Load compacity
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Originally Posted by LobstahClaw
I'm using my F-150 on the job every day for carpentry. Given the overall i don't load it heavy. ie: 12 - 5/4 x 6 x 16 cedar decking planks was about all i wanted to load this afternoon along with the weight of a full fuel tank & tools.
I definately wouldn't use it for hauling demolition debris. Better to use a trailer instead.
Don't like to stock the job with very much material anyways. There's always the chance of theft and the materials pile always seems to be under foot.
Have you thought about having materials delivered to the jobsite so you don't have to waste time hauling em ?
Similar thing with larger amounts of demo. It's more time efficient to have a dumpster delivered to the job and the customer eventually pays for it anyway.
ETA: Figure a safe working load of 750 - 1000 lbs w/ an F-150. Unless the frame is in pristine condition I'd cut the safe towing weight to under 2000 lbs. There's a good chance that the frame is rust compromised where the factory tow bar bolts up in the back.
I definately wouldn't use it for hauling demolition debris. Better to use a trailer instead.
Don't like to stock the job with very much material anyways. There's always the chance of theft and the materials pile always seems to be under foot.
Have you thought about having materials delivered to the jobsite so you don't have to waste time hauling em ?
Similar thing with larger amounts of demo. It's more time efficient to have a dumpster delivered to the job and the customer eventually pays for it anyway.
ETA: Figure a safe working load of 750 - 1000 lbs w/ an F-150. Unless the frame is in pristine condition I'd cut the safe towing weight to under 2000 lbs. There's a good chance that the frame is rust compromised where the factory tow bar bolts up in the back.
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Originally Posted by f150cam
i keep forgetting trucks rot in some states so i keep forgetting about rust issues
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try Montana, my older brother was buying up acres for $15 in eastern Montana. no rust either, thats where im going after school.
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Originally Posted by f150cam
try Montana, my older brother was buying up acres for $15 in eastern Montana. no rust either, thats where im going after school.
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we really need to stop derailing this thread though lol.
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On my 87 f-150 we hauled a 700lb cow in the back to butcher her, the truck held her fine. I hauled 1300lbs of cast to the scrap yard about 50 miles away, at that same time i pulled a 5500lb trailer and the truck also handled it fine.
It has the 302 and 3.55 gears in it, BUT it has the 4 speed granny in it so it could pull anything with it
My grandpa grew up in south east Montana, but now we are all in MN :/ some good bare farmland here went for 6500 an acre the other day!!
It has the 302 and 3.55 gears in it, BUT it has the 4 speed granny in it so it could pull anything with it
My grandpa grew up in south east Montana, but now we are all in MN :/ some good bare farmland here went for 6500 an acre the other day!!
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I bought my first this past May. $370 a month. That's mortage, insurance, and property tax. 1600 sq foot, 4 bedroom w/ a basement (that plan on finishing), on a double lot right in one of the towns here, .8 miles from work, and best of all I'm a block away fromt he main snowmobile/atv trail. Small town living in rust creating area's isn't all so bad.
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Originally Posted by TheJcode
Wondering off topic a little but..
I bought my first this past May. $370 a month. That's mortage, insurance, and property tax. 1600 sq foot, 4 bedroom w/ a basement (that plan on finishing), on a double lot right in one of the towns here, .8 miles from work, and best of all I'm a block away fromt he main snowmobile/atv trail. Small town living in rust creating area's isn't all so bad.