I don't know what the limit is, but as I stated earlier in this thread, I had 2,950 pounds in my truck bed and she handled it just fine.;)

Using a concrete calculator I found, I had an estimated 5500 pounds of rock in my truck. I calculated for filling the bed square footage about 1/2 with concrete, but had the bed 3/4 full of rock. I figure rock would be lighter since there is air space between the rocks, while concrete has the powder mix filling the gaps. That's why I figured less for the concrete.

and you didnt bend the frame?!?!

i had just just shy of three ton on my 2wd and it did find sagged like a biotch but didn't bend or break or twist anything at all

No bending, they're serious when they say "Built Ford tough".

lol oh ya

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I've posted this pic before, but here's my f150 getting ready to pull a 7000 lb trailer on a 1200 mile trip. This summer it'll be going on a 1400 mile trip but it'll have upgrades to help this time.

To those loading your trucks... the effective payload of our trucks is around 1000 lbs. Last time I was on a scale without a load and both fuel tanks full and myself in the driver's seat, my truck weighed in at 5400 lbs. I think my GVWR is around 6500 lbs, so that leaves 1000 lbs of trailer tongue weight, people in the cab, or junk in the bed. That sucks for me because I wanted to take my motorcycle with me on my trip this summer :-( I still will if I can get it shipped up there.

Maybe your truck, but the effective payload of mine is when I stop loading it. :thumbup:

well yeah, I overload mine along with the rest of you... just wanted to say something so someone doesn't assume that there's no ill effects to putting 10,000 lbs in the bed of the truck :) I'm planning on getting some LT tires when my P rated ones are worn out so I can overload it with more peace of mind.

Good call. I sort of assumed that people would know that a 1/2 ton truck is rated to carry 1/2 ton even though people don't exactly weigh what they put in.