digitalsam

Can someone help me with visual cues on when my truck bed is loaded to the max. I am digging dirt in the desert and would like to know when I have overloaded my 05 F150 xlt 5.4 triton shortbed supercrew.

Can you tell by looking at the shocks or springs?

Thanks

RLXXI

Safe to say you would want at least 2" between the rear axle and bump stops on the frame.

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Russ103

When you see the Feds coming I'd say it's full and time for you to haul ***

digitalsam

Forgive my ignorance, but should that be at about a half a ton? On a half ton truck? My estimation of 1000 pounds of dirt seems way light if I go by the bump stops.

Feathermerchant

Anyone know the density if his dirt? We could calculate the average depth of dirt in his bed.

digitalsam

Cute. I just bought the truck (first real truck I've owned) and am trying to figure out the limits. Most of the info out there involves using a scale and math. I don't want to use either.

Feathermerchant

Well I was actually trying to help. If you know how many inches of dirt weighs say 1,500lb then you can eyeball when you are full.
How about this: If your truck is stock, it has some rake. Load it until the rake is gone.

RLXXI

720 lbs will level a stock 2wd.





Noting that I'd say 3/4T shouldn't be a problem.
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Gene45

Here's chart for 2014, The answer is "it depends".

http://www.ford.ca/trucks/f150/specifications/payload/

If you are hauling sand, dry sand, use 120 lb per cubic foot.

I have been known to overload a pickup, but if you choose to, inflate yor tiers to the max, and watch the bulge, and don't go too fast.

As a kid on the farm, I drove pickup with a GVW of 4800 lbs and loaded it to 7000 to haul grain. 30 mph, on the highway.

cdcalaway

Here is my stock '12 with 2300 pounds in the bed. Still had some movement. I think a stock truck can have 1600 pounds in the bed. Note the 2' level. Still wasn't at bump stops