Hauled a ton of wood pellets today.
10-13-2015, 03:01 PM
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Hauled a ton of wood pellets today.
Twenty five mile return trip with these pellets. No issues. Sometimes people wonder what is possible with these trucks.
10-13-2015, 03:04 PM
#2
legitimate ton, as in 2,000 lbs?
How was your trans temp, water temp?
I definitely wouldn't do that on a regular basis. That'll kill your shocks and flatten your leaf springs over time, not to mention wear out the trans and brakes.
I believe the payload on my s/cab 5.0 3.31 is like 1730 or 1750, so I guess another 250lb wouldn't be earth shattering once in a while. My old crew cab ram was ~1500lb though and I loaded it to that limit a couple times, truck sagged pretty good. That truck was coil spring in the rear though.
How was your trans temp, water temp?
I definitely wouldn't do that on a regular basis. That'll kill your shocks and flatten your leaf springs over time, not to mention wear out the trans and brakes.
I believe the payload on my s/cab 5.0 3.31 is like 1730 or 1750, so I guess another 250lb wouldn't be earth shattering once in a while. My old crew cab ram was ~1500lb though and I loaded it to that limit a couple times, truck sagged pretty good. That truck was coil spring in the rear though.
Last edited by jcat; 10-13-2015 at 03:08 PM.
10-13-2015, 03:05 PM
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looks good. The 3rd day i had my truck I had to rush and pick up a ton of raw material (powder in a super sack) and bring it from one warehouse to another. It road fantastic. couldn't even tell it was back there
10-13-2015, 03:09 PM
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50 bags @ 40# each = 2000#. All temps were fine. Once a year each fall.
10-13-2015, 03:11 PM
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10-13-2015, 03:30 PM
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what is the capacity for our Scabs? my truck didn't sag too bad. was just about level with the weight. same amount as the OP. about 2,000lbs. didn't check any temps or anything
10-13-2015, 03:40 PM
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Your 2.7L 4x4 s/cab is only rated for 1,660 unless you have the 2.7 payload package which bumps it to 2,110.
The OP's 5.0L s/crew 4x4 is rated for 2,100, since the crew/5.5 is the same 145" wheelbase IIRC.
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10-13-2015, 03:59 PM
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Just looked it up again, my 5.0 4x4 s/cab is rated for 2,200 lb. For some reason I thought it was like 1730 or something.
Your 2.7L 4x4 s/cab is only rated for 1,660 unless you have the 2.7 payload package which bumps it to 2,110.
The OP's 5.0L s/crew 4x4 is rated for 2,100, since the crew/5.5 is the same 145" wheelbase IIRC.
Your 2.7L 4x4 s/cab is only rated for 1,660 unless you have the 2.7 payload package which bumps it to 2,110.
The OP's 5.0L s/crew 4x4 is rated for 2,100, since the crew/5.5 is the same 145" wheelbase IIRC.
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10-13-2015, 04:07 PM
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I thought the same about the 2,200 being high. The more I've thought about it, that 2,200 must be just taking into account the GVW less the curb weight, not including driver and fuel.
My 36gal tank would equate to (36*6 lb per gallon) 216lb of fuel plus my 240lb as a driver, for a total of 456lb. 2200-456 would end up at 1744 by my calculations. Take away another 65-70 for random in-cab items, drop in bedliner, HID kit components, and tonneau cover and that drops my available payload to 1674 to stay within GVWR.
I'll take a pic of my sticker on my way out of work, but it looks like the one below would probably be similar, though mine's an XLT so maybe another couple hundred pounds. Seems to jive with my math above.
Last edited by jcat; 10-13-2015 at 04:53 PM.
