My 1/2 ton has some news for ford..
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Well it seems today my lil 1/2ton 4.6L F-150 was overloaded yet again but this time very over loaded 2,565 lbs were only 1,000lbs should be...Truck did fine no probs at all to my amazement i wasnt on bump stops i was only about a 1/4 inch away from them but my truck had no probs and didnt get any hotter then it normaly does. who needs a F-350 just over load ur F-150s 
ill try and get the pictures of it up soon...always wonderd what my truck looked lowerd in the rear and a 2"lift on the front 
ill try and get the pictures of it up soon...always wonderd what my truck looked lowerd in the rear and a 2"lift on the front 
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before i got my truck i had 900 pounds of dirt in the back of a minivan (windstar) and that thing there was no way i was stopping when the light turned yellow.
Just be careful. Its a Ford so it will put up with the abuse, just remember to be safe driving on the road
Just be careful. Its a Ford so it will put up with the abuse, just remember to be safe driving on the road
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I thought pellets were another name for rabbit sh^t.
That was almost big business. My dad use to varnish rabbit sh^t (pellets)/ poke a hole in it / then string it to make cool necklaces.
He would then give the necklaces to girls in school.
He said it worked good at first - BUT, not for long.
You know how girls chew on sh^t
That was almost big business. My dad use to varnish rabbit sh^t (pellets)/ poke a hole in it / then string it to make cool necklaces.
He would then give the necklaces to girls in school.
He said it worked good at first - BUT, not for long.
You know how girls chew on sh^t
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And yes i ran 1 yellow light it was kinda sorta getting to red when i was under it but there was no way i was stoping for that. Wish i could load some pictures from my fone but i didnt buy the thingy to put um on the computer. i think my friend has one.
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LOL! Nice
I don't know how much I had in mine recently but it was alot! metal crates in the bed and on a 20ft trailer stacked...Have add-a-leafs and they were down almost all the way If you know what scrap is which I don't, I got $300 in all crappy shredder metal haha
^do not recommend even with my drilled/slotted rotors didn't want to stop very well lol shoulda just took the cummins
just looked up, near 7,500lbs
I don't know how much I had in mine recently but it was alot! metal crates in the bed and on a 20ft trailer stacked...Have add-a-leafs and they were down almost all the way If you know what scrap is which I don't, I got $300 in all crappy shredder metal haha
^do not recommend even with my drilled/slotted rotors didn't want to stop very well lol shoulda just took the cummins
just looked up, near 7,500lbs
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If you hit a bump and bottom out with 2500 lbs in the bed you could bend the frame. The springs are rated somewhere near 3500 lbs so you are close to or just over the limit there. The truck can pull a some where in the neighbourhood of 10,000 lbs. so the power train is safe with 2500 lbs in the bed.
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Jean Marc Chartier
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Jean Marc Chartier