How big a load? - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

shanekw1 · 10-19-2009, 07:21 PM

Whats the biggest load (heaviest) you've put into your truck?

I went to the dump this AM to dump some concrete I had loaded yesterday from those stairs from hell.

1250 kg

2755 lbs

In my 3/4 ton Chev

. No wonder she was swaying a bit on the road.

I think that's the heaviest I've had this truck.

Cole82 · 10-19-2009, 07:33 PM

#4,200 of new shingles on pallets. half ton ford
#4,195 triangle shaped rebar peices on a pallet same half ton ford.

**loneframer** · 10-19-2009, 07:36 PM

I don't know what the weight was, but I had 96 8" semi-solid block in my Dodge 2500 4x4. She handled better than empty, actually rode nice and smooth for once.

**joasis** · 10-19-2009, 08:02 PM

I have posted this before, but will your 1 ton do this?

I was idling at the Chevy dealer while my wife was getting her new Suburban, and they were really trying to sell me a new truck.....and I should have had this picture....I don't think they believe I move 25k with this truck.

I have hauled a steel package for a building that weighed 21k, plus the trailer at 6k.....so the combined weight is, well, excessive.

shanekw1 · 10-19-2009, 08:04 PM

Yea, it was smooth, but when you turned the wheel a bit, the back end just wanted to keep going that way.

And 4200 lb? Gotta watch the throttle, might wheelie off the line

shanekw1 · 10-19-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by joasis

I have posted this before, but will your 1 ton do this?

I was idling at the Chevy dealer while my wife was getting her new Suburban, and they were really trying to sell me a new truck.....and I should have had this picture....I don't think they believe I move 25k with this truck.

I have hauled a steel package for a building that weighed 21k, plus the trailer at 6k.....so the combined weight is, well, excessive.

Just a few pounds on that tongue!

**loneframer** · 10-19-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by shanekw1

Yea, it was smooth, but when you turned the wheel a bit, the back end just wanted to keep going that way.

And 4200 lb? Gotta watch the throttle, might wheelie off the line

That happens sometimes even when the truck is empty.

hughjazz · 10-20-2009, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by loneframer

That happens sometimes even when the truck is empty.

we talked about this before didn't we? with the dodge?

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Truthfully though I used to tow a gooseneck with gcw of 35'000 with a 97 dodge 1 ton

Most weight was on my 91 f350 diesel I was loaded with around 2.5 yards of 3/4" gravel

. (+/-) 7000 lb

It was accidental, a long story, communication errors, then laziness,
a short smooooth drive and no harm done

TempestV · 10-20-2009, 01:35 AM

I'm not entirely sure how much it weighed, but I stacked the bed on my 96 ford F150 completely full of 8 foot bundles of oak flooring, till it was sticking up past the bed sides a good 8". Calculating it out, I would guess that it was somewhere between 3000 and 4000 lbs, plus the weight of my cross box full of tools. I have 1 ton springs in the rear, and it was settled just a little, but the front end was really complaining.

Greg Di · 10-20-2009, 07:31 AM

I put palettes of concrete in my Sierra 2500. That's 3300 pounds plus. I literally can't even tell it's in there. That truck is a beast and it's a gasser!

JonM · 10-20-2009, 10:07 AM

I put a lumber load for a one car garage on the back of my pickup once...got pulled over and weighed by the state police and cost me 3000 dollars for overloading....

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eisert · 10-20-2009, 05:44 PM

17 square of shigles in the back of an Astro cargo van. That's right, an Astro van. But I was young and stupid then. Now i'm older and stupid.

IHI · 10-20-2009, 05:54 PM

Only time i overload is the winter time when i have the spreader in, 34-3600lbs of sand/salt mix or 2800lbs of rock salt, but man does it ever ride like a cadillac in the configuration below!!!! Truck tips the scales just over 13,200lbs +/- load in the hopper...would feel safer using a dually, but then plowing with a dually is terrible so we manage.

kubie · 10-20-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by eisert

17 square of shigles in the back of an Astro cargo van. That's right, an Astro van. But I was young and stupid then. Now i'm older and stupid.

wow!!!!

i had 6 sq in the bed of a ford ranger and room for more. that was a bit overloaded

shanekw1 · 10-20-2009, 07:25 PM

I broke the 3000 lb mark today, twice.

Was much better after I increased the pressure in my tires from 30 psi.

paulie · 10-20-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shanekw1

I broke the 3000 lb mark today, twice.

Was much better after I increased the pressure in my tires from 30 psi.

Hey trailer park boy, do ya got forearms like popeye yet after that two day job?

PS I enjoyed your post the other day, I'm glad I'm not the only one who estimates 16 hours labor on a 40 hour job.

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shanekw1 · 10-20-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by paulie

Hey trailer park boy, do ya got forearms like popeye yet after that two day job?

PS I enjoyed your post the other day, I'm glad I'm not the only one who estimates 16 hours labor on a 40 hour job.

My forearms felt like they were gonna pop right off and go start their own club after that 2 day jack hammer episode.

The wheeling it out the back yard, up my ramp and shoveling into the truck is just slightly better.

mattp · 10-20-2009, 07:46 PM

5 ton of shingles on my 99 F250 with bumper hitch dump trailor

Tinstaafl · 10-20-2009, 07:54 PM

But the real question is, which one of you preverts actually enjoys the feel of that front end being up on tippy-toe?

And for a super-bonus, how many have had your wife drive it with that kind of load, and say "I didn't notice anything different."

**loneframer** · 10-20-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shanekw1

My forearms felt like they were gonna pop right off and go start their own club after that 2 day jack hammer episode.

The wheeling it out the back yard, up my ramp and shoveling into the truck is just slightly better.

I wheeled and spread 20 tons of top soil at my moms last weekend with my 15 and 12 year old sons. They worked hard, but I refused to be outdone by my own kids. The best part is that I can tie my boots without bending over now.