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OzarksRam
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I don't know your answer but I though I would give you a heads up on the responses you will most likely get. I am in no way trying to be a smart ***.
#1 refer to your owners manual for maximum payload rating
#2 as much as you can fit.
I have done the second option in old Dakota when i was a teenager and would not suggest it. I bowed the front of the bed to where if was touching the cab and put a crack where the bed sides meet the bed floor.
#1 refer to your owners manual for maximum payload rating
#2 as much as you can fit.
I have done the second option in old Dakota when i was a teenager and would not suggest it. I bowed the front of the bed to where if was touching the cab and put a crack where the bed sides meet the bed floor.
electricyeti
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This is mine with 1400 lbs of steel in the bed
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if you mean safely, a 5 gallon pail .half full.
Skerj
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Probably the same amount as it can haul in feathers...
Are you talking riding on bump stops, bending the frame, and blowing suspension components or what your truck says on the door jam sticker..?
Are you talking riding on bump stops, bending the frame, and blowing suspension components or what your truck says on the door jam sticker..?
gustheram
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Don't forget that 1600 includes the weight of you (minus 150lbs I believe), any other people in the truck, and the weight of any random stuff you keep in the truck. Also, if you've added accessories such as side steps, bed cover, etc, take the weight of those off your payload. I don't know that the owner's manual is the best source of truth for your specific truck either as it lists best case scenario from what I recall. Consult the sticker on your door sill and see what that says for your specific truck. Depending on the state you're in, limits aren't a suggestion. A friend's husband's cousin is doing 5 years in prison for an accident that killed someone because his truck was overweight.
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Half yard. Especially because the loaders always give you more.
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This is with 2300 lbs of stone with the 1.75" spacer in the rear. I only had to drive a mile.
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VernDiesel
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As said stick with half a yard. If you don't have factory air suspension air bags cheap in coil or better axle to frame or tuff truck springs all would work well here. Timbren bump stops work also but for a variety of loads suck by comparison. You can do it without but the truck will wallor over dips etc & you look like a douche.
Bed liner or mat is also smart and if you only have a spray in liner a simple sheet of plywood helps. Smart is to zip two pieces off a sheet to roughly match your tailgate & cab side end so you don't run as much risk to ruin anything like the first poster.
Bed liner or mat is also smart and if you only have a spray in liner a simple sheet of plywood helps. Smart is to zip two pieces off a sheet to roughly match your tailgate & cab side end so you don't run as much risk to ruin anything like the first poster.
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Every guy who said 1/2 a yard is exactly right. I haul gravel all the time, always 1/2 yard at a time. The most I have hauled in the back was 2000 pounds, that was scary, very wobbly side to side. However, you can get a double axle landscape trailer and haul the hell out of it. A guy came on my property to get some wood last week with a toyo truck hauling a double axle dump trailer with a tow hitch, hauls 5k pounds with ease. You can get a brand new double axle DUMP trailer for about 5 g's, less then you would lose trading in your truck plus you would have a bad ass trailer.
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