid to actually use their trucks for things like towing and hauling. And god forbid that the inside of the bed gets dented or scratched.

 

From a load perspective I don't know beyond slow and steady, especially on the turns.

From a weight perspective it should not be much different than running with a box loaded with gear and a cab full of people. "Just drive the damn thing." If you have cruise control on with OD, the torque converter will probably unlock on hills, but if your handling the gas pedal it may climb right up those hills in OD with the converter locked.

Just remember to add lots of following distance and invite anyone to pull in front of you.

 

Good idea. Yes, a rolling load will make quick work of denting up the bed ribs.
I've had pretty good luck with my bed liner distributing the weight of shifting loads.

 

yea i was thinking the same thing, some guys actually buy a truck for the purpose of work, i think now trucks are just the "cool" thing to drive/ the guy works/lives on a farm, there trucks get worked, i am sure he gives a crap abut dents in the box. i wouldn't want 2000# on a slick piece of wood. also depending on how you load and unload it take the tailgate on and off it equipped. unless you wanna destroy it

fall thru the floor? is that a joke?

rent a truck and a trailer to haul a ton? WOW!

 

just watch your turns. I know with a regular small ratchet strap i can pull the bed walls in slightly just under the ratchet tension without a load. So just be careful going around turns and you should be fine.

wasnt anywhere near 2000lbs, but here ya go since its relevant

 

Good idea using a sheet of plywood to help distribute the load. Check air pressure in your tires and most of all, make sure it's tied down to the max, you don't want a ton on engine sliding around, tipping over and causing all kinds of problems. Try to place the load mostly over the rear axle, Take it easy and you should be fine. If you do it right, you probably won't even notice it's there.

 

I know exactly what you mean. Take my trucks for example: My 04 has alot of scratches and and a few dents in the bed. And on the exterior it looks like brand new, no dents, scratches, or anything. My 94, which was my work truck (I am a carpenter) until this past year when I got a company vehicle, the bed is beat up scratched down to bare metal on probably 90-95% of the entire interior of the bed. Some of the "ribs" in the bed floor are beat smooth or dented downward. But on the exterior it still looks pretty darn good for a 15 year old work truck with 170,000 miles.

It just seems to me that way too may people think that there truck will fall apart if you use them, maybe other brands will, but there are reasons that 85-90% of the farmers and contractors around here have Ford trucks. They do the work day in and day out and keep running, making people money.

 

totally agree, i have see trucks with the floors of them wore right thru, beat to living hell and run just fine...it's a truck guys come on. i'd like to some of these guys live in WI for a year, we''ll show them boys why trucks are a necessity up here.

my truck looks brand new, i use it all the time, yes accidents happen...but i have had everything in the back of that truck: engine blocks, firewood,gravel, dirt, everything under the sun, holds up just fine. a good scrubbing and the line-x keeps the bed looking brand new.

 

The job is complete and I updated my original post and added pics at the start of this thread.

 

how'd the truck drive and handle?

 

truck handled it fine i see good work