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Few days ago i took in 1800 lbs of engine parts etc, never hauled anything more then 650 lbs in the back of the truck. was not near as bad as i thought. i have a 04 silverado 1500 v6 4.3 vortec. got 11 cents a pound. and had some motors with iron hanging off got 14 cents and they call it melt, 35 cents for straight motors. came out to right under $200 for the iron and $37 for the melt/motors. Hope to have more days like this and thanks for reading.
Welcome to the 1,500+ Lbs club. Watch the payload capacity for your truck tho, ya don't wanna break a spring.
I've successfully hauled over 2k in the back of a. 3/4 ton, main thing to do when servely overloaded is keep your speed to a minuim.
2280 in an 89 ford ranger 4X4, 4 cylinder and a 5 speed.
I love that you guys are bragging about overloading your trucks.
we get .20 cents a lb for straight motors here in canada.
my 93 ranger is a 3/4 ton, actually just a bit more(1650 is the rated payload), yours might be tooQuote:
Originally Posted by brandon
Possibly, I no longer own it, I sold it before I moved. I do know that it was a work horse, even drove it for 2-3 months with a BAD oil pump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
is you have to overload try to load all the heavy stuff close to the cab ... --- just a heads up ___
Nice load, I always love it when I have more than expected.
This might make you wonder about factory ratings?http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/...ps91d95610.jpg
What do you guys mean when you say "straight moters"?
I might be at the top of the list 2400lbs in a chevy 1500 with the 4.3L V6 1993, so just a heads up gentlemen scrapper :)
I had most of the weight up near the cab and or on the right side of the vehicle to help balance out weight.
If you regularly overload a half ton truck... you're gonna have a bad time, haha.
Charles, you forgot the rest of that story, it's a hoot.
Sorry , not my story to tell . My wife pulled the pic from facebook and e-mailed it to me about a week ago?
Sorry for the hijack but I thought our newer members might like to hear the story.Quote:
Originally Posted by CharlesMerrill
Here's the whole story as told by one of our esteemed members, a state trooper from NY.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...-thinking.html
And like Paul Harvey would say; And now the rest of the story;
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...not-again.html
I know if you put 2100lb in a 71 f100 it will drag the ground. A 1979 f350 will haul 6700lbs pretty easily though lol. I have saw many guys hauling 3k lbs in late model 1/2 tons
ok, now - the car in the truck I can see being dangerous but the van looked pretty secure so why was that one illegal?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Back on topic, I had one ton in my truck 2 years ago, my brothers HUGE toolboxes full of tools and my back end was eating rubber and my tires were almost flat. I have a 1/2 ton Sierra, it popped the rear seals.
Well, for one it was the same guy with no license with a different friends truck, (and probably got it impounded also)Quote:
ok, now - the car in the truck I can see being dangerous but the van looked pretty secure so why was that one illegal?
Also, we discussed it back then and thought that maybe there was a windshield in the van when it started out on it's journey.
**** makes m,y competition almost look smart
i taek the fifth on overloaded trucks
I have a 2014 silverado work truck and filled it with 2k lbs of wood pellets and about 300 lbs of wood, me and passenger weight of about 300lbs also and maybe 150 lbs of tools. Had about 5 inches left of the wheel wells and leafs were maybe 20 degree curves.
After the axle bottoms out to the frame your good to go
2700 pounds in in the back of my 2005 F-150 4x4. I have the towing package and the payload for the trucks without it is 2330 so I don't feel to bad at all.