How much rock can we haul?

about how much can we fill our beds up with gravel before hitting a max weight?

 

Figure it out by looking up what the load capacity of you truck is, and then use this to determine how much of what type of gravel you can load in the bed safely. You can find all sorts of info on building material weights online.

http://harmonysandgravel.com/material-weights

http://kellermaterial.com/calculators/bulk_calculator.html

 

Short answer not very much.

Look at the sticker on the door, it will tell you the load capacity of the vehicle. Subtract from this your body weight, and any accessories you added, oh and usually a full tank of fuel. Then that will give you the true load capacity of the truck (plus or minus 50lbs). Too many people drive around with these trucks overweight then complain that parts are breaking (Leaf springs, shocks, issues with differentials, gearing, etc).

Or stop by a scale house and asked to get weight, they will tell you exactly on the load ticket what you can carry. and how it is distributed btw your axles.

Steve