zap

Oh yea, try something like a Ranch Hand or Frontier rear bumper...that will add a good 100 lb to the rear. My custom rear bumper weighs in at just over 200 lb...adds a little more traction.

pfbz

Not a bad idea... It's those super-heavy front bumpers that will kill your snow performance.

But pretty expensive to just use for ballast ($500-$1,200?), and you can't take it off in the summer.

Twisty

I once saw a passenger van weight installed in the bed of a street/strip pickup truck.
As I recall it was about 3 feet by 4 feet. It was a block of steel covered in hard plastic and was meant to be bolted to the underside of the floor. The added weight smoothed out the ride when the van was empty.
I'll try to find some info...

"...an 8-passenger van with 3 rows of seats (which carried the Ford Falcon name) and as a pickup truck. A 165 lb (75 kg) weight was fitted over the rear wheels to balance the front-heavy vehicle, sometimes removed by current owners."

You might also consider using free weights from a used sports equipment shop. Many of them are plastic - filled with sand.

zap

Yea but if you invest in one why would take it off? Added protection. haha. Some front bumpers are light...some aren't.

95stepside

The rear bumper idea isn't the greatest. When adding weight for traction, it should be directly ove the rear axle. Any weight behind it takes some of the weight of the front of the truck. I realize the bumper wouldn't weigh an extreme to affect this too much, but if you don't need an aftermarket bumper for other reasons, id stick with weights over the axle.

Also, as far as sand bags, around here you can buy sand tube bags that are 60 lbs for like $3

hollywood22

I think a important thing to keep in mind here is getting going is just a small part of the problem STOPPING is the important part and since most of the stopping power is done from the front any weight u use should go in the front of the bed cause what's the worst that would happen if u can't get going u are forced to sit at home but if u can't get stopped and u plow into that car with a family in it well that's just something ur going to have to live with put the weight in the front it will still give u weight in the back but will also help weigh down the front so u can stop or a better idea if the weather gets bad STAY HOME

95stepside

^ either works at home or has never lived where it snows...

countryboyFx4

When i was a welder before joining the marines i lived in Wisconsin and my boss had a 2wd chevy 3500 and he just out a big plate of steel in the bed that fit between the wheel wells. Worked prety good never moved around. Probably because it was so heavy

countryboyFx4

Meaning the weight never moved around

Bell Blue Raider

I completely fill the bed of my truck with snow for extra weight and as soon as the snow melts on the ground it melts out of my bed

Simple, cheap, easy clean up, and keeps beer ice cold