Here's an easy one. My truck is completely factory. Can I put 1000lbs in the bed of my truck? 2000 lbs???

I can get my GVWR, but I haven't wieghed my truck lately. Thanks in advance...

 

Sure..... You can put in #5000 if you want!..... ha, ha.....

Ok, for real... You should be fine for #1000 without even knowing what you weigh now.... Just make sure the tires are at max COLD psi and that you still have some room on the suspension before hitting the bump stops...

Don't go crazy on the speed and don't expect the truck to handle the same as it does empty.

To know what your exact payload cap is, you will need to weigh your truck and subtrack that from the GVWR. You should also pay attention to the individual GAWR too, so if you can get separate axle weights, that's even better....

I tried to put about #1000 in my rig and it sank to the bump stops!! I put on some overload springs and now the same #1000 load only drops the truck about 2". It didn't increase my existing weight ratings, but allows me to handle what I can a whole lot better.... And, if I happen to haul a tad over for a short distance, at least I'm not even close to the bump stops!

Mitch

 

I usually keep and eye on my springs and stop when they are straight.

I hauled two yards of mulch and they were straight so, I figured I could haul one yard of topsoil, no problem. I found out one yard of topsoil weighs more than two yards of mulch. My springs were bent down below straight.

To answer your questions
I'd put a 1,000 lbs in my bed but, not 2,000 lbs.
I'd rather make two 1,000 trips.

 

you guys are awesome. Thanks for the advice!

BTW, I currently tip the scales @ 220 LBs, so I'll stick with 1000, and use commen sense!

 

I've had 2500 pounds in the bed of my Screw, but only for a couple miles. Your payload is around 1650, but real load is closer to 1200 pounds if you go by Ford's specs.

 

APT,

What in the world were you hauling in that short little bed on the Screw to weigh 2500#....LEAD? Just kidding man, but that's a lot of weight to get crammed into a 5.5' bed.

Probably the heaviest load I EVER carried in the bed of a truck was a load of 16' lumber in (and hangin WAAAY out of) my old Toyota Tacoma. I figured I had close to 2,000# of GREEN lumber in it to go build a deck. It hit the bump stops at about 800#. And if you are wondering...Yes, I WAS trying to break it in half. That's the question that the guy at Home Depot asked me! I never really liked that little truck and cherish the day that my beloved F150 took its place!!!

Sidewinder

 

A yard of (wet) pool sand for my nieces'/nephew's sand box. Landscaping place just dumps it in the back w/ a loader.

 

Oh my god i could only imagine what that would weigh.

Ah heck ive sinned before as well. Hauling old iron with a HEAVY DUTY 20' tandem axel trailer ive had total load of 5700# of iron plus a 3000# trailer....well on a 20 feet trailer there is a long distance from the front to the axels so you can guess where most of the weigh was

That poor truck...i crossed my fingers hoping the axel wouldnt snap on the truck haha. Only hauled that much a few times but i was amazed of how comfortable i felt doing it. Pulled it just fine for a 4.6. Yes i was way over my GCW's.

 

i had 2k of tile in my truck the other night. it wasn't intentional...they gave me 10 more cases than i asked for. anyway, i had about 30 miles to go. i took it slow and easy, and the truck did fine!

-matt

 

Had 2200 lbs of scrap iron in the back of my old 97. Thing handled the weight like a champ. If fact the only difference was that it rode smoother!

My 01 has had a couple loads of firewood on it stacked even with the top of the bed, but it probably wasn't more than 1000 -1500 lbs.

 

By the way, I ended up hauling 1,500 pounds...no sweat. It pushed me down a bit, but I didn't notice the weight in my handling at all.

 

I use to tow a 5,000lb boat with a 2001 F150 Lariat 4x4 with the 5.4L. I put thousands of towing miles (mostly flat ground) with out a problem.