how much weight can I get in my Bed 1500?

[Burla]

I have a slt 4x4 1500 2010, can I get away with a 300 gallon tank? It would add 2500 pounds or one and a half of my wife's sisters, however you look at it

 

[Bigdaddy]

I would do it but hey who am I, people have gotten away with weight more than that. I don't think that it's going to be fun hauling that.

 

[Jabalone]

It's rated for 1510 pounds so you'd be 66% over max payload rating.

 

[2nazt]

That's a lot of weight for our coil springs to handle. The leaf spring system would be better but the smoother ride in the new rams hurt payload rating. I know airlift's don't change load ratings but I would feel better with a set of those maxed out if you choose to run with it.

 

[Hornet]

Riding on the bump stops isn't going to be your problem ,"Tires" are your problem.
Read the max load rating on your tires,it ain't fun blowing a tire when you're way over weight hauling water.
Any liquid is a ***** to haul,and it gets worse when your overloaded by that much,and blowing a tire isn't uncommon overloaded that bad.
Heat from sidewall flex kills tires fast,and you'll probably have some sidewall flex,even if you put 90PSI in each tire

 

[Burla]

Yeah thanks fella's, I guess I'll look for a 200 gallon tank, but most of those are made for small pickups. I have a hard time thinking a chevy colorado can haul 210 gallons, but yet they make a tank for that. Best thing is whatever I get it is just water, so if it seams too heavy I can just dump some load off to make the trip. Bottom line is I have to make it work, gotta water farm crop and the well wont sustain agr. Maybe I'll look into towing a water tank as another option.

 

[audio1der]

It may sound trite/cliche, but your application calls for at least a SRW 3500, if not a dually. The tow-behind tank would be no issue, and would likely ensure a longer life for many components on your truck, and keep you more productive with less fill-ups.
I know it's easy for me to say because I don't have to pay for it, but facts is facts

 

[Burla]

Yeah, I wanted to avoid a water trailer because it is a little steep bumpy terrain, but I'll get the lightest one I can find and just go slow when watering. After talking it over the in bed tank wont work, but it sure is a cool idea if it would. Thanks everyone for the reply's.

 

[Hornet]

The only thing with leaving a water tank partially full is slosh inside the tank.
We hauled water for the farm when i was a kid,and a partially full tank was a handful and that was only 500 gallons in the back of a 3 ton Fargo grain truck.
A water trailer is your best bet,and you can leave the tank on it ,no need to lift it off like you would a truck mounted tank

 

[PX8]

Take it from me. I had 1364lbs in the back of my truck, weighed at the dump, and I was sitting below level. I wouldn't want to go much more than 1200 if I was going for a long ride.

 

[audio1der]

Wouldn't a water trailer have huge baffles to keep slosh to a minimum??

 

[stokes.greg]

I go with the if it fits it ships method.


Sent via paper airplane

 

[Hornet]

Wouldn't a water trailer have huge baffles to keep slosh to a minimum??

Most don't K,they're just an empty plastic tank on a trailer.

 

[audio1der]

Well that's just stupid.

 

[PX8]

I have a slt 4x4 1500 2010, can I get away with a 300 gallon tank? It would add 2500 pounds or one and a half of my wife's sisters, however you look at it

WOW! That's a lot of moonshine!!!

 

[smiley]

300 gal X 8 lbs (est)= 2400 lbs of sloshing moving weight it can handle it just not legally. Airlift 100's would be a smart add on to help truck survive.

 

[hounddog]

It's rated for 1510 pounds so you'd be 66% over max payload rating.

And 6600% the liability should something fail on the truck and someone else get hurt. Just sayin'.