Max bed weight you've had?

Mongoose · Oct 14, 2018

I heat with rice coal and haul it myself, I make 2 or 3 trips per year. This is a picture of one of this years load, it's 2100 pounds, you can see the coal very near the top of the bed. The truck sits level because I installed Air Lift Ride Control air bags Kit #59561 in the rear (@50 psi). I don't advise loading that much weight, it's not legal, but can be done. I only have to drive about 25 miles loaded.

ColoradoTJ · Oct 14, 2018

2006whitetacoma[OP] said: ↑

Funny story about those trucks. Before I owned a truck I was building a retaining wall out of these big heavy square blocks from Lowes and rented their truck, bought 200 of these stones at 22lbs each. They loaded them onto their truck the suspension compressed pretty good. They asked if that was too much for the truck, I said hell if I know, it's your truck.

On my way home (in a sort of "urban" area) this woman ran out in front of me waving he arms and yelling. I thought someone was dying, I almost didn't get stopped, all I could think of was the paperwork if I ran over someone in the Lowes truck. She got to the door and tried to open it, gladly it autolocked. I started cranking down the window and she says "got a cigarette?". It was one of the crackhead hookers that frequent the area. It is probably a good thing the door autolocked cause I would have probably punched her. I yelled get out of here you cracked whore, I almost ran over you.
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jsi · Oct 14, 2018

Multiple people have said it, I live it. Use a trailer. Here's mine -

I've had it for 25 years and love the thing. Even when I had a 1 ton dually pickup that could easily handle your load I still chose to use this instead of the bed of my truck.

Here it is hauling some big ass load of cut sod off to the dump. That much weigh would have flattened the springs on my truck -

jross20 · Oct 14, 2018

Maybe with some mega leaf springs O.O

4drtaco03 · Oct 14, 2018

This is on the original suspension. Prob the Max I would do with the hills and the 4 cylinder in San Francisco. it’s about 600 pounds

Sweeet spoiler right????

gliebig · Oct 25, 2018

I was thinking about hauling a 1ton pallet of heating pellets. Only about 3miles, but sounds making it 2 trips would be smart.?

Noelie84 · Oct 25, 2018

gliebig said: ↑

I was thinking about hauling a 1ton pallet of heating pellets. Only about 3miles, but sounds making it 2 trips would be smart.?
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Or rent a trailer. That sort of weight would wreck your springs if you loaded it into the bed, but will tow easily on a trailer.

TacomaMike37 · Oct 25, 2018

2006whitetacoma[OP] said: ↑

Funny story about those trucks. Before I owned a truck I was building a retaining wall out of these big heavy square blocks from Lowes and rented their truck, bought 200 of these stones at 22lbs each. They loaded them onto their truck the suspension compressed pretty good. They asked if that was too much for the truck, I said hell if I know, it's your truck.

On my way home (in a sort of "urban" area) this woman ran out in front of me waving he arms and yelling. I thought someone was dying, I almost didn't get stopped, all I could think of was the paperwork if I ran over someone in the Lowes truck. She got to the door and tried to open it, gladly it autolocked. I started cranking down the window and she says "got a cigarette?". It was one of the crackhead hookers that frequent the area. It is probably a good thing the door autolocked cause I would have probably punched her. I yelled get out of here you cracked whore, I almost ran over you.
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That shit made me laugh.

TexasWhiteIce · Oct 25, 2018

2006whitetacoma[OP] said: ↑

Funny story about those trucks. Before I owned a truck I was building a retaining wall out of these big heavy square blocks from Lowes and rented their truck, bought 200 of these stones at 22lbs each. They loaded them onto their truck the suspension compressed pretty good. They asked if that was too much for the truck, I said hell if I know, it's your truck.

On my way home (in a sort of "urban" area) this woman ran out in front of me waving he arms and yelling. I thought someone was dying, I almost didn't get stopped, all I could think of was the paperwork if I ran over someone in the Lowes truck. She got to the door and tried to open it, gladly it autolocked. I started cranking down the window and she says "got a cigarette?". It was one of the crackhead hookers that frequent the area. It is probably a good thing the door autolocked cause I would have probably punched her. I yelled get out of here you cracked whore, I almost ran over you.
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This is so random

Captainskidmark · Oct 25, 2018

2000lbs will make the driveline vibes go away...

Just don't be this guy..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VXQvfGmlyk

jsi · Oct 25, 2018

Captainskidmark said: ↑

2000lbs will make the driveline vibes go away...

Just don't be this guy..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VXQvfGmlyk
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And how exactly was he planning on getting the boulder out of the truck? Yeah - don't be that guy

TegoTaco · Nov 7, 2018

550lbs of useless crap around the house.

TacomaMike37 · Nov 7, 2018

TegoTaco said: ↑

550lbs of useless crap around the house.

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I think a homeless guy was squating in your truck

PackCon · Nov 7, 2018

I’ve put about 1,500-1,600lbs in the bed at one given time.

Payload is around 1,100lbs WITH all passengers and anything in the truck.

I have towing and hauling experience. I’ve moved 4,000lbs in the bed of a diesel.
I would not move 2,000lbs in the Tacoma. #1 any company you buy the stones from should not let you leave that overweight. #2 speeds over 50mph your probably going to be doing some swaying.

You’ll trash your leaf springs and just be a massive liability. You’ll be on your bump stops at 1300-1400lbs.

But you’ll hit a woman a call her a crack whore so maybe your judgement is different than mine...

TACK · Nov 7, 2018

Captainskidmark said: ↑

2000lbs will make the driveline vibes go away...

Just don't be this guy..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VXQvfGmlyk
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Noelie84 · Nov 7, 2018

Had a couple of moderately heavy loads when I had my Tacoma, but nothing excessive.

Bricks:

Some Swamp Maple:

I never really overloaded it, though, because I've always used the work truck for the actual work. Holds more and handles it better.

And now I've got a 3/4 ton, so that gets the 'heavy hauling' assignments by default.

That being said, at around 1200lbs my Tacoma was always resting pretty firmly on the bump stops.

Mad4268 · Nov 7, 2018

I recently hauled a ton of wood pellets in my '17 Tacoma rental (my '06 is in shop getting frame replaced) and I still couldn't bring myself to go over the payload rating lol. Did it in 2 trips.

jsi · Nov 7, 2018

Not the maximum load I've ever carried, but certainly the maximum value.

smithe3006 · Nov 7, 2018

2006whitetacoma[OP] said: ↑

Funny story about those trucks. Before I owned a truck I was building a retaining wall out of these big heavy square blocks from Lowes and rented their truck, bought 200 of these stones at 22lbs each. They loaded them onto their truck the suspension compressed pretty good. They asked if that was too much for the truck, I said hell if I know, it's your truck.

On my way home (in a sort of "urban" area) this woman ran out in front of me waving he arms and yelling. I thought someone was dying, I almost didn't get stopped, all I could think of was the paperwork if I ran over someone in the Lowes truck. She got to the door and tried to open it, gladly it autolocked. I started cranking down the window and she says "got a cigarette?". It was one of the crackhead hookers that frequent the area. It is probably a good thing the door autolocked cause I would have probably punched her. I yelled get out of here you cracked whore, I almost ran over you.
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hahaha sadly I can relate to this...

OP, I’d probably find a trailer. One time I overloaded a tundra by about 800lbs of wood. Nothing bad happened so you’re probably good right?

crazysccrmd · Nov 7, 2018

PackCon said: ↑

But you’ll hit a woman a call her a crack whore so maybe your judgement is different than mine...
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rksKvZoUCPQ

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