daanbc05

I need to get a pallet of sod tomorrow. The place is about 7-10 miles from my home. They say a pallet of sod can weigh between 1800 to 2000 lbs. I have a 2004 2wd screw with a 6.5 bed and the towing package. Truck has 27k on it now. New tires and a leveling kit. Can I haul this weight to my home for 10 miles?

johnny_tucson

You should be ok. Take it slow though. I hauled 2k in gravel 15 miles across town through stop and go traffic, never bottomed out the shocks or hit the frame, but it was LOW.

daanbc05

I thought so, Back in 1986 I had a 79 Explorer. I believe they where F100's. I hauled a pallet of sod 25 miles with it. Now that was scary. But I went slow with the stopping, acceleration and turns, and the truck handled it.

redfishtd

Borrow a tandem axle trailer to haul sod . This is very damaging to tires etc . Even short term damage is cumulative. 4 tires are around a $1000 bucks and you want to nearly flaten them --not good .

2008__XL

I too would tow rather than haul that load.

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Agree with above.. that's a ton of sod.. you may get away with it...or you may not..remember you have to stop and steer still. barrow or rent a trailer or have it delivered.. better safe than sorry.

2008__XL

Yep. It's really not worth the risk. Renting a trailer for an afternoon won't cost much.

Just make sure you have an actual hitch mounted to the frame and not the bumper ball.

tsigwing

I'd do it, no hesitation. Went and picked up a load of river rock and decomposed granite in mine. Was down on the bump stops for the short (5 mile) ride home. No issues at all.

F150Torqued

^^^^^



100% over rated capacity! What is really supporting that load at any given instant is a couple or three little hardened steel roller bearings on each side that are about 1/4 inch in diameter.


All it takes is one little chip flake off one and start grinding up other rollers and the race. (... better safe than sorry )

BadFish523

I once hauled a ton of river rock in my 02 SCrew. It handled it but I only had to go about 5 miles and it was not easy to turn on any road that had even the slightest bit of gravel on it. It would push the front wheels quite a bit. It would be best to tow it on a trailer but if you have no access to one then you can probably get away with hauling it but take your time, be very careful, and watch the turns and stopping.