Burning smell with heavy payload ?

[Addicted2fishing]

So today I had the truck loaded with soil and as I was driving I noticed a burning smell. I was sagging pretty good. But in tow/haul and taking my sweet time. Taking it really easy.

Did I break my truck ? Transmission and other fluid temps were within range.

Shoulda rented a trailer.....


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[Brandon-w]

Tires rubbing on the rear finder liner? If you had that much weight tires were probly ballooning a bit too.

 

[Addicted2fishing]

Tires rubbing on the rear finder liner? If you had that much weight tires were probly ballooning a bit too.

She’s was loaded pretty good. Didn’t think the soil would be that heavy. Tires were rubbing that I could see.

I’ll never do that again that’s for sure.

Maybe burned out wheel bearings?


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[Brandon-w]

I think you'd smell a strong odor of gear oil and of. They got that hot you would likely melt the seals so you'd have a leak. Drive it without a load for a bit if it doesn't smell again I wouldn't push my luck anymore with it.

 

[Addicted2fishing]

I think you'd smell a strong odor of gear oil and of. They got that hot you would likely melt the seals so you'd have a leak. Drive it without a load for a bit if it doesn't smell again I wouldn't push my luck anymore with it.

I ran some errands after unloading and didn’t feel, smell or notice anything different

I thought the gears too. I shoulda grabbed my laser temp reader! Maybe I’ll change the oil just to be safe


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[Brandon-w]

Yeah I wouldn't be too concerned. Might have been too much for the tires and they were getting hot seen that before.

 

[JC5Cents]

Soil is pretty heavy, i usually stick to a quarter yard in the bed just to be safe. Do you know how much you had in there?

 

[Addicted2fishing]

Soil is pretty heavy, i usually stick to a quarter yard in the bed just to be safe. Do you know how much you had in there?

Honestly first time ever buying soil in bulk. I called the place and because all this covid stuff they have no contact. It’s all over the phone. Some guy points you to a spot and some other guy shows up with a CAT and dumps it in true back.

He dumped it in and I was freaking out. Not much I could do. I drive really slow. Didn’t apply brakes hard and took my sweet time getting home. Unloaded it right away and cleaned my truck all up. Even cleaned the undercarriage all up and inside the frame too as I was filthy and wet already.


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[Ken226]

I've noticed something similar drive up long steep mountain roads. It took me awhile to figure out that the exhaust manifolds get hot enough to glow under a long/heavy enough load.

I figured it out at night after driving up Black MTN. In the North Cascades near Glacier, WA. The manifolds were glowing in the dark.

 

[crash68]

You were probably getting the cats and exhaust good'n hot, working a truck like it was meant to be!(instead of the grocery getter it normally is...LOL!) The fluids probably were warmer than usual but I doubt you damaged anything.

 

[Addicted2fishing]

I've noticed something similar drive up long steep mountain roads. It took me awhile to figure out that the exhaust manifolds get hot enough to glow under a long/heavy enough load.

I figured it out at night after driving up Black MTN. In the North Cascades near Glacier, WA. The manifolds were glowing in the dark.

That’s crazy lol. I was thinking That the exhaust getting close to some rust proof from the fall that doesn’t usually get that close to the exhaust.

I’ll crawl under there with a flashlight when it’s not 30 degrees out and check things to see any unusualness lol.

I just checked under and no fluids or anything leaking so that good lol


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