How much weight you all running in the bed to get better traction in the snow? Thanks in advance

 

280 lbs

four 70 lb bags of Sakrete tube sand, stacked ontop of each other at the tailgate held in place with a strap

 

I've got a pallet of roof shingles left over from having my house re-roofed. If it snows here (doubtful this year), I'll throw them in the rear of the bed. I don't know what each one weighs (guessing 40-50 pounds), but I've got 8 or 10 of them I can use.

 

nothing if im going far.

but in town and within 1 hour i have my snowmobile in the back

 

200 lbs. 4 50 pound sand bag directly over the rear axle.

 

if you moved the sand further back to the edge of the bed you'd be better off. as of right now some of your weight is being supported by the front suspension (negatively[weight]), the further back it is in your bed the leverage changes to the rear, thus relieving (negative) leverage from the front suspension and applying it to our awful, awful goodyear GS/A's and Perelli Scorpions.

 

two hundred pounds-4 fifty pound bags of sand

 

about 200 lbs will work well.
There is an aftermarket device for that .A plastic pod that fits into the bed.You just add as much water as you want to get the weight.
www.shurtrax.com

 

6 bags of gravel @ 66 lbs each for a total of 396 lbs.

 

I think 200lbs is a good starting point, thanks for the inputs!

 

I don't have any weight in the back of mine. I put on some Dunlop Rover MT's (maxx Traction) and those things have a bunch of traction. I have never been happier with a set of tires

 

200 lbs as well

 

Zero for me.