Hauling a little gravel.

['94IDITurbo7.3]

you obviously don't have overloads.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

You BETTER have load range E's on that truck.

 

[DesertBen44]

That reminds me of a time I loaded my 83 half ton chevy with 2 tons of bricks, except your ford seems to be handling it a lot better. Mine looked like a Prerunner. You need some air bag spring helpers!

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

air bags would make that thing sit level and ride like a caddy.

 

[Clayton]

Did you load it yourself? You would never get a loader operator at one of the quarrys around here to put that much on a pickup. The most they ever put on a pickup around here is 2000 lbs. They may put more on a dually. Get in a wreck or break your pickup and guess who the first would be to get the blame; The guy who loaded you.

They loaded me, I told him when to stop.

 

[Clayton]

You BETTER have load range E's on that truck.

Of course, I wouldn't have attempted it with anything less.

 

[Clayton]

you obviously don't have overloads.

Nope, But that is one of many things on my to do list.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I regularly haul 3/4-1 cord of green split firewood stacked in my pickup. That's anywhere from 4000-5000 lbs stacked in the bed. Never been an issue, just pump the tires to their max rating and roll on home. I often think of going to a flatbed with tall sides and then add some airbags so I can carry more home in each trip.

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[Sw1tchfoot]

All of the guys that go around pulling trucks bigger than the ones they are driving pose more of a risk than some guy hauling gravel for a couple of miles..

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

Nope, But that is one of many things on my to do list.

forget about getting the overload springs and just go with bags.

I regularly haul 3/4-1 cord of green split firewood stacked in my pickup. That's anywhere from 4000-5000 lbs stacked in the bed. Never been an issue, just pump the tires to their max rating and roll on home. I often think of going to a flatbed with tall sides and then add some airbags so I can carry more home in each trip.

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could have hauled more if you had made sideboards for the box.

 

[Clayton]

I noticed the picture makes the front end look much higher than it actually was, I think it was because I parked pointing uphill. I kinda expect some to frown upon this but I'm not your average idiot and I knew the risks before I even left the house. I drove with common sense and made it home without a single problem. I'd do it again if I had too.

 

[Clayton]

All of the guys that go around pulling trucks bigger than the ones they are driving pose more of a risk than some guy hauling gravel for a couple of miles..

Exactly, I see all kinds of things around here that are way dumber. Like a guy I saw the other day driving a first gen s10 with a 2 ft diameter and around 10 foot long oak log in the bed, The back of the log was hitting the pavement and the whole truck was bowing up over bumps. Th only thing keeping it from raring up was the log hitting the ground.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

could have hauled more if you had made sideboards for the box.

Have thought about that, and might if I don't put a flatbed on it...

 

[Clayton]

I regularly haul 3/4-1 cord of green split firewood stacked in my pickup. That's anywhere from 4000-5000 lbs stacked in the bed. Never been an issue, just pump the tires to their max rating and roll on home. I often think of going to a flatbed with tall sides and then add some airbags so I can carry more home in each trip.

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Looks good man. I haul firewood as well. I stack front to back just like you do I usually get around 3/4 of a cord in the bed. I like how you used those pieces to support the stack.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

Have thought about that, and might if I don't put a flatbed on it...

i will be putting side boards on my truck when ever we find some wood to haul.