If you load the truck with a ton 2000 lbs the bed will be pushed down. The springs are not meant to carry more than 1000 lbs 1/2 a ton. The bed will be bottomed out. the ride will be rough. You can do it but it is not recommended.
Just a tad off topic but once I carried home 2800 lbs of cement ready mix bags in an old full size buick (in the trunk and on the seats). I rode home on the stops. All was fine until I hit a road that ended in a T with a light. That would have been o.k. except they had just layed fresh gravel on the road. I was only going about 35mph but when I hit the brakes nothing happend! The wheels just locked up, all those little stones became ball bearings and I just kept going! The light was red as I approached with cars waiting to go. I would have hit them for sure if the light did not turn green as I got very close. Everything was sooo slow (I was doing about 20 mph when I hit the intersection) that I had a good long time to think about how dumb I was and what a dumb way this was to total a few cars . Even after the other cars left I still had to make that 2800 lbs turn 90 degrees. However I did just make it around and none the worse for the wear. I drove the rest of the way home about 10mph.
Jim H
Dave,
I agree with the delivery idea. Maybe you could check the paper and see if there is someone who delivers cheap. Saves the wear and tear on your truck.
TomS
How about a concist of ore car’s and a couple of SD80MAC’s and couple mile’s of track[(-D]. Dave when you load it up watch the spring’s ,and stop loading when they just start to go flat, leave a little bit of an arch in them. I use my full size F150 4X4 for small load’s like this all the time. Unloading it is good excercise if you take your time. Good luck Mike
As much as it can hold without the tires going flat. No joke. Seems some of yuz giz have not grown up on a farm.
I know it is a little late for a reply to this but if anyone does read this. I am a loader operator / back-up scale house weight master.
We have the truck pull on the scale empty for a weight AND check the registration card which has the Gross Vehicle Weight on it. (say your truck empty weights 5000 lbs. registered to carry 6200 lbs. a class 2 in PA. which the state will register the truck at say it is a F150, RAM 1500, etc. you are allowed to get 1200 lbs.
We will not over load and you will not leave over weight. I have seen a fine from a D.O.T. Statetrooper, the truck was 1000 lbs over and got a $274.00 fine
If your truck weights 5400 lbs. as does my 1999 Ram 1500 Quad cab and is registered for 5000 lbs. you will get sent away empty., because the G.V.W. is exceded.
If you want to be safe call State Police and see how the law is set up in your state.
Jim D.
a.k.a. SOCKO
When you consider the load rating include your weight and the weight of other stuff in the truck. Some OLDER Toyotas have trouble with the frames rusting between the cab and the box, especially up here in the rust belt. Its not really worth it to risk what happens when you overload.
Chief your wright truck’s are built to work . The equipment and scrap we haul at work would make some of these giz’s nervous. [:O]. Mike
David, I carried ballast in my pick-up. Once.[:D][:D]
I’ve got a dozer I could loan you!![:D]
I was able to snap a few candids of Davids adventure in moving rock, thought you might enjoy these.
After a busy week at work David thought some larger ballast might just do the trick
After reconsidering his options he thought smaller product would work better
Taking a look at the big dump truck in front of him, David has reconsidered his options
Jon[:)]
Jonadel, LOL