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I now have a 1997 ford cargo , Boy do I feel different as a scraper in this , I carried 3000 pounds & the truck just did it like it was no big deal, it's a 3/4 ton . I figure they keep them under rated . It is a used DHL delivery truck with the 4.2 V-6 . Does any one think DHL has after market work done to beef them up? The 4.2 not bad on gas so far.
They're likely ordered to specifications.Quote:
Originally Posted by Copper Head
Yes they usualy will buy a 3/4 ton truck andbeef up suspension to 1 ton specs from what ive seen. And dont just put 10 ply tires on the rear. Put them on all 4 tires.
I use to work at a tire store. do them all at same time or you will be running a risk of a very bad accident. Why do you think DOT requires all tires on a semi or any other comercial truck to all be the same? If not the traction of said tires becomes unstable and serious accident can follow. I know this because I also was the DOT/HAZMAT manager for a medical oxygen company.
Parttime scrapper, I have to disagree. 10 ply on the back for weight and etc. But just because you have 10 ply rear and say a normal ply on the front, doesnt affect traction, etc. Hell most of the weight is on the rear, not the front anyway. No way it will affect traction or cause a accident.
My source is Im a retired 10++++ many moons..lolz...ase certified mech.
Hell, my own rig, is a 200 Dodger Dakota. Sure laugh, come on. XD!! But I have 31 x 10.5 r15 on the rear and 225/75r15 front. Hell I vary the front to whatever I find. I run junk tires cuz I get a flat almost daily at my yard. I have had 205/7015 on the front all the way up to 235/75r15 and never had a issue whatsoever. Even passed state inspection as such.
For that matter, I have a 265/75r15 on the rr and a 31x10.5R15 pn the lr. Reason for this is I couldnt find a matchign 31 at the time and the 31 was free.
As long as he has 10 ply on the rear, he is fine. I wouldnt suggest "car"tires for the front, but suv and lt truck for the front is fine.
I have 5 ply, not sure if i'll go above 3000 lb all the time but I'll keep an eye out for some 10 ply & i do feel 10 ply would be fine for the back as better then not having at all. I keep speeds to 30 to 40 MPH and 60 MPH on open road.
I have had pretty good luck with tires i find at tire yards I try to match at least front or rears . For my other car i found some great tires with a little dry rot but still got 9 months use
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In reply to post below I had 3400 today and all is well but i drive slow
I guess if i had a set of 10 ply i could carry that weight with more safety
If you go too light a ply on the front or rear you will get some side wiggle when loaded, and especially on the front some side wiggle can be bad. It's more a case of aiming your truck than steering; if you feel like your aiming, get your tires checked out.
I have some mud tires on the back of my pickup and street tires on the front. I never had a problem.
Yeah ford>>>>>>>>>>
In NZ, that vehicle is a CF Bedford.