What is the most you have carried payload-wise?

I'm planning on doing some landscaping this weekendand got a kick ass deal on paver stones. I think the palate is like 1,500lbs. I have to carry this thing about 150 miles.

I'm scared I'm going to trash my leaf springs. I may split the weight up by putting a few hundred pounds in someone elses car, but lets say I'm hauling 1,200-1,300 on my own.

Am I going to break the truck?

 

Stock suspension?

 

Yes

 

I would haul a ton of top soil. On the stock suspension I was bouncing off the bump stops. Important note, air your tires up to 5#'s under max pressure to handle your load better. If you have other than stock suspension, you may handle the load better, but 150 miles on stock suspension you'd be better off making two trips splitting the load.

 

Can't guarantee anything but I have had 1,400-2,000 lbs. in the bed of my truck several times. Stock suspension. Furthest I drove was about 80 miles.

 

with 800 lbs I was hitting the bump stops, weight needs to be closer to front so it wont do that

 

I'd split the load up to be safe. Last thing you want to do is f up your truck to offset the deal you got on the paver stones.

 

Can you rent a one-way trailer? Pick up near there and drop off at home. A uhaul is less than $100 for 4 days. a 200 tongue weight is a much better load.

 

I will borrow a trailer from a buddy. Not willing to risk it.

I need me a diesel guys.

 

What if I had a Dakar pack?

 

I'm currently installing pavers in our front walkway right now. The landscape supply company told me a pallet of concrete pavers is 2500-2800lbs. I made two trips but I was only driving 15 miles each way.

 

Yeah if it was a short haul like that I wouldn't be as worried. Got access to a trailer so I bought even more lol.

 

Trailer it. I said it in another thread and I'll tell my story here. A few years ago I needed a trailer so I bought one on Craigslist and used it for a day and sold it for profit. Win win.

 

Dakar and superbumps you could do it i betcha

 

I drove about 30 miles with 1k in the bed before on stock suspension and it was pretty horrible... smacking bump stops with any little bump or dip in the road. Air up the tires a bit more than factory spec as well... trailer seems like a smart idea though.

I'd rather use that F-250

 

I had 1100lbs of crushed drain rock (09 TRD Sport 4x4 with towing and TSB springs), only going about 20 miles but held up just fine, no bottoming out on any potholes I hit. Bucket loader did the right thing and loaded my bed correctly though, def helps.

 

The heaviest thing Ive carried in my truck was......

YOUR MOM!!!!!

(Im sorry..this was one of those perfect moments where my 8th grade self just couldn't resist)
Ive nothing productive to add to this thread. Ill go now......

 

Here's 40 bags plus pallet in the rain 45 mins from the house. 2.5 cubic ft per bag. Thinking that about 50lbs each. Not including the rain water, which probably didnt amount to much....

 

Could not pass up the sale price, worked out great from my rental house!!