Load Capacity?
#1
Load Capacity?
I used the search button option here to look for how much weight I can haul in the bed of my truck. I came up with 6500 pounds of TOWING Capacity. I assume its probably the same thing. Is 6500 pounds correct for my truck? I drive a 97 F150 XLT 2wd.
#2
Senior Member
No - not the same thing - do not put 6500lbs in the bed - that is 3-1/4 tons for a truck in the 1/2 ton class!
There should be a sticker, typically in the driver side door jamb, that lists the maximum allowable vehicle weight, sometimes listed on a per axle basis. At any rate, need to know what the vehicle weighs as it sits - use the scales at a metals junkyard, quarry, or truckstop. The difference will be what you can safely put in the bed.
Offhand, I would guess about 1200-1500 lbs.
There should be a sticker, typically in the driver side door jamb, that lists the maximum allowable vehicle weight, sometimes listed on a per axle basis. At any rate, need to know what the vehicle weighs as it sits - use the scales at a metals junkyard, quarry, or truckstop. The difference will be what you can safely put in the bed.
Offhand, I would guess about 1200-1500 lbs.
#3
Senior Member
what are you looking to haul? I have hauled more than what my truck is rated for, after all, what the point of having bump stops if you are not going to use them?
I would not recommend over loading frequently, because like mentioned above, its only a 1/2 ton truck. You can also add add a leaf type things to make your truck sag less when you have a load in the bed, but the frame is only so strong.
I would not recommend over loading frequently, because like mentioned above, its only a 1/2 ton truck. You can also add add a leaf type things to make your truck sag less when you have a load in the bed, but the frame is only so strong.
#4
No Pain, No Pain!
I couldn't tell ya what my truck is "rated" to haul, but last summer I hauled a yard of fill-dirt, twice, with no problems. At the landscape company where I bought the dirt, they said a yard of dirt weighs approx. 2200lbs. It took the suspension down to the bumpstops. The truck had no trouble at all and I did not notice any flexing to the frame when I drove it.
#5
I'm not looking to haul anything specifically, I just wanted the piece of mind that I could throw some bricks and mulch in the back and not have to worry about it. I will be hauling alot of furniture in the next several months, Im getting ready to get married and have a bambino on the way.
#6
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I'm not looking to haul anything specifically, I just wanted the piece of mind that I could throw some bricks and mulch in the back and not have to worry about it. I will be hauling alot of furniture in the next several months, Im getting ready to get married and have a bambino on the way.
Your truck should be more than capable of hauling anything you may need for your move. And/or you could rent a U-Haul trailer to help out.
#7
Senior Member
I have had a little less than 3 yards in the back of my truck, and I know it was that much as I loaded it.
(1 773 bobcat heaping over the top is a about a yard.)
that was a fun 40 mile drive, lol
(1 773 bobcat heaping over the top is a about a yard.)
that was a fun 40 mile drive, lol
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#8
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At the landscape company, where I got the dirt, they said 2 bobcat buckets, or 1 bucket on the front-end loader/backhoe was = 1 yard of dirt.
#9
I will probably be buying it by the bag to do some small projects at first, along with some gravel or brick, but once were settled in I will probably buy it by the loads. Good thing about it all is theres a lumber yard that sells mulch about 15 miles from me, so its not gonna be more than a 30 mile drive round trip.
#10
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I will probably be buying it by the bag to do some small projects at first, along with some gravel or brick, but once were settled in I will probably buy it by the loads. Good thing about it all is theres a lumber yard that sells mulch about 15 miles from me, so its not gonna be more than a 30 mile drive round trip.